Resume Best Practices: Action Verbs

Remember to use these verbs to describe your skills and accomplishments when writing your resume and cover letters
-- to increase the strength of your writing and make potential employers take notice!

Communication/People Skills
Addressed Convinced Formulated Mediated Referred
Advertised Corresponded Incorporated Moderated Reinforced
Arranged Debated Influenced Negotiated Reported
Articulated Defined Interacted Observed Resolved
Authored Developed Interpreted Outlined Responded
Clarified Directed Interviewed Participated Solicited
Collaborated Discussed Involved Persuaded Specified
Communicated Drafted Joined Presented Spoke
Composed Edited Judged Promoted Suggested
Condensed Elicited Lectured Proposed Summarized
Consulted Enlisted Listened Publicized Synthesized
Contacted Explained Marketed Reconciled Translated
Conveyed Expressed Recruited Wrote

Creative Skills
Acted Created Entertained Instituted Performed
Adapted Customized Established Integrated Photographed
Began Designed Fashioned Introduced Planned
Combined Developed Formulated Invented Revised
Composed Directed Founded Modeled Revitalized
Conceptualized Displayed Illustrated Modified Shaped
Condensed Drew Initiated Originated Solved

Data/Financial Skills
Administered Audited Corrected Measured Qualified
Adjusted Balanced Determined Netted Reconciled
Allocated Budgeted Developed Planned Reduced
Analyzed Calculated Estimated Prepared Researched
Appraised Computed Managed Programmed Retrieved
Assessed Conserved Marketed Projected

Helping Skills
Advocated Collaborated Ensured Helped Represented
Aided Cooperated Expedited Insured Resolved
Answered Counseled Facilitated Intervened Simplified
Arranged Demonstrated Familiarized Motivated Supplied
Assisted Diagnosed Furthered Provided Supported
Coached Encouraged Guided Referred Volunteered

Management/Leadership Skills
Administered Controlled Executed Led Produced
Analyzed Converted Generated Managed Recommended
Appointed Coordinated Handled Merged Reorganized
Approved Decided Headed Motivated Restored
Assigned Delegated Hired Navigated Reviewed
Attained Developed Hosted Organized Scheduled
Authorized Directed Improved Overhauled Secured
Chaired Eliminated Incorporated Oversaw Selected
Considered Emphasized Increased Planned Streamlined
Consolidated Enforced Initiated Presided Strengthened
Contracted Established Instituted Prioritized Supervised

Organizational
Approved Corrected Monitored Recorded Standardized
Arranged Corresponded Obtained Registered Systematized
Catalogued Distributed Operated Reserved Updated
Categorized Filed Ordered Responded Validated
Charted Generated Organized Routed Verified
Classified Incorporated Prepared Scheduled
Coded Inspected Processed Screened
Collected Logged Provided Submitted
Compiled Maintained Purchased Supplied

Research Skills
Analyzed Detected Extracted Investigated Searched
Clarified Determined Formulated Located Solved
Collected Evaluated Gathered Measured Summarized
Compared Examined Inspected Organized Surveyed
Conducted Experimented Interviewed Researched Systematized
Critiqued Explored Invented Reviewed Tested

Teaching skills
Guided Simulated Transmitted Coordinated Explained
Informed Stimulated Tutored Critiqued Facilitated
Instilled Taught Adapted Developed Focused
Instructed Tested Clarified Enabled
Motivated Trained Coached Encouraged
Persuaded Conducted Evaluated

Technical Skills
Adapted Upgraded
Applied Utilize
Assembled
Built
Calculated
Computed
Conserved
Constructed
Converted
Debugged
Designed
Determined
Developed
Engineered
Fabricated
Fortified
Installed
Maintained
Operated
Overhauled
Printed
Programmed
Rectified
Regulated
Remodeled
Repaired
Replaced
Restored
Solved
Specialized
Standardized
Studied