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Chapter 9 ➤ Step Four: You’re an Achiever!

Bonus Check

Simple sentences are usually more effective than complicated sentences. Shorter words are
often more powerful than longer ones. For hints on good writing technique, turn to
Chapter 16, “You’ve Got Style.” Although I wrote that chapter with letter writing in mind,
there are several tips that apply to resume writing as well.

netted reached
obtained realized
opened recommended

orchestrated recruited
organized reduced Career Casualty

oversaw regulated Don’t be redundant in your use
of verbs within one statement.
performed rejuvenated
For instance, “created” and
piloted remedied “developed” mean essentially the
same, so write “Developed a
pioneered renewed
software program,” instead of
planned represented “Created and developed a soft-
ware program.”
positioned resolved

precipitated restored
presided restructured
prioritized revamped

processed reviewed
produced revitalized

promoted revived
proposed revolutionized
purchased scheduled

ran secured
ranked served as

rated set
re-engineered shepherded

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