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Resume Help: Action Words


Here is some resume help. Action words are the key to making your accomplishments sound impressive.  If you’re like many students, you’re worried that you haven’t done anything that will get you the job.  But you’ve probably done more than you think you have.  Using words like these to describe what you’ve done at work or in other activities can help bring that out.

 

If you’ve started something:

Created

Designed

Developed

Devised

Established

Founded

Generated

Implemented

Initiated

Installed

Instituted

Introduced

Launched

Originated

Organized

Proposed


If you’ve led something:

Administered

Allotted

Approved

Assessed

Assigned

Chaired

Coached

Conducted

Controlled

Coordinated

Delegated

Directed

Enabled

Enlisted

Ensured

Evaluated

Facilitated

Guided

Headed

Inspected

Instructed

Managed

Monitored

Motivated

Orchestrated

Planned

Prepared

Prioritized

Recruited

Researched

Resolved

Reviewed

Scheduled

Screened

Selected

Solved

Structured

Supervised

Surveyed

Taught

Trained


If you’ve done something:

Achieved

Acted

Advised

Allocated

Analyzed

Attained

Balanced

Calculated

Clarified

Classified

Compiled

Completed

Composed

Consolidated

Converted

Counseled

Decreased

Demonstrated

Diagnosed

Documented

Drafted

Edited

Engineered

Enhanced

Expanded

Expedited

Finalized

Forecasted

Identified

Improved

Increased

Integrated

Interpreted

Investigated

Maintained

Maximized

Negotiated

Obtained

Performed

Presented

Produced

Promoted

Provided

Quantified

Reconciled

Reduced

Reorganized

Revamped

Revised

Revitalized

Simplified

Specified

Stimulated

Streamlined

Strengthened

Surveyed


Miscellaneous Verbs, Nouns, Adjectives, and Adverbs:

Actively

Collaborated

Contributed

Independently

Marketed

Participated

Proficient

Project

Significantly

Strategy

Structure

Successfully


If you need more resume help see the Brainfood section for more articles on resume help.


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