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Meaning: To consolidate means to bring together into a single or unified whole. It's OK but just doesn't carry the vigor that "accelerated" does. So, what's not to like about this word? It connotes speed, action, making something happen, or making a difference.Įxample: Accelerated development of new line of power tools in response to market trends, securing company's first-to-market position with new offerings. Meaning: To accelerate means to cause faster or greater activity, the same as stepping on the accelerator in your car. Slightly less mild but still on the avoid list: proposed. Milder Alternatives to Avoid: Started (duh) or began. Effort led to reorganization of customer service function and 20% increase in customer retention within one year. But again, it carries that sound of action, which translates into, "Here's someone who can make things happen, and we need someone like that in this middle management role."Įxample: Initiated follow-up campaign to discover why former customers turned to competitors' products.

Meaning: To initiate means to start, launch, or ignite. You don't want to confuse that with "creating."

The second conjures up images of someone leading a group discussion or moderating a dispute. The first downplays a potentially critical accomplishment if, in fact, you were out in front doing the creating and not taking a back seat, supporting role. Milder Alternatives to Avoid: Helped make or Facilitated. It says action and tells the hiring manager that the potential employee "may have some creativity that we could use in this role."Įxample: Created new e-commerce functionality that helped increase page views 30% and drove 10% increase in Internet sales in first three months of operation. As for the connotation, there's nothing ambiguous about this word. Meaning: To create means to cause or bring something into being. The first is just bland when compared with "Spearheaded" the second doesn't say anything about how you were a key player. Milder Alternatives to Avoid: Led or Played a Key Role.

This word is especially helpful if you took charge of a project that delivered noticeable results.Įxample: Spearheaded development of new distribution scheduling system that saved 25% in labor costs in first year after deployment. And employers like any or all of those qualities in an employee. This word just oozes leadership, taking charge, and being a self-starter. But more important is the word's connotation. Meaning: To spearhead means to be the leader of something. Here are five examples of resume power words that outshine their blander cousins. Get your resume noticed by using action words that carry more impact than their milder alternatives. You don't have a lot of time to grab a hiring manager's attention when he or she begins looking at your resume.