Career Success Guide

How to Write Skill Statements You’re more than just your daily tasks. Your skills and achievements tell your story. Use this formula to improve your resume and showcase what you really bring to the table. Think about the action you took, the skills you used or gained, and the awesome results you achieved. Let’s make your resume stand out!

Campus Job Example Basic Demonstrated excellent communication skills by welcoming visitors. Intermediate Demonstrated excellent communication

Breakdown of Enhancements 1. Add Details & Specifcity • Explain what the communication entailed • Mention the type of information provided or specifc actions taken 2. Highlight Impact & Context • Describe the broader impact or context of the action • Show how the action fts into a larger process or goal 3. Quantify Results • Include numbers or statistics to demonstrate the scale and impact of your actions • Show measurable outcomes, such

skills by welcoming visitors and providing them with detailed information about services.

Advanced Demonstrated excellent communication skills by welcoming visitors, providing them with detailed information about services, and ensuring a positive frst impression. Advanced with Results Demonstrated excellent communication skills by welcoming over 200 visitors per week, providing them with detailed information about services, and ensuring a positive frst impression, which contributed to a 15% increase in student referrals over six months. Action Verbs to Include in Skill Statements Adapted Directed Addressed Drafed Administered Edited Advised Enabled Analyzed Encouraged Arbitrated Engineered Arranged Enlisted Assembled Enhanced Assigned Established Attained Evaluated Authored Examined Calculated Executed Clarifed Expedited Classifed Extracted Coached Fabricated Collected Facilitated Completed Fashioned Computed Formulated Conserved Founded Constructed Gathered Conversed Guided Coordinated Handled Counseled Honed Created Identifed Critiqued Illustrated Designed Imagined Delegated Implemented Developed Improved Devised Increased Diagnosed Infuenced

Step 1 Think of an action verb (use correct tense) Example:

as improvements in customer satisfaction, efciency, or other relevant metrics

Verb (Enhanced) Verb (Developed)

Step 2 Think of a skill or beneft that you: a. Have used b. Have acquired c. Can offer Example:

Inspected Inspired Instructed Integrated Interpreted Interfaced Introduced Invented Lectured Managed Maintained Mediated Moderated Monitored Motivated Negotiated Operated Organized Originated Performed Persuaded Prepared Planned Prescribed Prioritized Processed Produced Programmed

Publicized Purchased Recognized Recommended Reconciled Recorded Recruited Referred Rehabilitated

Skill (Communication Skill) Skill (Time Management)

Remodeled Represented Reviewed Scheduled

Step 3 Ask yourself: task/results 1. How did I gain or use this skill? 2.Why or for what reason? 3.To what extent/any results I can show? Example: Task (By working one-on-one with students to develop better study skills.) Task (By prioritizing tasks in order to increase productivity.)

Screened Separated Showed Solved Specifed Spoke

Succeeded Supervised Systematized Taught Trained Transcribed

Translated Upgraded Wrote

Projected Promoted

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