ACTION VERBS

  The following is a list of verbs that may work very well on a resume.  Not only do they "sound good," but they are very clear.  In other words, they give a very clear picture of particular skills -- skills you may have.  After making notes on your experiences (as described in the "How to write a resume" link), try using some of these verbs as part of your description.

Accelerated

Achieved

Acquired

Activated

Adapted

Adjusted

Administered

Advertised

Advised

Allocated

Analyzed

Answered

Applied

Appointed

Approved

Arranged

Assembled

Assisted

Balanced

Bought

Budgeted

Built

Calculated

Catalogued

Chaired

Changed

Checked

Cleaned

Coached

Collaborated

Communicated

Compiled

Completed

Composed

Computed

Conceived

Conceptualized

Condensed

Conducted

Constructed

Consulted

Contracted

Controlled

Cooperated

Coordinated

Corrected

Counseled

Created

Decided

Defined

Delegated

Demonstrated

Designed

Determined

Developed

Devised

Directed

Displayed

Distributed

Drove

Duplicated

Edited

Educated

Effected

Eliminated

Encouraged

Enlarged

Enlisted

Ensured

Equipped

Established

Evaluated

Examined

Executed

Exhibited

Expanded

Expedited

Explained

Fabricated

Facilitated

Familiarized

Fed

Finalized

Financed

Formulated

Generated

Governed

Guaranteed

Guided

Handled

Harmonized

Headed

Helped

Hired

Identified

Illustrated

Implemented

Improved

Increased

Indexed

Indoctrinated

Influenced

Informed

Initiated

Innovated

Inspected

Installed

Instituted

Instructed

Instrumented

Integrated

Interpreted

Interviewed

Introduced

Invented

Investigated

Launched

Lectured

Led

Listed

Located

Maintained

Managed

Manipulated

Marketed

Measured

Minimized

Moderated

Modernized

Modified

Monitored

Motivated

Negotiated

Notified

Observed

Obtained

Operated

Organized

Overhauled

Oversaw

Packed

Participated

Patrolled

Persuaded

Photocopied

Pinpointed

Planned

Prepared

Presented

Preserved

Presided

Processed

Produced

Programmed

Promoted

Proposed

Proved

Publicized

Published

Purchased

Quantified

Questioned

Received

Recommended

Recorded

Recruited

Rectified

Reduced

Re-established

Refined

Regulated

Rehearsal

Reinforced

Related

Reorganized

Reported

Represented

Researched

Resolved

Responded

Restored

Restructured

Retrieved

Reviewed

Revised

Scheduled

Selected

Served

Set up

Shipped

Simplified

Sold

Solved

Sorted

Specialized

Specified

Staffed

Standardized

Started

Streamlined

Strengthened

Structured

Studied

Suggested

Supervised

Supplied

Supported

Surveyed

Synthesized

Taught

Traced

Trained

Transferred

Translated

Transmitted

Transported

Tutored

Typed

Updated

Upgraded

Used

Utilized

Verified

Volunteered

Wrote