• Keep away from the word «I,» and
passive phrases such as «My duties were.....»
Words such as «lead, launched, directed, built, managed and generated» have a lot more impact than
a passive phrases such as «responsible for» or «handled.»
Avoid
passive phrases such as «was responsible.»
These words read stronger to recruiters than
passive phrasing such as «was responsible for.»
This makes the text read as more lively and creates the portrait of a confident, proactive candidate, especially since the candidate avoids
passive phrasing such as «was involved in» by using strong words such as «conducted» and «researched.»
Not exact matches
«disposable personal income»,
as reported by the BEA, is a total national figure for personal income after taxes, so comparing how individuals might spend that income in different parts of the country is not even considered by this report... the
phrase may be poorly chosen,
as might the
phrase «personal income» itself, which includes not just wages and salaries, but also
passive income from dividends, interest and rent, proprietor's income, and transfer payments
such as social security... take all those forms of payments going to individuals, subtract out what's paid nationally in personal income taxes, and you have a national figure for «disposable personal income»
To spot
passive or weaker
phrasing, watch for words
such as was, were, had been, was being, and so on, and replace them with stronger, more specific verbs.
Instead of using
passive phrases, he makes each description sound more remarkable by beginning his sentences with strong action verbs
such as «assisted» and «maintained.»