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Writing a Resume Action Verbs

What are action verbs?

Action verbs are verbs that are used to emphasize accompaniments, skills and experiences.

Why should you use action verbs?

Everyone has skills, accompaniments, and experiences that are needed in the job market. Action words emphasize your skills, accompaniments, and experiences that are needed in the job market today. It is really important that you advertise your self in a way that your resume stands outs. Action verbs define, emphasize, draw attention, and highlight your skills, accomplishments and experiences.

When writing your resume, it is important to write your resume using

Action Verbs

accelerated conceptualized established instrumented prevailed shipped
accomplished conciliated estimated insured printed shored up
accounted for concluded evaluated integrated processed showed
achieved conditioned examined interpreted produced sifted
acquired conducted executed intervened profited simplified
acted confronted exercised interviewed programmed sketched 
activated conserved exhibited introduced prohibited smoothed 
adapted consolidated expanded invented projected sold 
added  constructed expedited inventoried promoted solved 
addressed  consulted  experienced  investigated  proofed sorted 
adjusted  continued  explained  joined  proposed  sought 
administered   contracted explored  judged  protected  sparked 
adopted  controlled  expressed  kept  proved  spearheaded
advertised  convinced  extracted  labored  provided  specified
advised  coordinated  fabricated  launched  publicized  spoke
aided  copied  facilitated  lectured  purchased  started 
aligned  corrected  familiarized  led  qualified  stated 
alphabetized  correspondence  figured  licensed  quoted  stimulated 
analyzed  counseled  filed  located  raised  stopped 
anticipated  counted  filtered  looked  ran straightened 
applied  crafted  financed  made  rated streamlined 
appointed  created  fixed  maintained  realized strengthened 
appraised  critiqued  forecast managed  reasoned stripped 
approved  dealt  foresaw mapped  received  structured 
arbitrated  debated  formulated marketed recognized  studied 
argued  deferred  forwarded mastered recommended  submitted 
arranged  defined  fostered maximized  reconciled  suggested
ascertained  delegated  found  measured  recorded  summarized 
assembled delivered  founded  mediated  recruited  supervised 
assessed demonstrated  gained  mentored  reduced supplied 
assisted designed  gathered  met  referred supported 
assumed detailed  gave  modaled  rehabilitated  surmounted 
 assured detected  generated  moderated  reinforced  surveyed
attained  determined  governed  modified  related  synthesized 
attended  developed  grabbed  monitored  rendered  systemized 
audited  devised  graded  motivated  renovated  tabulated 
authored  diagnosed greeted  moved  reorganized talked 
authorized  did grossed  named  repaired  targeted 
awarded  digested  guided  navigator  replaced  taught 
began diminished  handled  negotiated  reported  tended
bolstered  directed  hastened  netted  represented  tested 
boosted  discovered  headed  observed  rescued  tightened 
bought  dispensed  heightened  obtained  researched  timed 
briefed displayed  helped  opened  resolved  took 
brought disproved  highlighted  operated  responded  took over
budgeted dissected  hiked  ordered  restored  totaled
built distributed hired  organized  resulted in  toured 
calculated diverted  housed  originated  retrieved  tracked
calibrated drafted  hunted  overcame  returned  trained 
catalogued dramatized  identified  oversaw  revamped  transcribed 
caught drew  illustrated  paid revealed  transferred 
caused drew up   imagined painted reviewed  transformed 
chaired dropped  implemented  participated  revised  translated 
changed drove  improved  perceived  rewrote  transmitted 
charted earned improvised  perfected  routed  traveled 
checked  edited  included  performed  said  treated 
chopped  educated  incorporated  persuaded  saved  tutored 
chose  effected  increased  photographed  saw  typed 
classified elected  indexed  piloted  scheduled  uncovered 
cleared up electrified  indicated  pioneered  scouted  unearthed 
closed eliminated  indoctrinated  placed  screened  unfurled 
coached  employed  influenced  planned  scrutinized  unified 
collected encouraged  informed  played  selected  updated 
combined enforced  initiated  policed  sent  vitalized 
communicated enjoyed  innovated  predicted  served  welcomed
compared enlarged  inspected  prepared  serviced  won
compiled enlisted  inspired  prescribed  set up  worked
completed ensured  installed  presented  set wrote
computed entered instituted preserved sewed  
conceived entertained instructed presided shaped