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Creating a High-Impact Resume
High-impact phrases will also help you better describe your personal characteristics and your accomplishments. These phrases will grab the attention of employers and help you stand out.
HIGH IMPACT PHRASES
Accelerated career track Accelerated revenue growth Aggressive turnaround Benchmarking
Best in class
Business process redesign
Business process reengineering
Capturing cost reductions
Change agent
Change management
Competitive market positioning
Competitive wins
Competitively positioning products & technologies Creative business leader
Creative problem-solver
Cross-culturally sensitive
Cross-functional expertise
Cross-functional team leadership
Decisive management style
Delivering strong and sustainable gains
Direct and decisive organizational leadership Distinguished performance
Driving customer loyalty initiatives
Driving innovation
Driving performance improvement
Driving productivity gains
Emerging business ventures
Emerging international markets
Entrepreneurial leadership
Entrepreneurial vision
Executive leadership
Executive liaison
Fast-track promotion
Global market expert
High-caliber
High-growth
High-impact
High-performance
High-quality
Matrixed management Multi-discipline industry expertise Organizational driver Organizational leader Outperforming global competition Outperforming market competition Peak performer
Performance improvement Performance management Performance reengineering Pioneering technologies Proactive business leader Proactive manager
Process redesign
Process reengineering
Productivity improvement
Self-starter
Strategic and tactical operations
Strong and sustainable financial gains Strong and sustainable performance gains Strong and sustainable productivity gains Strong and sustainable profit gains Strong and sustainable quality gains Strong and sustainable technology gains Team building
Team leadership
Technologically advanced operations
Top tier executive
Visionary leadership
ADDITIONAL TIP
RESUMES
Remember to tailor your resume to each employer or position. Research the employer, analyze the job description, and describe how your skills, education, and experience match
the qualifications.
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