Global Breaking News - Friday, May 3, 2024
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"Back to the Basics = 기본[원점, 초심]으로 돌아가다"
"Chance favors only the prepared mind = 기회는 준비된 자에게만 온다"
누구에게나 기회는 찾아옵니다. 하지만, 주어진 기회를 최대한 유리하게 활용하는 것은
오직 준비된 자에게만 주어지는 보상입니다. 그게 면접이든 무엇인든 늘 초심을 잃지 않고
삶의 매 순간을 "일기일회(一期一會 / 단 한 번의 기회, 단 한 번의 만남)"로 여긴다면
여러분은 이미 충분한 보상을 받은 삶을 살게 될 것입니다.
40 Questions to Ask in an Informational Interview
01. Could you describe one of your typical workdays?
02. What skills are required in your position on a day-to-day basis?
03. What parts of your job do you find most challenging?
04. What do find most enjoyable?
05. Are there any negatives to your job?
06. How many hours do you work in a typical week?
07. Which seasons of the year are toughest in your job?
08. How would you describe the corporate culture?
09. Is this field growing enough so that there's room for someone like me?
10. Are too many or too few people entering this profession?
11. What developments on the horizon could affect future opportunities?
12. This industry has changed dramatically in the past five years.
What have you seen from inside your company?
Where do you think the changes will happen in the next five years?
13. How frequently do layoffs occur? How does it affect employees' morale?
14. Why do people leave this field or company?
15. Who are the most important people in the industry today?
16. Which companies have the best track record for promoting women and minorities?
17. Are there opportunities for self-employment in your field? Where?
18. What would be a reasonable salary range to expect if I entered this field? What is the long-term potential?
19. What is the advancement potential in the field? What is a typical path?
20. How did you get your job?
21. If you could start all over again, would you change your career path in any way? Why?
22. How long does it take for managers to rise to the top?
23. What is the background of most senior-level executives?
24. What educational preparation would you recommend for someone who wants to advance in this field?
25. What qualifications do you seek in a new hire?
26. How do most people enter this profession?
27. Which of my skills are strong compared to other job hunters in this field?
28. What do you think of the experience I've had so far? For what types of positions would it qualify me?
29. Can you recommend any courses I should take before proceeding further with my job search?
30. What companies or industries do you think I should target?
31. Do you think my objective is clearly stated, realistic and achievable?
32. Considering my background, how well do you think I would fit in this company and/or profession?
33. How does your company compare with others we've discussed?
34. Would the work involve any lifestyle changes, such as frequent travel or late-night business entertaining?
35. Considering all the people you've met in your field, what personal attributes are essential for success?
36. Who else would you recommend I speak with? When I call, may I use your name?
37. Where can I write to get up-to-date information on salaries, employers and industry issues?
38. What professional journals and organizations should I be aware of?
39. Is there anything else you think I need to know?
40. Taking into account my skills, education and experience, what other career paths would you suggest
I explore before making a final decision
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면접을 위한 50개 필요 문장!!
01 I want to work with the best company in advertising.
최고의광고회사에서일하고싶습니다.
02 I felt that this was the right place for my experience and skills.
제경험과실력을살리기에딱맞는곳이라고생각했습니다.
03 I really want the opportunity to develop more.
좀더발전할수있는기회를갖고싶습니다.
04 I want to leave because the advancement opportunities aren’t there.
그만두려는이유는승진기회가없기때문입니다.
05 I’d have to say landing the TDK contract was the best thing I’ve ever done.
TDK계약을성사시킨것이지금까지한일중최고의성과라고할수있습니다.
06 It was a tough decision, but I had to do what was best for my team.
힘든결정이었지만, 제팀을위해서최선을택해야했습니다.
07 I opened the door for Korea Cell Phone to market its products overseas.
저는코리아셀폰사의해외시장개척에선도역할을했습니다.
08 The first thing I try to find out is what makes them tick.
저는우선그들의행동동기를파악하려고합니다.
09 I think the most important thing is to clarify goals.
명확한목표설정이가장중요하다고생각합니다.
10 I always try to tackle the most difficult tasks of a project first.
저는항상,프로젝트에서가장어려운과업을먼저처리하려고노력합니다.
11 I think he would say that I was a valued member of his team.
그분은제가팀에꼭필요한사람이었다고평가할것같습니다.
12 I like to be proud of what I do.
제가하는일에자부심을느끼고싶습니다.
13 If I could do all that, I’m sure I would be recognized in my field.
그모든것을해낸다면제분야에서인정을받을것이라확신합니다.
14 I think I could get a lot more accomplished working as a part of a team.
팀의일원으로일하면더많은것을성취할수있을것으로생각합니다.
15 If I come across a conflict, I look for positive solutions.
갈등에부딪히면저는긍정적인해결책을모색합니다.
16 The experience taught me what to do in a team environment.
저는이경험을통해팀환경에서무엇을해야하는지를배웠습니다.
17 I think a leader is someone who can get the most of his people.
리더는부하들이능력을최대한발휘하게해줄수있는사람이라고생각합니다.
18 A leader must treat everyone fairly and must have integrity.
리더는모든사람을공정하게대하고정직해야합니다.
19 I think setting an example is very important.
모범을보이는것이아주중요하다고생각합니다.
20 I never miss deadlines for my job, because I don’t want my workers to miss them.
저는일을하면서시한을절대넘기지않습니다.제직원들도그러길바라기때문입니다.
21 I would make sure all my clients are informed.
모든고객들이분명히알수있도록할것입니다.
22 I would inform my client of the mistake as soon as possible.
고객에게최대한빨리그실수를알릴것입니다.
23 If you make a mistake, the best thing to do is be honest.
실수했을때는정직이최선입니다.
24 I think it would be where people are treated as fairly as possible.
저는그곳이사람들을최대한공정하게대우하는곳이라생각합니다.
25 I want to work in a competitive environment.
저는경쟁적인환경에서일하고싶습니다.
26 I work hard because of my loved ones.
제가열심히일하는것은사랑하는사람들이있기때문입니다.
27 To me, a successful career translates to a happy family.
제게있어직업에서의성공은곧가족의행복을의미합니다.
28 Hopefully in 5 years, I will be at the management level.
5년후의희망은경영진의위치에오르는것입니다.
29 My long-term objectives involve gaining experience in the field of Industrial Engineering.
저의장기목표는산업공학분야에서성장하는것입니다.
30 I think this job will challenge my creativity and analytical ability.
이일은저의창의력과분석능력을자극할것이라고생각합니다.
31 I’m good at motivating a team.
저는팀에동기를부여하는데능합니다.
32 My biggest weakness is that I don’t like missing deadlines.
저의가장큰약점은마감시한을넘기는걸싫어한다는것입니다.
33 I’m very outgoing and I like people.
저는매우외향적이고사람을좋아합니다.
34 I was born in Pusan, but grew up in Seoul for most of my life.
저는부산에서태어났지만거의서울에서컸습니다.
35 I come from your average middle class family.
평범한중산층가정출신입니다.
36 At the time, I despised my father, but now I am really thankful.
그때는아버지를원망했지만, 지금은정말감사드리고있습니다.
37 I’ve been watching AFN programs since I was in middle school.
중학교때부터줄곧AFN프로그램들을시청했습니다.
38 I’ve always wanted to become an inventor.
전늘발명가가되고싶었습니다.
39 I felt I needed to learn the basics, so I chose electrical engineering.
기본지식을배울필요가있다고생각했고, 그래서전기공학을택했습니다.
40 Knowing how to speak in front of an audience has been immensely helpful.
여러사람앞에서말하는법을안다는것이커다란도움이되었습니다.
41 Outside of business, I really enjoy hiking.
일에서벗어나면저는하이킹을즐깁니다.
42 First of all, I would spend lots of time with my family.
무엇보다가족들과많은시간을보낼것입니다.
43 I would like to do something to help the less fortunate.
불우한사람들을돕기위해뭔가를하고싶습니다.
44 I recently read The Present by Spencer Johnson.
최근에는스펜서존슨의『선물』을읽었습니다.
45 That really motivated me to work harder.
그것이더욱일에매진하는동기가되었습니다.
46 I really owe a lot to that book because I know I can succeed in my life.
그책덕분에저도인생에서성공할수있다는걸알게되었습니다.
47 I read a lot of books to develop myself.
저는자기계발을위해독서를많이합니다.
48 What I want to do most in my life is to become happy.
제가인생에서가장원하는것은행복한삶입니다.
49 I want to have the earning power so I can enjoy my retirement.
노후를즐길수있는경제력을갖고싶습니다.
50 He not only motivated me but also changed the way I live.
그는제게용기를주었을뿐아니라제삶의방식도바꾸어놓았습니다.
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Action Verbs - Alphabetical Listing
"A" Action Verbs in Action: Sample Resume Bullet Points
* Accelerated time-to-market for embedded software by 25 percent through use of appropriate software quality tools, improved debugging methods, and timely personnel training.
* Accomplished shift from Large Quantity Generator status to Small Quantity Generator Status.
* Accounted for more than 25 percent of company's revenues.
* Achieved profitability in highly competitive industry and significant growth of services in all market categories against 8 direct competitors.
* Acted as co-facilitator for work group and partnered with facilitator to help coordinate group's work.
* Added four new customers, a new industry, and more than $1 million in revenue.
* Address deeply rooted, beneath-the-surface systemic causes of organizational problems/conflicts instead of merely tackling known symptoms.
* Administer $2 million in contracts with City of Orlando to operate Visitors Bureau and Economic Development Programs.
* Advised management regarding accounting processes, findings, and financial performance.
* Aligned and trained management staff to focus on attaining world-class service levels through quality feedback to staff, utilizing Witness Monitoring System, top-level training programs, and targeted interviewing/hiring specifications.
* Applied global experiences and localized process to create relevance to Japan, which involved learning entire process and identifying high leverage points in Japan context.
* Architected operational and financial business cases for outsourcing. Assessed effectiveness of 16,000-employee Symantec's global payroll operations (APAC and EMEA).
* Assumed and maintained P&L responsibility for administrative departments, including Human Resources, HRIS, MIS, Training and Development, Safety, Security, Internal Audit, Benefits and Compensation, Legal, Insurance, Travel, and Internal Investigations.
* Assured programmatic and budgetary compliance of programs according to funding objectives.
* Attracted 33 new corporate memberships over 12 months after corporate membership campaign design and implementation.
* Audited corporate client reports of portfolio holdings and transactions on accounts containing equities, fixed income, and derivatives.
* Authored paper for publication in New Jersey Association of School Business Officials magazine on implications of Sarbanes-Oxley Act to New Jersey School Districts.
* Avoided $700,000 annual cost through negotiation of multiyear master lease agreement with U.S. Government.
* Awarded U.S. patent for developing solution to common industry problem related to calibration; solution resulted in lower maintenance cost for customers.
"B" Action Verbs in Action: Sample Resume Bullet Points
* Benchmarked specifications for systems implementation.
* Bolstered productivity and saved company approximately $10 million through playing key role in restructuring company; reengineered all financial processes and related systems; redesigned all related jobs, resulting in enriched staff development; reduced headcount from 1,500 to 1,000.
* Boosted sales to $2.6 million from $450,000.
* Broadened target audience to include corporate travel managers, meeting planners, and consumers.
* Brokered US Treasury and European fixed-income cash, futures, and options, calculated risk, and executed trades on multiple trading platforms.
* Brought strong management discipline and Asian-market expertise to role as board director who assumes operational oversight in absence of COO.
* Built and implemented employee-owned development matrix for all management and call-center staff; selected, trained, and tested employee base to support continued educational and career objectives.
"C" Action Verbs in Action: Sample Resume Bullet Points
* Captured 57 percent of North American-served market.
* Chair corporate-wide Software Configuration Review Board.
* Championed development of software simulation and modeling methods to assist marketing in determining customer's "voice" -- procedure is now SOP.
* Changed paradigm for district's copy center in collaboration with Management Information Systems and transformed it from district-subsidized operation to one that has produced hundreds of thousands of dollars in positive cash flow for the last two years.
* Cited as "best producer" by Director of Development, who said, "He always manages to strike a comfortable balance between encouraging and facilitating creative people like me and looking out for the needs of the company."
* Clarified and confirmed database specifications of end-users and offered additional suggestions or alternatives.
* Closed $15 million contract negotiation that accounted for 45 percent of company orders in 2011; generated more than 50 percent of total company revenue.
* Co-facilitated two sets of monthly meetings, one with full group of 18 provider representatives plus county representatives, and a second with key representatives from larger group.
* Coached partners on internal company dynamics and steps for developing business and marketing plans so they could learn to write their own.
* Codified rating system to concentrate rehabilitation impacts.
* Collaborate with hospital and regional medical center in-house legal departments on regulatory compliance cases.
* Combined technical and management skills while mentoring group members as they resolved complex technical issues and provided expert technical advice to management for business decisions.
* Commanded contingency operations and established safety programs at three austere flying locales supporting UN operations; supervised 200+ personnel at each site and earned Outstanding Unit Safety Award.
* Commended at project's end and identified as invaluable contributor who provides "insight, clarity, and definition."
* Communicated consistently and proactively with team members via phone and e-mail between meetings, coordinated meeting notes, and helped team members with individual work plans.
* Completed successful name change and followed up by developing new branding platform, logo, and tagline that accurately captures and identities organization's personality, values, and objectives and will articulate its mission and package it for savvy, heavily pitched funding audience.
* Conceived and led initiative that saved $1 billion annually in industry settlement costs and eradicated costly customer error by eliminating manual customer input.
* Conducted two all-customer surveys; reported results to internal partners with issue, cause, and resolution outline to significantly impact internal and external customer satisfaction.
* Consolidated marketing-services organization in 45 days.
* Constructed and presented sales forecasts and competitive analyses.
* Consult with business and community leaders to respond to diversity concerns and issues.
* Contributed to annual giving campaign's success, exceeding $450K goal by $100K through increased marketing and e-giving technology implemented on website and through printed materials.
* Convinced management to re-formulate existing local brand, refine its brand position, as well as redesign its graphics and packaging to align with its updated positioning, resulting in significant volume increase and long-term brand growth.
* Coordinate all facets of the program, including curriculum development, teaching, training, volunteer management, staff recruiting, and grant writing.
* Counseled three clients; conducted informational interviews with customers and staff members for VP of Environmental Health and Safety and provided feedback, resulting in defining new work processes to increase customer satisfaction and employee job satisfaction; collaborated with Art Museum Director's team during major transition and change, resulting in on-time new museum opening with intact and cordial team; conducted workshops on Change Leadership.
* Crafted decision memos at request of Prime Minister of Bangladesh and US President; laid foundation that influenced Congress to approve unprecedented buy-back of $400M aircraft program from Thailand.
* Created organizational design and built effective teams; structured and led new Information Management Division, including Business Response Team, Quality Assurance Group, and Application Services Team.
* Cultivate strong relationships with city, volunteers, and key constituents.
"D" Action Verbs in Action: Sample Resume Bullet Points
* Decreased inbound volume into help-desk support systems by more than 20 percent by expanding and refining Comerica University program to encompass client base as well as internal associates, delivering Certified Equity Edge Expert program that trained clients to utilize online tools.
* Define world area budgeting, forecasting, revenue, and profitability objectives.
* Delighted management and employees by redesigning job descriptions, using a "Vision for Success" statement to illustrate successful job performance.
* Delivered annual revenue of $1.5B annually across Europe/Middle East/Africa, accounting for 20 percent more revenue and profit than comparable operation in North America delivered.
* Delivered presentations to American community on travel opportunities in Western and Eastern Europe, Africa, Asia, and North America.
* Demonstrated product-knowledge growth and enhanced external customer contact through constant communication with some of the financial world's most demanding and knowledgeable people -- hedge-fund managers, traders, and operations personnel.
* Deploy excellent political skills and contacts to testify to New Jersey Education Finance Program task force and legislative committees about public education in New Jersey.
* Designed E-Plan and managed software development, adaptation, and interface with regional and national hospital-provider market-share leaders.
* Determine annual unit and gross-profit plans by implementing sales and marketing strategies and analyzing trends and results.
* Developed 5-10 year strategies and plans; identified and exploited new business opportunities to achieve objectives.
* Devised strategic marketing and sales plans to improve revenues, market share, and profitability.
* Discovered and identified significant differences among funding levels that threatened interference with focus on work plan.
* Dissuaded venture capitalists from canceling $25-million investment client needed for upcoming payroll.
* Doubled annual subscription revenue in both 2007 and 2008, to $4M/year in 23-country Eastern European market.
* Drafted and responded to motions; prepared and responded to discovery related to complex litigation case set for trial.
* Drew from project experience to co-author three-part series of articles, on marketing for consultants, which was published in online organizational-development magazine.
"E" Action Verbs in Action: Sample Resume Bullet Points
* Earned Boys & Girls Club of the USA's Association of Boys & Girls Club Professionals Award of Excellence in Leadership, Award of Excellence in Innovation, and Award of Excellence in Program Development.
* Educate employees and the public about how school district earns its money; speak frequently at local service clubs and professional conferences, serve as guest lecturer for classes at local universities, and appear as TV/radio guest.
* Emphasize excellent customer service internally and externally; created new ways of communicating with customers that helped increase enrollment for various programs by 75 percent over past two years.
* Enabled company to sustain itself through industry downtimes by developing preplanned marketing initiatives and clear marketing strategy that can be updated as company goals
* Encouraged upward mobility of females and minorities in professional Boys & Girls Club positions across upstate New York and secured training funds to provide them leadership-development opportunities and job-related training.
* Engineered $US 50 million annual technology spend; obtained technology savings/expense reductions of $US 4.5 million, including $US 0.7 million in technology employee and consultant staff reductions.
* Enhanced processes, procedures, and controls, as well as MIS development, throughout Accounting and Finance Division.
* Enlisted internal staff, including marketing, operations, and systems developers, to QA-test system without increasing staffing costs.
* Ensure that entire school district focuses on maximizing use of resources -- not how to spend the budget, but rather on programs that will best meet student needs and improve student achievement, as well as enhance operating effectiveness and efficiency.
* Entered into successful barter deals that included extensive activity with government bodies in Malaysia, Brunei, and Thailand, exchanging for rice, sugar, and wheat for the Philippines.
* Escalated critical issues and implemented strategies for their timely resolution.
* Established $1.4M annual revenue hotel business in region, representing 23 percent of all revenue from this market segment in Europe/Middle East/Africa.
* Evaluated processes and implemented changes that improved production and effectiveness as well as fiscal accounting procedures.
* Examined markets and backtested trading theories using technical analysis of charts.
* Exceeded plans for growth, achieving revenue of $100 million within two years while maintaining high profitability levels.
* Excelled during more than 10 years as leader in Boys & Girls Club of the USA's preeminent system of recruitment, training, and career education that develops mission-focused leaders for Boys & Girls Club movement.
* Executed turnaround via non-cash acquisition of local equity, converting to wholly foreign owned.
* Expanded strategic alliance and public-relations activities.
* Extended business field to China and Japan.
"F" Action Verbs in Action: Sample Resume Bullet Points
* Facilitated Board of Directors and managed technical, marketing, operational, and financial teams.
* Focused company's resources on middleware product line connecting devices to the Internet without a PC.
* Followed up Susquehanna Corporation corporate survey with focus groups to define specific challenges this territory was facing.
* Formulated strategy, prepared proposals for company products and services and provided business leadership to program management.
* Founded consulting practice focusing on healthcare clientele requirements and delivering comprehensive management and business-development solutions to healthcare providers, suppliers, and group-purchasing organizations.
* Functioned in senior-management role at for-profit subsidiary of regional integrated delivery network conglomerate with operations in four states and revenue from eight for-profit firms exceeding $40 million.
"G" Action Verbs in Action: Sample Resume Bullet Points
* Gained international experience with manufacturing license, distributor and representative agreements with customers in Southeast Asia and South America.
* Gathered extensive competitive data and audited competitors' Web sites and positioning to identify target market.
* Gave IBM competitive advantage by designing customer experience metrics to measure satisfaction, enabling IBM to become only company in the industry that could provide reduced expenses by $2 million yearly.
* Generated 35 percent increase in annual subscription revenue to $27M in 1998, exceeding budgeted 25 percent growth by $2M.
* Guided learning modules for faculty development and enhanced learning environments.
"H" Action Verbs in Action: Sample Resume Bullet Points
* Hired, trained, and supported Account Executives in six related Midwest industries; hired and trained more than half of existing sales force.
* Honored with company special recognition award for outstanding performance for Reactor Center project.
"I" Action Verbs in Action: Sample Resume Bullet Points
* Identified and implemented $100 million+ in expense savings.
* Implemented IT cost-allocation model, resulting in equitable redistribution of IT costs back through corporation and clearer understanding of departmental technology expenses.
* Improved cash flow from a negative $13 million to positive cash flow by restructuring company.
* Initiated capital funding in conjunction with investment bankers and venture capitalists.
* Instituted project-management policies and procedures, resulting in standardized system to define, categorize, and track projects.
* Integrated new Business Analyst team into organization, resulting in improved interaction between IT and its customers and alignment of IT initiatives with departmental goals.
* Interacted with CEOs and top executives from various medical equipment, networking, software, and semiconductor companies.
* Interpreted policy and applied federal and state laws to employee-relations issues.
* Interviewed lay and expert witnesses.
* Introduced new Problem Management process focused on defect resolution using severity codes.
* Invented and headed development of all core technologies, including ion implantation equipment, semiconductor process applications, and use of proprietary doping materials and chemicals.
* Investigated allegations of discrimination, sexual harassment, and unfair employment practices.
* Invited to serve three-year term on community-development committee.
* Isolated and reduced waste streams within facility.
"J" Action Verbs in Action: Sample Resume Bullet Points
* Juggled multiple projects on tight deadlines covering numerous diverse areas.
"K" Action Verbs in Action: Sample Resume Bullet Points
* Kept 10-person team motivated to complete multi-faceted mission-driven assignment, under deadline and under budget.
"L" Action Verbs in Action: Sample Resume Bullet Points
* Launched pan-European UBT and Cartoon Central into 542,000 cabled households, generating $2.2M in annual revenue and establishing Cartoon Central as region's No. 2 children's channel.
* Learned strategies and market terminology during simulated trading sessions with senior traders.
* Led company-wide strategic team developed to redefine and align services and responsibilities of customer care and distribution operations groups.
* Leverage clients' competencies by providing a common vision and creating an energetic, inspired, and honest atmosphere.
* Liaised with vendors and manufacturing department to ensure high-quality, yet low-cost, production methods.
* Lowered customer tool cost $500,000 annually through implementing process changes.
"M" Action Verbs in Action: Sample Resume Bullet Points
* Maintained supportive, neutral posture and encouraged continuing collaboration and problem-solving strategies.
* Managed successful launch of 3 Danish and Swedish customized entertainment networks.
* Met goals ahead of schedule and assisted in strategic direction of product and business development.
* Minimized wasteful spending and ensured consistency among schools by partnering with Facilities Division and Purchasing Departments to develop standardized furniture and equipment package for all new schools.
* Modeled constructive group-member behavior to inspire team members to become active, constructive participants.
* Monitored staff and program effectiveness to ensure residents received quality service at limited costs and free of liability by collaborating with board of directors to establish and implement policies and long-term plans.
* Motivated 40-manager team to develop "zone concept" by dividing large team into smaller zones to focus on needs of those markets.
"N" Action Verbs in Action: Sample Resume Bullet Points
* Negotiated multi-million-dollar aircraft upgrade proposals for company products and services supporting United Kingdom AH-64 Apache fleet.
"O" Action Verbs in Action: Sample Resume Bullet Points
* Obtained factual information concerning employee/management inquiries or complaints.
* Opened channels of communication and encouraged team members to take active role in team development and accessing resources.
* Orchestrated decrease in sales expenses by 20 percent while increasing sales productivity by expanding alliance partner network.
* Organized workforce and service flow for entire resort.
* Oriented and trained new top-management team in product-line unique sales points and product sales strategies.
* Outperformed peers in constructing online reports with Albuters and Infocast.
* Overcame internal obstacles and ensured buy-in by product managers in new diamond technologies.
* Oversee market development, financial management, and operational management.
* Own, operate, and function as Senior Organization Consultant for international consulting/educating/training company specializing in improving individual and organizational performance.
"P" Action Verbs in Action: Sample Resume Bullet Points
* Participated in developing and implementing unique computerized claims system.
* Partnered with team leaders to design strategy to address conflicting priorities.
* Performed legal research and drafted legal memoranda regarding employment law, personal injury, contract disputes, trademark law, and environmental law issues.
* Planned for and co-facilitated monthly meetings of 20+-member group, assisted client in initial steps to develop outcome measures, and created outline for policies and procedures manual.
* Played key role in business development, branding, planning, marketing, and Web design.
* Practice health-care law, representing academic medical center.
* Prepared experts and witnesses in fast-paced legal environment of firm dealing with construction defect, personal injury, and employment law.
* Presented program to Boeing senior staff and company president, CEO, and founders.
* Preside over all board meetings and perform executive-director functions.
* Priced options deals using Derivatech and Bloomberg; calculated delta and vega hedges.
* Prioritized annual must-do projects, introducing new products and programs, managing group's product life-cycle efforts in optimizing inventory of standard and non-stock standard SKUs, market segmentation, and professional development for staff employees.
* Procured funding through private grant to continue counseling program.
* Produced business results and market-share growth, as measured by unit case volume sold in this region where business size is almost 50 percent of entire Japan business.
* Project-managed automated work centers, an $18M, state-of-the-art automated manufacturing facility for clinical trials manufacturing and R&D.
* Promoted appropriate integration of evaluation system with other systems throughout division, including performance contracting, continuous quality improvement, and management information system.
* Promoted regularly throughout tenure at company.
* Propelled company to meet forecasted numbers and achieve 20 percent growth year over year in an industry where average growth was 10 percent.
* Provided ongoing support in both business and marketing strategies.
* Purchased online assets of Z-Web, acquiring two portals and built new
"Q" Action Verbs in Action: Sample Resume Bullet Points
* Qualified new accounts and grew revenue within territory.
* Quoted current bid/ask and market interests for FX OTC options by telephone and Reuters.
"R" Action Verbs in Action: Sample Resume Bullet Points
* Ranked in top 1 percent of 300 officers; won Army Maintenance Effectiveness Award.
* Re-engineered process management to improve overall productivity and operational cost efficiency by relocating plant and revising plant layout; reinforced cost-reduction program.
* Realized $80 million in cost savings by implementing suggestion system.
* Rebuilt Websites and set up new Web services, producing more than $50,000/month.
* Recommended and prepared project proposals to optimize business and production needs, thus facilitating corporate and divisional strategy.
* Recruited to fill director position as a result of outstanding job performance and timely delivery of initiatives.
* Recruited executives to establish first distribution sales office.
* Redesigned HR business processes, leveraging manager self-service via PeopleSoft.
* Reduced machine inventory from $8 million to $2 million; created policies around use of trials and collaborated with Sales VP/Director to implement these policies.
* Refined salary systems for all levels of employees with compensation programs that included stock options, 401(k), commissions, stock savings plans, bonus plans, and executive SERP plans.
* Reinforced sales process implementation, focusing on sales strategy/target account selling.
* Reorganized cooperating broker program and registration process to maximize profitability.
* Represent clients regarding employment-related issues that typically arise in hospital and medical-center settings.
* Researched and implemented CRM system.
* Restructured process management and network marketing of retail stations.
* Reviewed and restructured health-benefit program without reducing benefits to employees; reduced cost from more than $2 million for 225 employees to just over $1.5 million for 600+ employees.
* Revised European-designed products for introduction into U.S. market.
* Revitalized events and programs to reflect new organizational image; infused programming with latest technology and hottest speakers.
* Revolutionized customers' trade capturing processing for reducing intra-day trade risk.
* Rolled out program in two months.
"S" Action Verbs in Action: Sample Resume Bullet Points
* Satisfied clients by building effective professional and personal relationships with key external/internal stakeholders.
* Saved company $600,000 in first six months through alliance with another provider.
* Secured $8M during funding freeze to save critical programs; secured 33 percent funding increase.
* Selected by Vice President to turn around HMO subsidiary that lost $11.3 million in 2003 and delivered $2.4 million profit within 12 months for largest health insurer in Florida with $4.5 billion in annual revenues and 2.4 million members.
* Settled lawsuit (filed before my employment) pertaining to hotel acquisition.
* Shared P&L responsibility for five-state market area.
* Shifted manual procedures to automated procedures and processes, thus saving company more than $500K in a six-month period.
* Sold, designed, and managed solutions projects with average total margins of 50 percent in one year.
* Solicited, developed and maintained large national accounts, such as MGM, Target, Sears, Dillard's, Kohl's, The Limited, Tommy Bahama, Steve Madden, and Venus Swimwear, among others.
* Solved problem for South Jersey Hospital Authority, which owed contractors hundreds of thousands in sales taxes on Moorestown Hospital construction but did not have sufficient funds to pay them.
* Spearheaded three-year renaming and re-branding process, bringing diverse stakeholders together, delivering multiple presentations, and successfully synthesizing input from various groups.
* Specialized in Change Leadership consulting for a client list that included GenonSys, California Division of Wildlife, California Department of Motor Vehicles, Boeing Aircraft Corporation, Napa Valley Hospital, and more.
* Standardized advertising to reflect focus-group input and ensure delivery of key messages; produced brand standards manual, including print and Web content standards, and logo positioning requirements.
* Streamline operations of New Jersey's first Charter School District in collaboration with other members of the Superintendent's Cabinet through eliminating unnecessary bureaucratic procedures.
* Strengthened business-unit relationships and ensured timely delivery of quality deliverables.
* Submitted application packages and recommendations to principals for employment consideration.
* Succeeded in helping client complete plan, remove barriers to collaboration, and stay on track and partner together to fulfill mission to customers.
* Supervised 50 IT professionals with annual operating budget of $5.3 million and $2.6 million capital budget for customer base of 2,000+ employees.
* Support all US and overseas manufacturing operations, as well as sales and marketing business units, in the areas of US and foreign government import/export trade and customs regulations, risk-management analysis, duty-planning preference programs, and policies and procedures.
"T" Action Verbs in Action: Sample Resume Bullet Points
* Taught Group Work Skills in videoconference course involving Arizona State University and Indiana State College.
* Tested management facilitation and project-management support for six business units simultaneously, as well as testing more than 57 applications.
* Took ownership of region in entrepreneurial manner and performed without supervision.
* Tracked and collected data-reporting program financial performance.
* Trained trainers in Marketing 101, Marketing Research, and Membership by Design for Boys & Girls Club of the USA professionals.
* Transferred Chicago Stock Exchange systems to SIAC in New York and orchestrated business and systems-recovery initiative.
* Transformed management information into efficient reporting, greatly improving firm's reporting process.
* Transitioned health insurance from expensive district-subsidized, self-funded plan to fully insured plan following year-long school board deadlock.
* Traveled extensively to assist clients and consult experts and local counsel with case analysis, claim management, and case preparation.
* Troubleshot and repaired financials that were in disarray following rapid turnover of three executive directors in three years.
* Turned around P&L bottom lines of jewelry industry in Japan.
"U" Action Verbs in Action: Sample Resume Bullet Points
* Updated Employee Handbook; wrote and implemented policies and procedures for smooth business operations.
* Use strong presentation skills to speak frequently at events on behalf of school district to tout districts' smoothly operating business and support functions to school communities and the public.
"V" Action Verbs in Action: Sample Resume Bullet Points
* Verified trades and hedges; reconciled daily accounts.
* Visited college campuses to screen and interview prospective math, science, and language-arts teachers.
* Volunteered to take on name-change project for 100+-year-old organization and teamed up with CEO to help move project forward.
"W" Action Verbs in Action: Sample Resume Bullet Points
* Won Individual Achievement Award of Excellence for performance.
* Wrote arbitration briefs and responses to EEOC charges.
Action Verbs - Skills Categories
1. Communication/People Skills
2. Creative Skills
3. Data/Financial Skills
4. Helping Skills
5. Management/Leadership Skills
6. Organizational Skills
7. Research Skills
8. Teaching Skills
9. Technical Skills
1. Communication/People Skills
l Addressed
l Advertised
l Arbitrated
l Arranged
l Articulated
l Authored
l Clarified
l Collaborated
l Communicated
l Composed
l Condensed
l Conferred
l Consulted
l Contacted
l Conveyed
l Convinced
l Corresponded
l Debated
l Defined
l Developed
l Directed
l Discussed
l Drafted
l Edited
l Elicited
l Enlisted
l Explained
l Expressed
l Formulated
l Furnished
l Incorporated
l Influenced
l Interacted
l Interpreted
l Interviewed
l Involved
l Joined
l Judged
l Lectured
l Listened
l Marketed
l Mediated
l Moderated
l Negotiated
l Observed
l Outlined
l Participated
l Persuaded
l Presented
l Promoted
l Proposed
l Publicized
l Reconciled
l Recruited
l Referred
l Reinforced
l Reported
l Resolved
l Responded
l Solicited
l Specified
l Spoke
l Suggested
l Summarized
l Synthesized
l Translated
l Wrote
2. Creative Skills
l Acted
l Adapted
l Began
l Combined
l Composed
l Conceptualized
l Condensed
l Created
l Customized
l Designed
l Developed
l Directed
l Displayed
l Drew
l Entertained
l Established
l Fashioned
l Formulated
l Founded
l Illustrated
l Initiated
l Instituted
l Integrated
l Introduced
l Invented
l Modeled
l Modified
l Originated
l Performed
l Photographed
l Planned
l Revised
l Revitalized
l Shaped
l Solved
3. Data/Financial Skills
l Administered
l Adjusted
l Allocated
l Analyzed
l Appraised
l Assessed
l Audited
l Balanced
l Budgeted
l Calculated
l Computed
l Conserved
l Corrected
l Determined
l Developed
l Estimated
l Forecasted
l Managed
l Marketed
l Measured
l Netted
l Planned
l Prepared
l Programmed
l Projected
l Qualified
l Reconciled
l Reduced
l Researched
l Retrieved
4. Helping Skills
l Adapted
l Advocated
l Aided
l Answered
l Arranged
l Assessed
l Assisted
l Clarified
l Coached
l Collaborated
l Contributed
l Cooperated
l Counseled
l Demonstrated
l Diagnosed
l Educated
l Encouraged
l Ensured
l Expedited
l Facilitated
l Familiarized
l Furthered
l Guided
l Helped
l Insured
l Intervened
l Motivated
l Prevented
l Provided
l Referred
l Rehabilitated
l Represented
l Resolved
l Simplified
l Supplied
l Supported
l Volunteered
5. Management/Leadership Skills
l Administered
l Analyzed
l Appointed
l Approved
l Assigned
l Attained
l Authorized
l Chaired
l Considered
l Consolidated
l Contracted
l Controlled
l Converted
l Coordinated
l Decided
l Delegated
l Developed
l Directed
l Eliminated
l Emphasized
l Enforced
l Enhanced
l Established
l Executed
l Generated
l Handled
l Headed
l Hired
l Hosted
l Improved
l Incorporated
l Increased
l Initiated
l Inspected
l Instituted
l Led
l Managed
l Merged
l Motivated
l Navigated
l Organized
l Originated
l Overhauled
l Oversaw
l Planned
l Presided
l Prioritized
l Produced
l Recommended
l Reorganized
l Replaced
l Restored
l Reviewed
l Scheduled
l Secured
l Selected
l Streamlined
l Strengthened
l Supervised
l Terminated
6. Organizational Skills
l Approved
l Arranged
l Catalogued
l Categorized
l Charted
l Classified
l Coded
l Collected
l Compiled
l Corrected
l Corresponded
l Distributed
l Executed
l Filed
l Generated
l Incorporated
l Inspected
l Logged
l Maintained
l Monitored
l Obtained
l Operated
l Ordered
l Organized
l Prepared
l Processed
l Provided
l Purchased
l Recorded
l Registered
l Reserved
l Responded
l Reviewed
l Routed
l Scheduled
l Screened
l Submitted
l Supplied
l Standardized
l Systematized
l Updated
l Validated
l Verified
7. Research Skills
l Analyzed
l Clarified
l Collected
l Compared
l Conducted
l Critiqued
l Detected
l Determined
l Diagnosed
l Evaluated
l Examined
l Experimented
l Explored
l Extracted
l Formulated
l Gathered
l Inspected
l Interviewed
l Invented
l Investigated
l Located
l Measured
l Organized
l Researched
l Reviewed
l Searched
l Solved
l Summarized
l Surveyed
l Systematized
l Tested
8. Teaching Skills
l Adapted
l Advised
l Clarified
l Coached
l Communicated
l Conducted
l Coordinated
l Critiqued
l Developed
l Enabled
l Encouraged
l Evaluated
l Explained
l Facilitated
l Focused
l Guided
l Individualized
l Informed
l Instilled
l Instructed
l Motivated
l Persuaded
l Simulated
l Stimulated
l Taught
l Tested
l Trained
Transmitted
Tutored
9. Technical Skills
Adapted
Applied
Assembled
Built
Calculated
Computed
Conserved
Constructed
Converted
Debugged
Designed
Determined
Developed
Engineered
Fabricated
Fortified
Installed
Maintained
Operated
Overhauled
Printed
Programmed
Rectified
Regulated
Remodeled
Repaired
Replaced
Restored
Solved
Specialized
Standardized
Studied
Upgraded
Utilized
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