When writing use plenty of resume power words to convey that you're a pro-active applicant who can get things done. These are particularly effective when used in your cover letter, summary, and accomplishments/job description.
Think of yourself as a best-selling author. You want to pack your story with powerful descriptive words that will keep your reader intrigued. You're doing the same thing with your cover letter and resume but you're telling your own story instead of a fictional one.
If you haven't added in power words to your resume yet, you'll be pleasantly surprised by the results. The resume even reads better when you read it out loud.
A quick google for 'resume "power words"' will give you longer lists, but here is a quick one to get you started.
Accomplished
Administered
Advised
Analyzed
Arranged
Assembled
Assisted
Audited
Built
Calculated
Charted
Clarified
Collected
Completed
Compounded
Conducted
Conserved
Consolidated
Constructed
Consulted
Controlled
Coordinated
Corresponded
Counseled
Created
Criticized
Delivered
Designed
Detected
Determined
Developed
Devised
Diagnosed
Directed
Discovered
Dispensed
Disproved
Distributed
Drew up
Edited
Eliminated
Evaluated
Examined
Expanded
Forecasted
Formulated
Founded
Identified
Implemented
Improved
Increased
Inspired
Installed
Instituted
Instructed
Interpreted
Interviewed
Invented
Lectured
Logged
Maintained
Managed
Motivated
Navigated
Negotiated
Obtained
Operated
Ordered
Organized
Oversaw
Performed
Planned
Prepared
Prescribed
Presented
Processed
Produced
Promoted
Proposed
Protected
Provided
Purchased
Realized
Received
Recommended
Recorded
Reduced
Referred
Rendered
Represented
Researched
Restored
Reviewed
Routed
Selected
Served
Sold
Solved
Studied
Supervised
Supplied
Tested
Trained
Translated
Wrote
