• Use a bulleted list to describe activities and accomplishments. Start these using action verbs.
• Use present tense action verbs to describe current or in-progress experiences, and past-tense action verbs to describe completed tasks. Power verbs for your resume
• Include key words and descriptive words. These may include job titles, technical or non-technical skills, academic degrees, occupational functions, etc. If specific words and skills are emphasized in the job description, include them in your resume.
• Quantify results whenever possible. For example, if you increased profit by 15%, state that.
• Take a look at the two job descriptions below and note the positive impact made by using action verbs.  

Poor list without action verbs
Senior Medical Technologist (2003-2005)
Critical Care Laboratory

• Responsible for providing laboratory services for the operating rooms, two adult critical care units and a pediatric intensive care service for a leading 1,200-bed medical center
• Duties included participating in surgeries and being responsible for patient coagulation analysis.
• Did stat tests in hematology, coagulation and chemistry for a satellite lab.
• New reagents/controls for quality monitoring were tested
• Supervisor picked me to assist with the revision of procedures for test methodologies.

Improved list with action verbs
Senior Medical Technologist (2003-2005)
Critical Care Laboratory

• Provided laboratory services for the operating rooms, two adult critical care units and a pediatric intensive care service for a leading 1,200-bed medical center.
• Served on the liver transplant team and participated in 15 surgeries with responsibility for patient coagulation analysis.
• Performed stat tests in hematology, coagulation and chemistry for a satellite lab.
• Conducted parallel testing of new reagents/controls for quality monitoring.
• Wrote and revised procedures for test methodologies.