Resume building is essential – it is the first piece of document reviewed by any recruiter and is used by any company to form a first impression to decide whether you are worth hiring. Action verbs are vital in resumes, to show what you have contributed and where you have added value, rather than just providing a job description.
Show how you can be an asset. Spice up your resume with our “I add Value” list of 200 action verbs that can be used for specific jobs.
Sales and “Influencer” Roles:
Consulted Negotiated Documented Obtained
Established Performed Identified Planned
Improved Promoted Increased Realized
Launched Reduced Led Solved
Maintained Stimulated Marketed Surveyed
Teaching Roles:
Advised Demonstrated Briefed Educated
Built Effected Certified Empowered
Clarified Expanded Coached Generated
Collaborated Implemented Coordinated Lectured
Delegated Set goals Directed Trained
Office Support Roles:
Administered Hired Allocated Implemented
Assisted Improved Awarded Justified
Budgeted Managed Completed Operated
Determined Organized Evaluated Repaired
Executed Resolved Formulated Started
Research and Analysis Roles:
Administered Examined Analyzed Experimented
Audited Explored Calculated Found
Collected Identified Compared Investigated
Conducted Obtained Detected Organized
Discovered Researched Evaluated Surveyed
Financial and Management Roles:
Adjusted Eliminated Allocated Financed
Appraised Gained Balanced Generated
Calculated Managed Cut Projected
Developed Reduced Doubled Saved
Downsized Secured Economized Systematized
Helping and Caregiving Roles:
Advised Mentored Aided Nursed
Assisted Obligated Boosted Optimized
Braced Provided Contributed Reformed
Diagnosed Repaired Encouraged Represented
Facilitated Settled Guided Unified
Communication and Creativity Roles:
Authored Interpreted Built Interviewed
Composed Invented Created Lectured
Demonstrated Produced Designed Projected
Developed Publicized Directed Recruited
Facilitated Stimulated Formulated Trained
Creating a Dynamite Job Portfolio
Administration and Management Roles:
Advised Managed Authorized Monitored
Consolidated Pioneered Delegated Processed
Developed Promoted Directed Referred
Enforced Sponsored Headed Supervised
Initiated Trained Launched Validated
Technical Roles:
Analyzed Improved Computed Installed
Compiled Launched Conducted Molded
Designed Operated Developed Prepared
Drafted Processed Expanded Programmed
Formed Networked Generated Systematized
Action Words for General Awesome Skills:
Accomplished Achieved Adapted Arranged Assured
Communicated Conserved Forecast Founded Governed
Illustrated Integrated Led Navigated Overhauled
Prioritized Proposed Remodeled Strengthened Upgraded
Won Wrote
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