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Resume word review

Is "Assisted" Hurting Your Resume?

Hiring Manager Verdict

'Assisted' is 'helped' in a blazer. It positions you as support staff even when you did the heavy lifting. If you assisted a senior leader, say what you owned inside that work. Nobody gets promoted on a résumé full of assists.

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What to write instead of "assisted"

Contributing

  • contributed to
  • partnered with
  • co-led

Supporting delivery

  • backed
  • enabled
  • facilitated

Owning a piece

  • owned
  • led
  • ran

How it reads in a resume bullet

  • ExampleCo-led a district hiring event with the regional recruiting team.
  • ExampleOwned client follow-up for the store's top accounts.

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