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174 The Best Keywords for Resumes, Letters, and Interviews

               Personality Descriptors

Personality descriptors—also known as soft skills—are a valuable addition to
your resume, cover letters, LinkedIn profiles, and other career communications,
as well as all of your interviews. Peruse the following 221 descriptors and
integrate them, as appropriate, to demonstrate that you bring the personal talents
that companies and recruiters are seeking in qualified candidates.

Abstract       Cross-Cultural        Entrepreneurial
Accurate       Culturally Conscious  Ethical
Action-Driven  Culturally Sensitive  Experienced
Adaptable      Customer-Driven       Expert
Adventurous    Dauntless             Expressive
Aggressive     Decisive              Flexible
Agile          Dedicated             Focused
Amenable       Dependable            Forward-Thinking
Analytical     Detail-Oriented       Global
Artful         Determined            Go-Getter
Assertive      Devoted               Hardworking
Believable     Diligent              Healthy
Bilingual      Diplomatic            Helpful
Bold           Direct                Heroic
Brave          Dramatic              High-Impact
Capable        Driven                High-Potential
Collaborative  Dynamic               Honest
Communicative  Eager                 Honorable
Competent      Earnest               Humanistic
Competitive    Effective             Humanitarian
Conceptual     Efficient             Humorous
Confident      Eloquent              Immediate
Conscientious  Employee-Driven       Impactful
Conservative   Empowered             Important
Consistent     Encouraging           Impressive
Cooperative    Energetic             Incomparable
Courageous     Energized             Individualistic
Creative       Enterprising          Independent
Credible       Enthusiastic          Industrious
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