Action Verbs to Use on your Resume
Activated, Adapted, Advertised, ย Assisted, Attended, Advised, Advocated, Aided, Arranged, Assembled, Assessed, Bolstered, Briefed, Built, Cared, Chaired, Charged, Charted, Clarified, Coached, Completed, Composed, Concluded, Conducted, Consolidated, Consulted, Continued, Coordinated, Corrected, Correlated, Dealt, Debated, Edited, Educated, Eliminated, Encouraged, Enlisted, Established, Evaluated, Executed, Exercised, Expanded, Expedited, Explained, Facilitated, Fixed, Fostered, Generated, Guided, Handled, Helped, Implemented, Improved, Indexed, Influenced, Inspected, Inspired, Integrated, Interpreted, Interviewed, Inventoried, Located, Maintained, Mapped, Marketed, Met (deadlines), Modified, Monitored, Motivate, Navigated, Negotiated, Observed, Obtained, Ordered, Organized, Perceived, Performed, Persuaded, Planned, Prepared, Preserved, Prioritized, Produced, Programmed, Promoted, Protected, Provided, Purchased, Ranked, Read, Recommended, Recorded, Reduced, Regulated, Reinforced, Related, Represented, Resolved, Responded, Restored, Revamped, Reviewed, Scheduled, Screened, Served, Set, Simplified, Solved, Spoke, Stimulated, Streamlined, Strengthened, Substituted, Summarized, Supported, Sustained, Synthesized, Tabulated, Taught, Trained, Visualized
Analyzed -ย Abstracted, Anticipated, Ascertained, Audited, Calculated, Compared, Computed, Conceptualized, Critiqued, Defined, Detected, Determined, Diagnosed, Discriminated, Dissected, Estimated, Examined, Figured, Graded, Judged, Predicted, Projected, Qualified, Reasoned, Researched, Scanned, Studied, Surveyed, Symbolized, Verified
Assisted -ย Brought, Collaborated, Contributed, Cooperated, Ensured, Participated, Referred
Communicated -ย Addressed, Answered, Corresponded, Expressed, Presented, Printed, Publicized, Quoted, Reported, Rewrote, Wrote, Communicated, Demonstrated, Emphasized, Enabled, Enlightened, Familiarized, Informed, Manipulated, Prescribed, Reflected, Saved, Shared, Tutored, Validated
Created - Developed, Acted, Authored, Conceived, Constructed, Designed, Devised, Discovered, Drafted, Experimented, Fashioned, Financed, Formulated, Founded, Increased, Initiated, Innovated, Instituted, Introduced, Invented, Launched, Modeled, Originated, Pioneered, Proposed, Refined, Shaped, Styled
Improved/ Increasedย - Accomplished, Achieved, Acquired, Advanced, Allowed Assured, Attained, Maximized, Minimized, Overcame, Perfected, Upgraded
Negotiated -ย Arbitrated, Bargained, Closed, Lobbied, Mediated, Merged, Reconciled
Operated/ Repaired/ Maintained -ย Adjusted, Changed, Installed, Piloted, Ran Replaced, Serviced, Transported, Upheld, Utilized
Organized -ย Accumulated, Balanced, Budgeted, Cataloged, Classified, Collated, Collected, Compiled, Copied, Detailed, Developed, Displayed, Filed, Gathered, Graphed, Kept, Methodized, Processed, Reproduced, Retrieved, Revised, Routinized, Structured, Systemized
Delivered-Dispensed, Entertained, Furnished, Procured, Satisfied, Supplied, Sold
Supervised/ Managedย - Administered, Allocated, Approved, Assigned, Authorized, Confronted, Contracted, Controlled, Decided, Delegated, Directed, Dispatched, Distributed, Enforced, Followed (through), Governed, Headed, Hired, Instructed, Mentored, Oversaw, Presided, Retained, Selected, Updated