Next Steps: Life After Americorps - National Service Knowledge ...
Next Steps: Life After Americorps - National Service Knowledge ...
Next Steps: Life After Americorps - National Service Knowledge ...
You also want an ePaper? Increase the reach of your titles
YUMPU automatically turns print PDFs into web optimized ePapers that Google loves.
SAMPLE<br />
Cover Letter<br />
Name of Manager or Human Resources Director<br />
Job Title of That Person<br />
Organization’s Name<br />
Street Address or Post Office Box<br />
City, State, Zip Code<br />
Dear Mr./Ms. ________________________________,<br />
Your Street Address<br />
Your City, State, Zip Code<br />
Today’s Date<br />
I am writing to apply for the position of “X” that you advertised in the Sunday “Good Jobs R-Us” newspaper.<br />
Having four years of experience as an “X,” I think I may be a good match for your requirements.<br />
Enclosed is a copy of my resume for your review. As you will see, my background includes “a,<br />
b, and c” (skills or experiences asked for in the ad). My strengths are in the “x, y, and z” areas<br />
you need (these are the “preferred” or “desired” items listed in their ad).<br />
Thank you for your consideration. I look forward to being able to meet with you so that I may<br />
explain how I think I could make a contribution to “Organization’s Name” as an “X”. I will call<br />
next week to arrange a time to meet with you.<br />
enclosure<br />
Sincerely,<br />
Your Name<br />
Your Telephone Number<br />
Source: Career Resource Manual for Returning Peace Corps Volunteers. Washington, D.C.: Peace Corps Office of Returned Volunteer Career <strong>Service</strong>s, 1995.<br />
Action Verbs for Effective Resumes<br />
A<br />
achieved<br />
adapted<br />
addressed<br />
adjusted<br />
administered<br />
arranged<br />
assembled<br />
assessed<br />
needs of<br />
assigned<br />
authored<br />
B<br />
built<br />
budgeted<br />
C<br />
calculated<br />
changed<br />
checked<br />
collaborated<br />
communicated<br />
compared<br />
completed<br />
conceived<br />
conducted<br />
coordinated<br />
created<br />
D<br />
decided<br />
defined<br />
delegated<br />
demonstrated<br />
designed<br />
determined<br />
developed<br />
directed<br />
drafted<br />
E<br />
eliminated<br />
ensured<br />
entered<br />
established<br />
evaluated<br />
examined<br />
expanded<br />
expedited<br />
F<br />
filed<br />
finalized<br />
fixed<br />
G<br />
generated<br />
guided<br />
H<br />
handled<br />
headed<br />
helped<br />
hired<br />
I<br />
identified<br />
implemented<br />
improved<br />
increased<br />
informed<br />
initiated<br />
instructed<br />
interpreted<br />
introduced<br />
J<br />
judged<br />
justified<br />
K<br />
kept<br />
L<br />
launched<br />
led<br />
located<br />
M<br />
maintained<br />
managed<br />
mastered<br />
monitored<br />
N<br />
noted<br />
negotiated<br />
nominated<br />
O<br />
observed<br />
obtained<br />
organized<br />
originated<br />
P<br />
participated<br />
perfected<br />
performed<br />
persuaded<br />
piloted<br />
pinpointed<br />
planned<br />
prepared<br />
presented<br />
prevented<br />
produced<br />
promoted<br />
proposed<br />
proved<br />
provided<br />
purchased<br />
Q<br />
questioned<br />
R<br />
recognized<br />
recommended<br />
recorded<br />
reduced<br />
re-evaluated<br />
referred<br />
refined<br />
regulated<br />
reported<br />
represented<br />
reorganized<br />
researched<br />
resolved<br />
responded<br />
restored<br />
retrieved<br />
revamped<br />
reviewed<br />
revised<br />
S<br />
saved<br />
scheduled<br />
screened<br />
selected<br />
set up<br />
simplified<br />
solidified<br />
solved<br />
spearheaded<br />
spoke<br />
streamlined<br />
strengthened<br />
structured<br />
supervised<br />
supplied<br />
supported<br />
T<br />
trained<br />
transferred<br />
transformed<br />
translated<br />
treated<br />
U<br />
updated<br />
upgraded<br />
used<br />
V<br />
validated<br />
verified<br />
W<br />
won<br />
wrote<br />
Adapted from Job Transition Manual. Deerfield Ill.: Baxter Healthcare Corporation Institute for<br />
Training and Development, 1994.<br />
page 69
Change language