The problem
of a weak verb and no verb at all should be sorted out.
Many lists
of weak verbs are organized alphabetically.
New blog post from Robin Resumes (r): Strong Verbs and Your Resume - «Responsible for» is one
of the weakest verb p... https://t.co/Yfz1Jm620m
Not exact matches
«Render inoperative,» «militate against,» «have the effect
of» — these replace the simple
verb (break, stop, change) with a phrase that further dilutes the already
weak, all - purpose
verb it contains.
Logos is aimed at the audience that examines» the inflections
of the Hebrew middle
weak verb, and I want to see what the range
of possible variations are for each
of the conjugations (perfect, imperative, etc.) person, number, gender, stem.»
The best list I've found
of weak and frequently overused
verbs with suggested alternatives is from Writers Helping Writers.
You have to chip away needless abstractions, unnecessary jargon, awkward passive constructions,
weak verbs, tangled sentence patterns, unnecessary nouns, and strings
of prepositional phrases.
This got me thinking about the way in which some
verbs form their past tenses in unpredictable ways, instead
of by simply adding - ed to the end
of the present tense, as we do with «regular» or «
weak»
verbs.
Get rid
of weak - sounding
verbs like «managed» and «was responsible for» or even
weaker ones like «did» and «made.»
To show how
verb makeovers work in real life, here are examples that show how common,
weak verbs and
verb constructions drain resumes
of blood, as well as how professional resume writers infused new life with action
verbs and active phrases.
These strong
verbs help to catch the attention
of the hiring manager, while
weaker phrases could get lost on the page.
The typical bullets in the work experience section falls into one
of three categories: No
Verb,
Weak Verbs, or Strong
Verbs.
Many
of the
verbs listed are
weak.
Weak passive
verbs convey mediocrity and a lack
of success.