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Action Verbs


It is most effective to begin descriptions of accomplishments with action verbs. The following list contains some action verbs that will help you highlight your accomplishments.


 

accelerated
accomplished
achieved
acquired
acted
added
administered
adopted
advertised
advised
advocated
aided
analyzed
anticipated
appointed
appraised
arbitrated
arranged
assembled
assessed
attained
authorized
averted
avoided
bolstered
boosted
briefed
budgeted
built
chaired
changed
classified
collected
communicated
composed
computerized
conceived
concluded

concluded
conducted
constructed
consulted
contracted
controlled
convinced
cooperated
coordinated
counseled
created
credited
critiqued
cut
decreased
defined
delegated
demonstrated
designated
designed
detected
determined
developed
devised
directed
discovered
distributed
drafted
edited
educated
effected
elected
eliminated
enlisted
established
evaluated
executed
expedited

extended
familiarized
financed
fostered
generated
guided
handled
hired
implemented
improved
increased
incorporated
identified
influenced
informed
initiated
inspected
inspired
installed
instructed
integrated
interviewed
introduced
invented
invested
investigated
maintained
managed
manned
mechanized
modified
monitored
motivated
negotiated
observed
occupied
operated
organized

originated
participated
penetrated
performed
persuaded
pioneered
planned
prepared
prevailed
prevented
processed
produced
programmed
projected
promoted
provided
publicized
published
purchased
qualified
reached
received
recommended
reconciled
recorded
recruited
rectified
reduced
re-evaluated
reorganized
reported
researched
resolved
restructured
reversed
revised
revitalized
returned
saved
secured
selected
sold
solved
specified
staffed
summarized
supervised
supported
taught
terminated
trained
transformed
turned
uncovered
updated
worked
wrote