Action Verbs

Resume Action Verbs

Those words with an asterisk (*) are especially good for pointing out accomplishments.

Management
Skills

administrative
analyzed
assigned
attained*
chaired
consolidated
contracted
coordinated
delegated
developed
directed
evaluated
executed
improved*
increased*
organized
oversaw
planned
prioritized
produced
recommended
reviewed
scheduled
strengthed*
survivied

Communication
Skills

addressed
arbitrated
arranged
authored
collaborated
convinced*
corresponded
developed
directed
drafted
edited
enlisted
formulated
influenced
interpreted
lectured
mediated
moderated
negotiated
persuaded
promoted
publicized
reconciled
recruited
spoke
translated
wrote

 

Teaching
Skills

adapted
advised
clarified
coached
communicated
coordinated
demystified
developed
enabled
encouraged
evaluated
explained
facilitated
guided
informed
instructed
persuaded
set goals
stimulated
trained

Creative
Skills

acted
conceptualized
created
customized
designed
developed
directed
established
fashioned
founded*
illustrate
initiated*
instituted
integrated
introduced*
invented*
originated*
performed
planned
revitalized*
shapes

Clerical or
Detail Skills

approved
arranged
cataloged
classified
collected
compiled
dispatched
executed
generated
implemented
inspected
monitored
operated
organized
prepared
processed
purchased
recorded
retrieved
screened
specified
systematized
tabulated
validated

Research
Skills

clarified
collected
critiqued
diagnosed
evaluated
examined
extracted
identified
inspected
interpreted
interviewed
investigated
organized
reviewed
summarized
surveyed
systematized

Technical
Skills

assembled
built
calculated
computed
designed
devised
engineered
fabricated
maintained
operated
over hauled*
programmed
remodeled
repaired
solved
upgraded*

Financial
Skills

administered
allocated
analyzed
appraised
audited
balanced
budgeted
calculated
computed
developed
forecasted
managed
marketed
planned
projected
researched

Helping
Skills

assessed
assisted
clarified
coached
counseled
demonstrated
diagnosed
educated
expedited*
facilitated
familiarized
guided
motivated
referred
rehabilitated
represented

More
Verbs

achieved*
expanded*
improved*
pioneered*
reduced(losses)*
resolved*
restore
spearheaded*
transformed



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