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6. List of Action Verbs
RESUME TIP #4: Use action verbs to energize your resume. Some action verbs are
listed below to get you started. In general, use present tense verbs (e.g. “adapt”) for
your current job; use past tense verbs (e.g. “adapted”) for your previous positions.
Acquired Delivered Formulated Modified Resolved
Activated Demonstrated Fostered Monitored Responded
Adapted Designed Fought Motivated Revised
Administered Detailed Found Moved Sampled
Advanced Determined Fulfilled Named Satisfied
Advised Developed Functioned Negotiated Saved
Analyzed Devised Furthered Notified Scheduled
Applied Diagnosed Generated Obtained Screened
Appointed Directed Governed Offered Secured
Appraised Discovered Granted Operated Selected
Approved Displayed Guided Ordered Settled
Arranged Documented Headed Organized Simplified
Assembled Doubled Hired Originated Solved
Assisted Drafted Hosted Paid Sought
Assumed Edited Illustrated Participated Specified
Assured Educated Implemented Performed Started
Audited Effected Improved Persuaded Stimulated
Awarded Elevated Incorporated Piloted Strengthened
Balanced Eliminated Increased Pioneered Structured
Budgeted Employed Influenced Placed Studied
Catalogued Enabled Informed Planned Submitted
Caused Encouraged Initiated Prepared Substituted
Changed Enforced Inspired Presented Succeeded
Charted Engineered Instructed Prevented Suggested
Classified Enlarged Integrated Procured Summarized
Coded Enlisted Intensified Professed Supervised
Collaborated Ensured Interacted Programmed
Surveyed
Collected Equipped Interpreted Projected Synthesized
Combined Established Interviewed Promoted Tackled
Compared Estimated Introduced Provided Tapped
Competed Evaluated Invented Published Targeted
Compiled Exceeded Invested Purchased Taught
Completed Excelled Investigated Qualified Tested
Composed Executed Issued Ranked Traced
Condensed Expanded Joined Received Trained
Conducted Expedited Justified Recognized Transformed
Consolidated Explained Kept Recommended Translated
Constructed Extended Keynoted Reconciled Traveled
Contracted Faced Launched Recruited Treated
Controlled Facilitated Leaned Reduced Updated
Converted Fashioned Led Renegotiated Upgraded
Convinced Filled Maintained Reorganized Used
Coordinated Finished Managed Repaired Validated
Corrected Focused Mandated Replaced Verified
Created Forecasted Maximized Replied Volunteered
Curtailed Forged Mediated Reported Worked
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