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Action Verbs*

Action verbs give your résumé power and direction. Try to begin all skill statements with an action verb. Here are some action verbs for different types of skills. Which action verbs are right for your résumé?

accelerated

accomplished

achieved

addressed

administered

advised

analyzed

appointed

arranged

assembled

assessed

assisted

attained

authored

balanced

budgeted

built

calculated

catalogued

chaired

clarified

coached

collaborated

compiled

composed

computed

conceptualized

conducted

constructed

consulted

coordinated

counseled

created

delegated

demonstrated

designed

developed

devised

diagnosed

directed

drafted

edited

educated

encouraged

established

evaluated

examined

executed

expanded

expedited

extracted

facilitated

fashioned

forecast

formulated

founded

generated

headed

helped

identified

illustrated

implemented

improved

increased

initiated

innovated

inspected

instructed

integrated

interpreted

invented

launched

maintained

managed

marketed

mediated

monitored

negotiated

operated

organized

overhauled

performed

persuaded

planned

prepared

presented

prioritized

processed

produced

programmed

projected

promoted

proposed

provided

published

recruited

regulated

remodeled

reorganized

repaired

represented

researched

resolved

restored

restructured

retrieved

reviewed

revised

scheduled

shaped

sold

solved

streamlined

supervised

systematized

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