Below you can find a list of resume action verbs and power words to use in your resumes and cover letters. Use these resume action verbs / resume power words to write a compelling resume.
Management skills |
Communication skills |
Clerical or detailed skills |
administered
analyzed
assigned
attained
chaired
contracted
consolidated
coordinated
delegated
developed
directed
evaluated
executed
improved
increased
organized
oversaw
planned
prioritized
produced
recommended
reviewed
scheduled
strengthened
supervised
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addressed
arbitrated
arranged
authored
corresponded
developed
directed
drafted
edited
enlisted
formulated
influenced
interpreted
lectured
mediated
moderated
motivated
negotiated
persuaded
promoted
publicized
reconciled
recruited
spoke
translated
wrote
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approvedarranged
catalogued
classified
collected
compiled
dispatched
executed
generated
implemented
inspected
monitored
operated
organized
prepared
organized
prepared
processed
purchased
recorded
retrieved
screened
specified
systematized
tabulated
validated
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Research skills |
Technical skills |
Teaching skills |
clarified
collected
critiqued
diagnosed
evaluated
examined
extracted
identified
inspected
interpreted
interviewed
investigated
organized
reviewed
summarized
surveyed
systematized |
assembled built
calculated
computed
designed devised
engineered
fabricated
maintained
operated
overhauled
programmed
remodeled
repair
solved
trained
upgraded
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adapted advised
clarified
coached
communicated
coordinated
developed
enabled
encouraged
evaluated
explained
facilitated
guided
informed
initiated
instructed
persuadedset
goals
stimulated
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Financial skills |
Creative skills |
Helping skills |
administered
allocated
analyzed
appraised
audited
balanced
budgeted
calculated
computed
developed
forecasted
managed
marketed
planned
projected
researched
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acted
conceptualized
created
designed
developed
directed
established
fashioned
founded
illustrated
instituted
integrated
introduced
invented
originated
performed
planned
revitalized
shaped
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assessed
assisted
clarified
coached
counseled
demonstrated
diagnosed
educated
expedited
facilitated
familiarized
guided
referred
rehabilitated
represented |