ACTION VERBS
When job hunting, you must express your assets, experience, and accomplishments in the best possible manner. Action words produce a strong impact on the reader or listener. The following is a list of action verbs that can be used to start accomplishments statements when you are describing your experience:
Communication Skills |
Management Skills |
Detail Skills |
Creative Skills |
Teaching Skills |
| addressed arbitrated arranged authored corresponded developed directed drafted edited enlisted formulated influenced interpreted lectured mediated moderated motivated negotiated persuaded promoted publicized recruited spoke translated wrote |
administered analyzed assigned attained chaired contracted consolidated coordinated delegated developed directed evaluated executed improved increased organized planned prioritized produced recommended reviewed scheduled strengthened supervised |
approved arranged catalogued classified collected compiled dispatched executed generated implemented inspected monitored operated organized prepared processed purchased recorded retrieved screened specified systematized tabulated validated |
acted conceptualized created designed developed directed established fashioned founded illustrated instituted integrated introduced invented originated performed planned revitalized shaped |
adapted advised clarified coached communicated coordinated developed enabled encouraged evaluated explained facilitated guided informed initiated instructed set goals stimulated |
Technical Skills |
Research Skills |
Financial Skills |
Helping Skills |
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| assembled built calculated computed designed devised engineered fabricated maintained operated overhauled programmed remodeled repaired solved trained upgraded |
clarified collected critiqued diagnosed evaluated examined extracted identified inspected interpreted interviewed investigated organized review summarized surveyed systematized |
administered allocated analyzed appraised audited balanced budgeted calculated computed developed forecast managed marketed planned projected researched |
assessed clarified coached counseled demonstrated diagnosed educated expedited facilitated familiarized guided referred rehabilitated represented |
