Action Verbs for Effective Resume

It is important to incorporate active or strong language in your resume. It grabs the reader’s attention. Be sure to use words that accurately describe your duties and use a variety of action words rather than repeatedly using the same one.

A	B	C	D
Accomplished Achieved Acted Adapted Addressed Administrated Advised Aided Analyzed Applied Approved Assembled Assigned Assisted Attended	Balanced Broadened Budgeted Built	Calculated Catalogued Challenged Checked Communicated Compiled Conducted Contributed Coordinated Corrected Created	Decided Delivered Demonstrated Designed Developed Devised Directed Distributed
E-F	G	H	I
Edited Eliminated Enhanced Established Evaluated Exhibited Facilitated Filed Founded	Gained Generated Guided	Headed Helped Hired	Identified Implemented Improved Increased Informed Initiated Innovated Installed Instituted Interviewed Instructed
J	K	L	M
Joined Judged	Kept	Launched Led Lightened Located	Maintained Managed Marketed Merged Met Minimized Monitored Motivated
N-O	P	Q-R	S
Named Negotiated Observed Obtained Operated Orchestrated Originated Organized Overhauled Oversaw	Participated Performed Planned Prepared Presented P (cont’d.) Prioritized Produced Projected Provided Purchased Pursued	Qualified Quantified Recommended Remedied Reorganized Represented Researched Resolved Revamped Reviewed Revised Rewarded	Scheduled Secured Selected Solicited Solved Specialized Streamlined Studied Suggested Summarized Supervised Supported
T	U	V	W
Tabulated Targeted Trained Transformed Translated Transmitted Typed	Updated Upgraded Used Utilized	Validated Verified	Welcomed Worked Wrote