Action Verbs

Use action verbs to begin each phrase of your resume job descriptions.  They communicate concrete skill, are easy to read, and provide a confident, accomplished tone to your writing.

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Accommodated    

 Criticized Headed Oversaw Separated
Achieved Defined Helped Painted Served
Acquainted Delegated Hypothesized Performed Shaped

Adapted

 Delivered Identified Persuaded Shared

Administered

 Demonstrated Illustrated Photographed Simplified

Advertised

 Described Implemented Piloted Sketched

Advised

 Designated Improved Planned Sold
Advocated Designed Improvised Politicked Solved

Analyzed

 Detected Increased Prepared Sorted

Applied

 Determined Influenced Prescribed Spoke

Approved

 Developed Informed Presented Sponsored

Arbitrated

 Devised Initiated Printed Strengthened
Arranged Diagnosed Inspected Processed Studies

Assembled

 Directed Inspired Produced Suggested

Assessed

 Discontinued Installed Programmed Summarized
Assisted Discovered Instituted Projected Supervised

Assumed

 Dispatched Instructed Promoted Supplemented

Attained

 Dispensed Interpreted Proofread Supplied

Audited

 Displayed Interviewed Protected Surveyed

Authorized

 Disproved Introduced Provided Synthesized

Balanced

 Dissected Invented Publicized Systematized

Budgeted

 Distributed Inventoried Published Talked

Built

 Dramatized Investigated Purchased Taught

Calculated

 Drew Judged Questioned Tested

Charted

 Edited Learned Read Trained
Classified Educated Lectured Realized Translated

Coached

 Eliminated Led Reasoned Traveled

Combined

 Encouraged Logged Recommended Tutored

Communicated

 Enforced Maintained Reconciled

Typed
Compiled Established Managed Recorded Umpired
Completed Estimated Marketed Recruited Unified
Composed Evaluated Mediated Reduced United
Compounded Examined Memorized Referred Updated
Computed Executed Mentored Regulated Upgraded

Condensed

 Expanded Minimized Removed Utilized

Conducted

 Expedited Modeled Reorganized Weighed

Conferred

 Experimental Modernized Repaired Wrote
Conserved Explained Modified Reported  
Consolidated Extracted Monitored Represented  
Constructed Financed Motivated Researched  
Consulted Fixed Navigated Resolved  
Controlled Formulated Negotiated Responded  
Converted Founded Observed Restored  
Coordinated Gathered Obtained Reviewed  
Corresponded Generated Operated Routed  
Counseled Guided Ordered Scheduled  

Created

 Handled Organized Selected