Resume action verbs

Action verbs help bring your resume to life by painting a picture for the reviewer, and affirming your skills. Begin each bullet point statement or phrase with an action verb that points the reader to the skill you are trying to highlight.

• • Management Skills
    

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

  • Financial Skills

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

  • 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
    Inspired
    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

  • 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

  • Creative Skills

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

  • Helping Skills

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

  • 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

You can also take your resume to the next level by inserting action-packed power verbs into your work history and branding statement.