go-getters
Driven, enterprising types
Go-getters is the plural of go-getter, a person who pursues goals with energy and determination.
The term suggests ambitious, proactive people who don't wait for opportunities but create them: The company recruits go-getters fresh out of college.
The hyphen is standard, though sometimes written as one word or two.
Intensely determined to achieve
- ambitiousStrongly desiring achievement
- motivatedSpurred to action
- hustlersThose who deceive for profit
- striversPeople who work hard
achievers · self-starters · determined · goal-oriented · tenacious · hungry · relentless · focused
Confidently self-assured
- confidentSure of oneself
- boldCourageous and daring
- aggressiveHostile and confrontational
- competitiveDriven by rivalry
alpha · outgoing · pushy · forceful · brash · self-assured · fearless · initiative
Those who scale heights
- executivesSenior corporate officers
- entrepreneursThose who launch ventures
- overachieversThose who exceed expectations
- careeristsAdvancement-obsessed professionals
networkers · deal-makers · closers · rainmakers · movers · shakers · promotions · headhunters
Those who prevail
- leadersThose with authority
- visionariesThose who anticipate change
- innovatorsCreators of novel things
- disruptorsThose who destabilize systems
self-made · bootstrappers · moguls · tycoons · millionaires · overcomers · grinders · results-driven
driven
Intensely determined to achieve
- ambitiousStrongly desiring achievement
- motivatedSpurred to action
- hustlersThose who deceive for profit
strivers · achievers · self-starters · determined · goal-oriented · tenacious · hungry · relentless · focused · persistent
assertive
Confidently self-assured
- confidentSure of oneself
- boldCourageous and daring
- aggressiveHostile and confrontational
competitive · alpha · outgoing · pushy · forceful · brash · self-assured · fearless · initiative · trailblazers
climbers
Those who scale heights
- executivesSenior corporate officers
- entrepreneursThose who launch ventures
- overachieversThose who exceed expectations
careerists · networkers · deal-makers · closers · rainmakers · movers · shakers · promotions · headhunters · LinkedIn
winners
Those who prevail
- leadersThose with authority
- visionariesThose who anticipate change
- innovatorsCreators of novel things
disruptors · self-made · bootstrappers · moguls · tycoons · millionaires · overcomers · grinders · results-driven
- active peopledoers, movers, athletes, performers, activists
- newcomersnewcomers, newcomer, new arrivals, new arrival, newbie
- tough guystough guys, tough guy, thug, thugs, enforcer
- high energygamma rays, cosmic rays, particle accelerator, synchrotron, neutrinos
- upstartsnewcomers, rookies, novices, newbies, challengers
go-gettersslackers
Those who avoid effort
layabouts · do-nothings · idlers · couch potatoes · loafers
go-gettersunderachievers
Those performing below capacity
slackers · drifters · quitters · defeatists · minimalists
go-getterswallflowers
Timid party attendees
bystanders · spectators · fence-sitters · shrinking violets · daydreamers