Power Verbs for Job Seekers Hundreds of Verbs and Phrases to Bring Your Resumes, Cover Letters, and Job Interviews to Life

by Faulkner, Michael Lawrence; Faulkner-Lunsford, Michelle

• ISBN13: 9780133158724
• ISBN10: 0133158721
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2013-02-22
• Publisher: FT Press

Summary

Use "power verbs" to make your resumes, cover letters, interview conversations, and personal pitches more memorable, impactful, and dynamic -- and get the job you want! If you're hunting for a job, every word matters. But some words matter most of all: verbs. Verbs are the catalysts of sentences. They bring communication to life -- whether it's written or spoken. Power verbs bring your sentences to life. (Conversely, dull and uninteresting verbs bore and alienate employers, even if they have no idea why they don't like you.) Now, in Power Verbs for Job Seekers,communications expert and business professor Dr. Michael Faulkner shows you exactly how to choose action-packed verbs that electrify your communications, and attract employers like moths to a flame. Packed with real examples, this concise, easy-to-use book teaches the fastest, most powerful way to separate yourself from other candidates -- and get hired. For all job seekers, at all levels, across all functions and industries. This book will be especially valuable to new graduates just entering the workforce; junior level employees; undergraduate students in business communication, presentation, and business skills courses; and anyone reentering the workforce.

Author Biography

MICHAEL FAULKNER, Ph.D., MBA, CAE, CBA (Piscataway, NJ) is Professor, Keller Graduate School of Management, DeVry University. He spent six formative years learning leadership, management and organizational style the U.S Marine Corps way as a combat NCO, drill instructor, and classroom instructor. He then spent 30 years in leadership and coaching roles with Dun and Bradstreet, the Direct Marketing Association (DMA), entrepreneur startups, and his family business. His awards include DeVry's 2010 PRIDE Award; the Master Teacher Award for Keller Graduate School, 2010; the NY Society of Association Executives Outstanding Achievement Award, 2007; and DMA of NYC's Silver Apple Award, 2003.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 The Power of Words

Chapter 2 The Power Verb

Chapter 3 Power Verbs by Category, Interest, Subject, Topic (alpha sort)

Chapter 4 Power Verbs Alphabetically

--Power Verb or Dyad Phrase

--International Pronunciation in parenthesis

--Synonyms and Abbreviated Definitions 

--Cross Reference to Category, Interest, Subject, Topic

--Examples of Power Verbs in quotes and sentences

Index