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Resume word review

Is "Helped" Hurting Your Resume?

Hiring Manager Verdict

'Helped' is the word that makes you sound like a bystander in your own career. Helped with the launch, helped on the project — did you drive it or carry the boxes? If you owned a piece of it, name the piece. Recruiters read 'helped' as 'peripheral,' every time.

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What to write instead of "helped"

Contributing

  • contributed to
  • partnered on
  • played a key role in

Supporting delivery

  • backed
  • enabled
  • facilitated

Owning a piece

  • owned the training for
  • led the rollout of
  • ran point on

How it reads in a resume bullet

  • ExamplePartnered on a market-wide service initiative as the training lead.
  • ExampleRan point on the systems conversion for two locations.

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