Wow, I really wasn’t sure if ‘intellectuality’ was a word, but I just Googled it, and here’s the proof:
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adj.1.a. Of or relating to the intellect.b. Rational rather than emotional.2. Appealing to or engaging the intellect: an intellectual book; an intellectual problem.3.a. Having or showing intellect, especially to a high degree. See Synonyms at intelligent.b. Given to activities or pursuits that require exercise of the intellect.n.An intellectual person.inl
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Just goes to show that sometimes you can throw in a long word with confidence to make you sound super smart and no one will question it. Don’t do it in print though – spell-checkers aren’t your friend in this scenario.
On to the actual point of this post.
So, as you might have already read, my job’s at threat at work and I’ve had to reapply for it. I had to complete a profiling form about all the awesome things I’d done in my role. Luckily, my boss is dynamite at these kind of things and he really helped me out a lot. But also, the company provided us with a list of ‘action’ words or as I call them, verbs (past participle), to throw into our profiles to make them a little more interesting. I’ve added them below so you too can have some action in your CV, writing or just day to day conversation. I hope they help.
- Accounted for
- Advised
- Automated
- Balanced
- Closed
- Collaborated
- Completed
- Consulted
- Contracted
- Controlled
- Convinced
- Co-ordinated
- Counselled
- Created
- Defined
- Delivered
- Demonstrated
- Designed
- Developed
- Directed
- Eliminated
- Escalated
- Exceeded
- Executed
- Expanded
- Facilitated
- Generated
- Headed
- Hired
- Implemented
- Improved
- Influenced
- Incorporated
- Increased
- Investigated
- Launched
- Maintained
- Managed
- Motivated
- Negotiated
- Obtained
- Organised
- Participated
- Performed
- Persuaded
- Presented
- Prioritised
- Promoted
- Recommended
- Recruited
- Redesigned
- Reduced
- Reorganised
- Represented
- Resolved
- Restructured
- Retained
- Revised
- Secured
- Sold
- Solved
- Strengthened
- Supervised
- Took ownership
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October 3, 2011 at 6:47 am (UTC 1 )
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