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Resume word review

Is "Developed" Hurting Your Resume?

Hiring Manager Verdict

'Developed' is decent, but it's vague about what came out the other side. Developed a program — did it ship? Did it work? People can smell unfinished projects. Name the thing and its result, and 'developed' earns its place.

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What to write instead of "developed"

Creating programs

  • built
  • designed
  • launched

Growing people

  • coached
  • mentored
  • trained up

Improving systems

  • engineered
  • restructured
  • modernized

How it reads in a resume bullet

  • ExampleDesigned an onboarding program still in use across the region.
  • ExampleBuilt a succession pipeline that filled three leadership roles internally.

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