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- inactive, on 03/10/2009, -9/+54piss, *****, *****, *****, *****, *****, fart...etc
worked for carlin (rip) - geodebug, on 03/10/2009, -0/+34My best resume advice is not to just list your achievements but quantify how they positively affected the company or organization you worked for.
"Developed in-house program to consolidate databases" == who cares
"Developed in-house program to consolidate databases, which saved 20 employee-hours a week" == hire
"Wrote telephone fund-raising script" == trash bin
"Wrote telephone fund-raising script, used by a 20-person phone bank that raised $412,000 before our target date." == hire
"In charge of team responsible for prototyping marketing ideas" == snooze
"In charge of 10-person team responsible for prototyping marketing ideas" == better - serif69, on 03/10/2009, -1/+32My 6 action words are sweep, mop, dispose, scrub, wash, and fry.
I got a promotion. - ZackScott, on 03/10/2009, -1/+23I try to use these words. I won't provide examples of them in use. That part is up to you.
1. Bam!
2. Pow!
3. Zap! - DulcetTone, on 03/10/2009, -2/+157. Fellated
- sockpuppets, on 03/10/2009, -0/+13Chickens were never meant to be on leashes.
- thcobbs, on 03/10/2009, -0/+11Investment Bank CSR
- Mankind121, on 03/10/2009, -3/+14The only action words needed, Previous Occupation: Captain Awesome
- thcobbs, on 03/10/2009, -1/+10SpongeBob?
- jarjarwang, on 03/10/2009, -1/+10loot, search, untrap, open, quaff, cast
- RuSTeDs, on 03/10/2009, -0/+9Any help on writing an Entry Level Electrical Engineer resume? All my "project experience" revolves around sitting in electronic labs tweaking knobs and wiring chip boards. Its stupid how every mainstream article on resume writing is about getting a Sales, Management, Programming, Accounting or other Business oriented job. And the fact that every article assumes you already have 5-10 year experience, which is *****. If you got that much experience, you will need common sense in the interview, not action words in the resume. What about us technical folks who make stuff around which you do all the sales, marketing, programming, accounting, etc, especially after graduating from college? Halp.
- Exekutor, on 03/10/2009, -0/+8What are you applying to? '60 Batman?
- SkippyDoorknob, on 03/10/2009, -0/+8Current Occupation: Admiral Awesome
- Fleagleman, on 03/10/2009, -0/+8Sweet!!!! My resume is updated and ready:
Burger King
Burger Technician/Custodial Designer
* Assembled and implemented several bovine sandwiches for prospective clients
* Successfully sizzled thousands of frozen potatoes in sliced form and delivered to the customer base
* Designed and maintained a multitude of new and innovative floor mopping and trash collection techniques - AkronGuy, on 03/10/2009, -0/+7It's: *****, piss, *****, *****, *****, *****, *****, fart, turd and *****
- CoD4, on 03/10/2009, -0/+5Thanks, I was looking for a better way to say i serviced your secretary
- inactive, on 03/10/2009, -0/+5my personal favorite is Fecal
- RichardCoryJD, on 03/10/2009, -0/+5Helpful list--assuming you're a moron who can't use a thesaurus.
- Eorster, on 03/10/2009, -0/+5As in... Fecal matter removal specialist utilizing specialized custodial engineering tools which saved operations several thousand dollars per year? Translation: Bathroom attendant who knows how to change mop head and is paid the least amount, of anyone in the company, to do the ***** job. Nice.
- sockpuppets, on 03/10/2009, -0/+4Fired, huh?
- Floodle, on 03/11/2009, -0/+4Main Accomplishment : I accidentally the project and saved the company millions
- raphaeltmnt, on 03/10/2009, -1/+5Action words...I could use some of those.
- Eorster, on 03/10/2009, -0/+4Mono gender service engineer specializing in secretarial motivational skills, willing to incorporate prior company contacts to achieve best results.
- inactive, on 03/10/2009, -1/+5My ***** drags when i walk
- salinungatha, on 03/10/2009, -2/+5How about for some dodgy colleagues I had :
(Kissed) bosses arse
(backstabbed) fellow colleagues
(shirked) all responsibility
(surfed) web all day
(messed) everything up
(lied) on resume - Chompy, on 03/10/2009, -0/+3I'm sorry, you appear to be overqualified for this position.
- mordain, on 03/11/2009, -0/+3Track record of excelling in sales and customer service with emphasis on value adds (would you like fries with that), maintaining quality control (hosing down explosive diarrea from bathroom ceiling), strong work ethic (too dumb to know the pay sucks), flexible and enjoy work / life balance (worked graveyard shift on the drive thru).
- Trifold, on 03/10/2009, -0/+3I'm still of the opinion that "completely ***** all your credentials" still works best.
- Vaughanabe13, on 03/11/2009, -0/+3I'm a junior in electrical/computer engineering and I have had two internships, so I might be able to give advice. Surprisingly, your examples of wiring bread boards in the lab are good enough to get you a job, for now. After you get your first internship, you can pretty much delete all the old stuff and replace it with your job experience from the internship, and that will make it much easier to land future internships or a job. In the mean time, the key is you have to make everything you do sound very exciting on your resume, and you have to show the employer that you are a hard worker who is always trying to improve his/her knowledge. Your project experience doesn't have to be anything that complicated or hard, it just has to be a spring board for you to talk about what you are working on in your classes. Engineering employers know you aren't going to have all of the technical knowledge and experience as an intern, so they recruit mostly based on your attitude, how much of a self-starter you are, and how well you communicate (oral and written). Your resume just has to be *good enough* so that you land an interview in person or even on the phone, and from there you can "wow" them with your enthusiasm and hard work. Granted, this doesn't apply to every company, but it is a trend I have noticed at most places.
Take a typical example of wiring a circuit on the breadboard and testing it: You can talk about how being in the lab is giving you hands-on experience with electrical equipment, and even though you know it is basic material, you are able to approach learning the text book curriculum in a different way. You might talk about the difference between simulating a circuit on computer software in ideal conditions, and then observing different behavior in real life, and why this happened. It's not the level of difficulty they are impressed by, it's your ability to troubleshoot and go through the problem solving process. Also, they will be impressed by your ability to take something boring and make it sound like a great learning opportunity for you. Finally, make sure you do as much research on the company as possible, because they will probably ask you why you want to work there, and you better have a good, well-thought-out response. Hiring you is a big investment and they want to know you are genuinely interested in their engineering projects and products, and not just trying to get experience to put on your resume so you can get the job you *really* want. - BradBrown, on 03/10/2009, -0/+3"OK, my pussy is hanging out!!!" - but only if I were applying for a dancing job.
- serif69, on 03/10/2009, -0/+3Position Sought: Fleet Admiral Awesome
- thcobbs, on 03/10/2009, -0/+3You work in upper management?
- thcobbs, on 03/10/2009, -0/+3If you had had to use 8 adjectives to describe yourself:
Agressive
Sincere
Sociable
Kind
Interesting
Solemn
Serene
Encouraging
Rare - joshpass, on 09/14/2009, -1/+4what job are you applying to?!
- ToastPop, on 04/17/2009, -0/+2Kick, punch, block, duck, duck, turn.
- cubicledrone, on 03/10/2009, -0/+1You speak as if credentials matter.
- pak314, on 03/10/2009, -0/+2Up Up Down Down Left Right Left Right B A Start
- thcobbs, on 03/10/2009, -0/+2Mr. Bobbit?
- DirtPile, on 03/10/2009, -1/+38. Defenestrated
- pjsmike, on 03/11/2009, -0/+2Attach a picture of yourself building circuit boards on fetal position, weeping. I heard sympathy works pretty well.
- mordain, on 03/11/2009, -0/+2lack of individual thought and blind adherence to popular trends = team player
- JackpotCity, on 03/11/2009, -0/+2It's true though, the big corporates want to know specifics. If you're able to include good ones, you have a better chance than some other guy with a wish wash CV.
- Barackalypse, on 03/10/2009, -0/+2Nothing like displaying your lack of individual thought and blind adherence to popular trends by jumping on some words everybody else will be using. Instead of "action words", I suggest highlighting actual action in your resume. If you increased labor efficiency at your old job by 7% and saved the company $3 million a year, nobody cares that you didn't use an "action word" when describing it on your resume.
- HHP2K, on 03/10/2009, -0/+2Someone's been affected by the economic crisis a little harder than the others. Damn. Good luck, man.
- CBOOTY, on 03/10/2009, -0/+2How about this resume writing tip:
-Get good experience and write it down.
If you worked at McDonalds, no amount of action words is going to make your resume look good. - copypastry, on 03/11/2009, -0/+1"convicted" "minor" "lewd" "intoxicated" "turgid" "huff" "teabagged"
- mordain, on 03/11/2009, -1/+2resumes are to filter out the bong smoking diggers
- flex411, on 03/11/2009, -0/+1"When I’ve been on hiring teams, I’ve been know to yell, “bingo” when too many matchy words are buzzing in a job application." Sounds like a fun guy to sit next to, especially on Monday mornings.
- kimbja98, on 03/11/2009, -0/+1Critical thinking and challenges the status-quo = potential leader ;)
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