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Use Action Verbs to Accentuate your Accomplishments: 

 

There are a lot of good ideas out there about writing a powerful resume.  One of the most helpful, is the notion of using strong action verbs to describe your accomplishments and responsibilities.

In writing, try to keep your sentences short.  Use strong action verbs to highlight accomplishments.  Make sure you keep the reader interested.  

The following is a nice list of Action Verbs that we think you will find helpful.  

 

accelerated

accomplished

accounted for

achieved

acquired

acted

adapted

added

adjusted

administered

advanced

advised

aided

altered

analyzed

answered to

applied

appraised

approved

arbitrated

arranged

articulated

assembled

assessed

assigned

assisted

attained

attended

audited

authored

automated

balanced

bid

blended

broadened

budgeted

built

calculated

calibrated

categorized

chaired

charted

chose

clarified

classified

coached

collaborated

collected

combined

communicated

compiled

completed

composed

compounded

conceived

conceptualized

conducted

confirmed

conserved

consolidated

constructed

consulted

contacted

contained

contracted

contributed

controlled

converted

convinced

coordinated

corresponded

counseled

created

cut

decided

defined

delegated

decreased

delivered

demonstrated designated

designed

detected

developed

devised

 

diagnosed

differentiated

directed

disbursed

discovered

dispensed

disproved

distinguished

distributed

doubled

drew up

earned

edited

effected

elaborated

eliminated

enabled

encouraged

established

estimated

evaluated

examined

executed

exhibited

expanded

expedited

explained

extended

extracted

facilitated

filed

fixed

followed

forecasted

formulated

founded

functioned as

furnished

gained

gathered

generated

governed

guaranteed

guided

handled

headed

helped

hired

identified

illustrated

implemented

improved

improvised

incorporated

increased

influenced

informed

initiated

innovated

inspected

installed

instituted

instructed

integrated

interacted

interpreted

interviewed

introduced

invented

invested

investigated

isolated

itemized

joined

judged

justified

kept

launched

lectured

led

lessened

litigated

limited

located

logged

 

maintained

managed

manipulated

manufactured

marketed

mastered

measured

mediated

memorized

met

moderated

modified

molded

monitored

motivated

named

narrated

navigated

negotiated

neutralized

nominated

normalized

notified

nurtured

observed

obtained

offered

operated

orchestrated

ordered

organized

originated

outlined

overhauled

oversaw

participated

perceived

performed

persuaded

pin-pointed

planned

predicted

prepared

prescribed

presented

processed

produced

proficient in

programmed

projected

promoted

proposed

protected

proved

provided

published

purchased

qualified

quantified

quoted

realized

rearranged

received

recommended

recorded

recruited

redesigned

reduced

referred

regulated

reinforced

related

rendered

reorganized

repaired

replaced

replicated

reported

represented

reproduced

 researched

resolved

responded

 

restored

restructured

retrieved

revamped

reversed

reviewed

revised

revitalized

saved

scheduled

screened

searched

selected

served

serviced

set up

shortened

signed

simplified

sketched

smoothed

sold

solved

sparked

spearheaded

speculated

sponsored

 
 
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