Action Verbs
Use verbs like these to begin the descriptive phrases on your resume. These are past tense verbs; use the present tense ("develop" instead of "developed") for current experiences.
| accomplished achieved acquired acted adapted added addressed adjusted administered advertised advised allocated analyzed anticipated applied appraised approved arranged assisted assumed attained audited awarded bought briefed brought budgeted calculated cancelled cataloged chaired changed checked coached collected combined communicated compared compiled completed composed computed computerized conceived condensed conducted
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consulted contracted contributed controlled coordinated converted copied corresponded counseled created decided decreased defined delegated delivered demonstrated designed determined developed directed discussed displayed distributed diverted documented drove dug earned edited eliminated encouraged enforced enlarged enlisted ensured equipped established estimated evaluated examined exceeded exhibited expanded expedited experienced experimented
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extracted facilitated filed financed followed forecast formulated founded gathered generated governed grouped guided handled headed helped identified illustrated improved implemented improvised increased indexed individualized initiated influenced inspected installed instituted instructed interacted interpreted interviewed introduced invented investigated involved joined judged kept launched learned lectured led listened located
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made maintained managed marketed maximized measured mentored mediated modeled moderated modified monitored motivated negotiated notified observed obtained offered opened operated ordered organized originated participated performed persuaded planned prepared presented presided prevented processed produced programmed projected promoted proposed proved provided published purchased questioned raised received recommended reconciled
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recorded recruited reduced reorganized repaired replaced reported represented researched resolved reviewed revised rewrote saved scheduled selected served set up sold solicited solved sorted specialized standardized started streamlined stimulated strengthened studied submitted succeeded suggested summarized supervised supported surveyed targeted taught tested trained transferred translated tutored updated utilized wrote
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