Resume - Adjectives & Adverbs

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RESUME/LETTER WRITING

Adjectives & Adverbs Add Impact

Career Exploration and Development
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www.kent.edu/career

• accurate(ly)
  active(ly)
  agreeable(ly)
  aggressive(ly)
  alluring(ly)
  ambitious(ly)
  analytical(ly)
  artistic(ly)
  assertive(ly)
  attentive(ly)
  bold(ly)
  brave(ly)
  businesslike
  calm(ly)
  capable(bly)
  careful(ly)
  cautious(ly)
  challenging charming(ly)
  cheerful(ly)
  clever(ly)
  coherent(ly)
  comfortable(ly)
  committed(ly)
  competent(ly)
  competitive(ly)
  confident(ly)
  conscientious(ly)
  considerate(ly)
  consistent(ly)
• cooperative(ly)
  courageous(ly)
  creative(ly)
  credible(ly)
  curious(ly)
  deliberate(ly)
  delightful(ly)
  detailed
  determined
  dignified
  diligent(ly)
  discreet(ly)
  dynamic
  eager(ly)
  efficient(ly)
  enchanting
  encouraging
  energetic(ly)
  enormous
  enterprising
  entertaining
  enthusiastically
  excellent
  exclusive
  exuberant
  exuded
  fair-minded(ly)
  faithfully
  fearless(ly)
  firm(ly)
• flexible(bly)
  forceful(ly)
  formal(ly)
  frank(ly)
  friendly generous(ly)
  gentle
  good-natured
  happy
  hard-working
  harmonious
  healthy
  helpful(ly)
  high(ly)
  honest(ly)
  honorable
  humorous(ly)
  imaginative(ly)
  impartial
  independent(ly)
  individualistic(ly)
  industrious(ly)
  informal(ly)
  instinctive(ly)
  intellectual(ly)
  inventive
  joyous
  kind-hearted
  knowledgeable large
• likable
  lively
  logical(ly)
  loyal
  mature
  methodical(ly)
  meticulous(ly)
  moderate(ly)
  modern modest(ly)
  motived
  natural(ly)
  obedient
  optimistic(ly)
  organized
  original
  outgoing
  painstaking(ly)
  passionate(ly)
  patient(ly)
  peaceful
  perfect
  persevering
  persistent(ly)
  pleasant(ly)
  poised
  polite(ly)
  practical(ly)
  precise(ly)
  productive
• professional(ly)
  progressive(ly)
  protective
  proud
  prudent(ly)
  punctual
  purposeful(ly)
  quick(ly)
  quiet(ly)
  rational(ly)
  realistic(ly)
  receptive reflective(ly)
  reliable(bly)
  resourceful(ly)
  responsible(ibly)
  selective
  self-controlled
  self-starter
  sensible(ibly)
  sensitive(ly)
  serious(ly)
  significant(ly)
  sincere(ly)
  skillful(ly)
  sociable
  spontaneous(ly)
  steady
  stimulating
  strong(ly)
• strong-minded
  studious
  successful(ly)
  supportive
  tactful(ly)
  team-player
  tenacious(ly)
  thorough(ly)
  thoughtful(ly)
  tolerant
  tough
  trustworthy
  unbiased
  understanding(ly)
  unexcitable(ably)
  unusual
  upbeat
  verbal(ly)
  versatile
  vigorous
  vivacious
  warm(ly)
  willing
  wise(ly)
  witty
  wonderful

Examples of Adjectives and Adverbs in action ...

• “Promoted understanding of concepts using creative, hands-on activities.”

• “Consistently created interactive lesson plans to engage students in the learning process.”

• “Tactfully advised parents of academically at-risk freshmen and sophomore level students. Provided suggestions on how to motivate and encourage their student.”