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When you are crafting your resume, you will want it to really express who you are and what your potential is as a future employee, so finding a free resume phrase or two to include on your resume can make the difference between getting noticed and not getting a chance.  You can find a free resume phrase online, but we though we would give you a few here just for you to consider.

Research shows that using certain wording in your resume can really get you noticed.  That is why you will want to include a free resume phrase or two on your own resume.  Certain words evoke certain images that you will want your potential employer to notice and conjure up those positive images in their mind.  Here is a free resume phrase or two that we found brought up positive mental images and would reflect well on you!

1. Able to bring productive energy, accuracy and enthusiasm to both individual and group projects
2. Friendly, positive disposition, able to converse with a pleasant and uplifting attitude
3. Persuasive demeanor, skilled at influencing the opinions & ideas of others and eventually convincing them to try or purchase a product or service
4. Effective contributor—capable of voicing opinions about ideas/projects and giving valuable input when needed
5. Always looking to work beyond any expectations and deliver exceptional results
6. Experienced at taking overwhelming, confusing situations and creating organization, efficiency and productivity
7. Effective manager—skilled at accomplishing projects by wisely delegating portions of work flow to those best able to complete certain tasks
8. Quick and enthusiastic study—enjoy learning new skills and technology
9. Conveniently flexible—can easily adapt to any changes that may occur within an organization

Of course, you will also want to phrase some of your special accomplishments in a job such as:

Began a company newsletter called (Company Name) Today that outlines business accomplishments, general news about the company and feature articles about the industry.

Or

Was able to increase sales in the widget division by 35 percent over a two month period as manager of the department

Of course, when you use a free resume phrase, make sure that it truly does apply to you and your abilities.  You never, ever want to lie on a resume.  You can find a lot of web sites online that offer you a free resume phase or two for you to use on your resume.  Who knows, by using these phrases, you may just get the job!

Are you excited at the prospect of getting a new job and are thrilled that you were called
in for an interview?  Well, then show it when you are being interviewed!  Bring an
energy and attitude to the interview that will make the company take notice.  The process
of interviewing is usual a long and boring one for those on the other side of the table.  Do
your part to make it easier for them to choose you as the best candidate.

Just think of all the people before and after you that are also going to be interviewed for
the same position.  If all other things were equal – qualifications and the answers to the
interview questions – what is going to set you apart from the rest?  You can be
enthusiastic and smile when answering (when appropriate) and still maintain an aura of
professionalism.  You want to exude charisma and keep the interviewer’s attention.  They
have heard a lot of the answers already, but you can get the message across with more
than words.

Someone who is excited to get a job and lets that excitement be known is going to have a
better chance than someone who talks in a monotone and with little to no emotion.  Don’t
be afraid to smile and use phrases as “that’s great” or “wonderful” when you are told
about the company.  Be the type of person that the company wants to represent them and
you will increase the chances of a job offer. 

A few words of caution: don’t go overboard.  Be genuine in your enthusiasm and be
yourself.  Sincerity is key or your enthusiasm could work against you instead of for you. 
If you are naturally bubbly by nature, tone it down a bit for the interview so you do not
overwhelm your hosts.

This is a good piece of advice to follow in life, but it also has a special place in an
interview setting.  You want to be viewed as someone who understands what is necessary
and can deliver the expected results – more than just in the interview room – and making
assumptions will not guarantee you will be viewed like this.

The easiest and best way to avoid assumptions is to ask for clarification.  If a question is
asked that is ambiguous or you really aren’t sure what they mean, ask them to explain it
to you.  Sometimes, without meaning to, an interviewer will use company jargon or
acronyms in a question or in conversation.  You can respond by saying, “I’m sorry, I’m
not familiar with that term, could you explain it to me please?”  Not only will this show
that you are paying attention but it will also demonstrate that you have an interest in the
company and what they are about.

When you are answering a question and you need to include company specific
terminology, be sure to explain what you mean.  In addition, you cannot assume that your
interviewer will know what you are talking about either.  Take a moment to either set up
your answer with the required information to understand what you are talking about or
pause and explain certain phrases or words.  Better yet, if you can use common terms in
the place of company specific ones, it is the preferable way to go.

Lastly, don’t assume that the job is in the bag.  No matter how confident you are that you
are the most qualified person for the position – it isn’t yours until you have received a job
offer.  Make the best impression you have and keep the mindset that you are still
competing for the job and sell yourself accordingly.

Valuable Tip # 6: List the special trainings and short courses you have attended.

Special trainings that are relevant to current job application should be mentioned.  This would most likely involve specialized topics specific to a particular field – and if you have such special knowledge, you’ll have an edge.

It would even be best if you were able to try applying such knowledge on particular job settings so that you can include them in the CV to support the value of the training attended – and to prove that you learned useful stuff on such trainings. 

Valuable Tip # 7:  Forego mentioning of responsibilities and tasks.

Sentences or phrases that mention one’s responsibilities and tasks on previous employments should be avoided. 

Employers are not concerned so much on these things as they are more interested on what you have actually accomplished in the course of carrying out your job. 

The questions that matter most to them would be:  “Were you effective in carrying out your responsibilities?” and  “What were your major accomplishments?”

Valuable Tip # 8:  List your personal traits that will be of value.

Resourcefulness, having the initiative, proactive, honest, loyal, hardworking, smart and results-oriented – these are what you say you are.  And these are better claimed if backed by good and verifiable evidence as well. 

So limit such claims to those you can effectively show proof, otherwise it will just seem that you are feeding your ego, or possibly just fooling the reader.  Prospective employers will put less weight on such claims that are unverified and unproven sufficiently.   

Valuable Tip # 9:  Don’t go too far back in your employment history.

It would not be necessary to list all your employment experiences especially if has exceeded more than years, and you have been transferring from one job to another for several times already. 

An exception would be if these were relevant experiences to the current position applied for – and if your major accomplishments were on these times. 

Valuable Tip # 10:  Provide a summary for the key points of your CV at the top.

A summary of the main points of your qualifications will efficiently help the prospective employers know what you are about and what you can offer. 

So do this part carefully.  It is at this portion that you can choose the best from among your strong points to emphasize the edge you possess over all others applying for the same position.