Monday, February 18, 2013

Action verbs bring your resume to life








Management Skills

Administered
Analyzed
Assigned
Chaired
Consolidated
Contracted
Coordinated
Delegated
Developed
Directed
Evaluated
Executed
Organized
Oversaw
Planned
Prioritized
Produced
Recommended
Reorganized
Reviewed
Scheduled
Supervised 


Communication Skills

Addressed
Arbitrated
Arranged
Authored
Co-authored
Collaborated
Corresponded
Developed
Directed
Drafted
Enlisted
Formulated
Influenced
Interpreted
Lectured
Mediated
Moderated
Negotiated
Persuaded
Promoted
Proposed
Publicized
Reconciled
Recruited
Spoke
Translated
Wrote 


Research Skills

Clarified
Collected
Critiqued
Diagnosed
Evaluated
Examined
Extracted
Identified
Inspected
Interpreted
Interviewed
Investigated
Organized
Reviewed
Summarized
Surveyed
Systematized

 

Technical Skills

Assembled
Built
Calculated
Computed
Designed
Devised
Engineered
Fabricated
Maintained
Operated
Pinpointed
Programmed
Remodeled
Repaired
Solved
Operated
Pinpointed
Programmed
Remodeled
Repaired
Solved


Teaching Skills

Adapted
Advised
Clarified
Coached
Communicated
Conducted
Coordinated
Developed
Enabled
Encouraged
Evaluated
Explained
Facilitated
Guided
Informed
Instructed
Lectured
Persuaded
Set goals
Stimulated
Taught
Trained

Financial Skills

Administered
Allocated
Analyzed
Appraised
Audited
Balanced
Budgeted
Calculated
Computed
Developed
Managed
Planned
Projected
Researched


Creative Skills

Acted
Conceptualized
Created
Customized
Designed
Developed
Directed
Established
Fashioned
Illustrated
Instituted
Integrated
Performed
Planned
Proved
Revised
Revitalized
Set up
Shaped
Streamlined
Structured


Helping Skills

Assessed
Assisted
Clarified
Coached
Counseled
Demonstrated
Diagnosed
Educated
Facilitated
Familiarized
Guided
Inspired
Motivated
Participated
Provided
Referred
Rehabilitated
Represented
Reinforced
Supported
Taught
Trained
Verified


Clerical or Detail Skills

Approved
Arranged
Catalogued
Classified
Collected
Compiled
Dispatched
Executed
Filed
Generated
Implemented
Inspected
Monitored
Operated
Ordered
Organized
Prepared
Processed
Purchased
Recorded
Retrieved
Screened
Specified
Systematized
Tabulated
Validated


Stronger Verbs for Accomplishments

Accelerated
Achieved
Attained
Completed
Conceived
Convinced
Discovered
Doubled
Effected
Eliminated
Expanded
Expedited
Founded
Improved
Increased
Initiated
Innovated
Introduced
Invented
Launched
Mastered
Originated
Overcame
Overhauled
Pioneered
Reduced
Resolved
Revitalized
Spearheaded
Strengthened
Transformed
Upgraded



From "To Boldly Go: Practical Career Advice for Scientists", by Peter S. Fiske


found at http://web.mit.edu/career/www/guide/actionverbs.html
accessed 2012/02








Synonyms

  • ability: aptitude, capability
  • adopt: use, utilize, employ , apply, mobilize, exert , restore revive, specialize in
  • assist: dispatch, expedite, cooperate, maintain,promote authority command, charter, domain, scope, field, control, jurisdiction, commission, province ,circle, in charge of
  • authorize: entitle, delegate, empower , qualify, invest , endow
  • business: undertaking , pursuit, venture, affair, concern, interest, matter, negotiations, transactions
  • carry out: discharge, execute, pursue, fulfill, perform, practice, exercise, undertake, transact, assume, accomplish, achieve, attain company: concern, enterprise, establishment, institution, corporation, firm, organization
  • continue: keep up, remain, resume, persevere, persist, adhere to
  • cooperate: collaborate, contribute to, support
  • develop: originate, create, derive, cause, effect, generate, bring about, result in, give rise to, design, devise, make, build, construct, synthesize, form, prepare, organize, sponsor, prompt
  • earn: merit, exceed, excel, surpass, better, top, progress, advance
  • effective: forceful, potent, valid, strong, vigorous, productive, influential, dynamic
  • emphasis: stress, accentuate, feature
  • implement: execute, enforce
  • job: situation, position, post, status, footing, appointment, capacity, occupation, calling, profession, career
  • manage: handle, deal with, represent, operate, oversee, designate, engineer, execute, supervise, conduct , engage in, regulate, check , direct, administer, take charge
  • participate: share, collaborate, coordinate, synchronize, combine, pool , take part in, contribute
  • point out: indicate, exhibit, display, reveal, demonstrate, show, credit with, assign to
  • promote: evaluate, raise
  • responsible: liable, accountable, answerable, account for, plan, design, project, proposal, scheme, outline, map, model, program, result, obtain, secure, method, means, system, policy, procedure








206 Action Verbs

  1. accelerated
  2. accomplished
  3. achieved
  4. acquired
  5. adapted
  6. addressed
  7. administered
  8. advanced
  9. allocated
  10. analyzed
  11. anticipated
  12. applied
  13. appointed
  14. approved
  15. arranged
  16. assigned
  17. assisted
  18. attained
  19. audited
  20. augmented
  21. broadened
  22. brought
  23. built
  24. calculated
  25. centralized
  26. clarified
  27. collaborated
  28. combined
  29. completed
  30. conceived
  31. concluded
  32. condensed
  33. conducted
  34. consolidated
  35. constructed
  36. consulted
  37. contracted
  38. contributed
  39. controlled
  40. converted
  41. coordinated
  42. corrected
  43. created
  44. cut
  45. decentralized
  46. decreased
  47. defined
  48. delivered
  49. demonstrated
  50. designated
  51. designed
  52. determined
  53. developed
  54. devised
  55. discharged
  56. discovered
  57. distributed
  58. documented
  59. doubled
  60. earned
  61. edited
  62. eliminated
  63. employed
  64. enforced
  65. established
  66. estimated
  67. evaluated
  68. examined
  69. exceeded
  70. exercised
  71. expanded
  72. extended
  73. financed
  74. forecasted
  75. formed
  76. formulated
  77. founded
  78. fulfilled
  79. generated
  80. guided
  81. halved
  82. handled
  83. headed
  84. helped
  85. hired
  86. identified
  87. implemented
  88. improved
  89. increased
  90. influenced
  91. initiated
  92. inspected
  93. installed
  94. instituted
  95. instructed
  96. integrated
  97. interviewed
  98. introduced
  99. invented
  100. investigated
  101. launched
  102. liquidated
  103. located
  104. made
  105. maintained
  106. managed
  107. marketed
  108. mediated
  109. minimized
  110. mobilized
  111. modernized
  112. modified
  113. monitored
  114. motivated
  115. negotiated
  116. obtained
  117. operated
  118. ordered
  119. organized
  120. originated
  121. overcame
  122. overhauled
  123. oversaw
  124. participated
  125. performed
  126. pinpointed
  127. planned
  128. prepared
  129. presented
  130. prevented
  131. processed
  132. produced
  133. programmed
  134. projected
  135. promoted
  136. proposed
  137. proved
  138. published
  139. re-established
  140. realized
  141. recommended
  142. reconciled
  143. recruited
  144. reduced
  145. regulated
  146. reinforced
  147. reorganized
  148. reported
  149. represented
  150. researched
  151. reshaped
  152. resolved
  153. restored won
  154. reviewed
  155. revised
  156. revived
  157. saved
  158. scheduled
  159. secured
  160. selected
  161. served
  162. set up
  163. settled
  164. shaped
  165. showed
  166. simplified
  167. sold
  168. solved
  169. sponsored
  170. staffed
  171. standardized
  172. started
  173. stimulated
  174. streamlined
  175. strengthened
  176. stretched
  177. structured
  178. studied
  179. suggested
  180. summarized
  181. supervised
  182. supported
  183. surpassed
  184. surveyed
  185. sustained
  186. tailored
  187. taught
  188. terminated
  189. tested
  190. traded
  191. transacted
  192. transferred
  193. transformed
  194. translated
  195. trimmed
  196. tripled
  197. uncovered
  198. undertook
  199. unified
  200. used
  201. utilized
  202. verified
  203. widened
  204. withdrew
  205. worked
  206. wrote 














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