Title: Resume Forum
Course: SkillsCom WR 227 14.0

There are different ways to write a resume, but one very effective way is to pair engaging past tense verbs with statements of accomplishment.

Here are some examples of engaging past tense verbs:

Taught
Managed
Manufactured
Trained
Served

Note: Avoid the phrases like "worked with" and "dealt with." The first is too general; the latter is too negative.

Here are some examples of verbs paired with accomplishment statements. Remember, your resume will be more powerful if you talk about what you achieved, not just what you were required to do.

Raised sales by 13%.
Ensured the safety of 12 children between the ages of four and six.
Won the state championship twice in a row.
Prevented theft by careful monitoring of inventory.

Now it is your turn. Using the examples above, pair ten different verbs with ten of your best accomplishments.

When you are all done respond to two of your classmates by telling them the following:
a) how awesome they are
b) if they mistakenly started a phrase with something other than a past tense verb (If so, offer a correction.)
c) if they mistakenly wrote a complete sentence instead of a fragment (If so, offer a correction.)