We are looking for a competent Female Account Executive who would be responsible in finding business opportunities and managing customer relationships. You’ll be directly responsible for the preservation and expansion of our customer base. Job responsibilities includes: Meeting clients to discuss their advertising needs. Working with account planners to devise a campaign that meets the client’s brief and budget. Presenting campaign ideas and costings to clients. Briefing the creative team who will produce the adverts. Negotiating with clients, solving any problems and making sure deadlines are met. Checking and reporting on the campaign’s progress. Keeping in contact with the client at all stages of the campaign. Managing the account’s budget and invoicing the client. Preferred candidate must be a Filipino, having 2 – 5 year experience in the same field.
How to use strong action verbs on your resume
To effectively use resume power verbs, focus first on filling out your experience section with specific, quantified examples of your accomplishments. Then, use a compelling verb to enhance your bullet points.
Here’s a sample bullet point where the candidate improperly used resume action verbs:
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“Went to all weekly company meetings to share department news.”
This example starts with a weak verb. “Went” doesn’t convey any positive information. This verb just indicates you did what was expected of you.
Hiring managers will be impressed if you show your proactiveness and back it up with quantifiable evidence.
Here’s the same example enhanced with resume action words:
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“Spearheaded weekly company meetings by communicating departmental growth and productivity.”
The applicant opens with a much more targeted action verb. Unlike “went to,” “spearheaded” is decisive and suggests the candidate has leadership abilities, organizational skills, and a knack for planning.
The applicant also includes the strong verb “communicating,” which is among the most common resume keywords recognized by corporate applicant tracking systems (ATS). By using action verbs, your resume is more likely to bypass the ATS and land in the hiring manager’s inbox.
Finally, the candidate ends their bullet point by stating explicitly what they communicated: “departmental growth and productivity.”