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Do not confuse a verb that ends in “-ed” as always being passive. Both of these elements must be present for the sentence to be passive. A past participle is a form of a verb that typically ends in “-ed,” like in our example of “was” and “realized,” above. In seeing the two examples, the active one tends to sound livelier than the passive one.Īnother way to look for passive sentences is identifying a form of “to be” verbs, in which, “is,” “are,” “am,” “was,” “were,” “has been,” “have been,” “had been,” “will be,” “will have been,” “being,” are followed by a past participle. Nope, it does not check out, which means it is active and ultimately a better choice for your resume. “My department realized a 14 percent increase in sales (by zombies).” Does the addition work in this next example? The sentence makes sense with the addition therefore, it is passive. “A revenue growth of 14 percent was realized in my department (by zombies).” Here is an example of how it could work on your resume: If it makes sense with the addition, it is passive. In its simplest form, it is the difference between “I did this,” which is an active voice, and, “This was done by me,” which is passive voice.Ī trick detailed by Grammarly’s “A Scary-easy Way to Help You Find Passive Voice,” to determine if the sentence is active or passive is to add “by zombies” (or any actor, really) to the end of the sentence. This is different from an active voice, where the subject of the sentence performs the action. When you use the passive voice, the object of the action becomes the subject of the sentence. So, this article will serve as a reminder – and also give you some ideas to avoid it in your resume writing. It might be a decade or two since you learned the difference between passive and active voice. (Something you want to avoid when recruiters need to do a quick scan to determine initial fit.) Typically, a passive voice can muddy the clarity of your writing and add unnecessary words. However, it can make for a boring read and does not give you much credit for performing the actions detailed in those sentences. Using a passive voice on your resume is not wrong, per se it is a stylistic choice.