Resumes That Work: Action Verbs

Action Verbs

Action Verbs Listed below are action verbs that are commonly associated with specific field areas and skills. These lists are not exclusive or exhaustive, so feel free to generate your own action verbs in addition to those listed here, or check the links to a more comprehensive list of action verbs.

Field Area/Skills

Examples of Associated Action Verbs

Management/Leadership skills	Achieved, administered, arranged, articulated, assigned, attained, authored, chaired, competed, conceived, conducted, contracted, convened, coordinated, created, delegated, designed, developed, directed, earned, effected, employed, executed, facilitated, influenced, initiated, instituted, instructed, intervened, invented, investigated, managed, mastered, modeled, organized, oversaw, planned, presented, presided, protected, recommended, regulated, represented, resolved, shaped, solved, specified, succeeded, supervised, visualized, and more.
Research & Writing Skills	Analyzed, annotated, appraised, assessed, authored, briefed, calculated, catalogued, categorized, charted, coded, collected, compared, compiled, composed, computed, conducted, consolidated, contacted, corresponded, created, critiqued, defined, derived, designed, determined, developed, devised, diagnosed, directed, discovered, dispensed, displayed, distributed, drafted, edited, elicited, estimated, evaluated, examined, exhibited, expanded, experimented, explored, forecasted, formulated, identified, illustrated, inquired, inspected, interpreted, interviewed, inventoried, investigated, measured, modeled, observed, outlined, predicted, presented, processed, produced, published, questioned, recorded, regulated, reported, reproduced, researched, reviewed, revised, rewrote, searched, solicited, solved, studied, summarized, surveyed, synthesized, tested, and more.
Teamwork & Interpersonal Skills	Articulated, arranged, briefed, clarified, collaborated, communicated, competed, confronted, contacted, convened, coordinated, delegated, elicited, employed, encouraged, endured, enlisted, exchanged, explained, facilitated, fostered, influenced, initiated, inquired, instructed, interpreted, intervened, interviewed, introduced, listened, mediated, motivated, negotiated, participated, represented, resolved, responded, shaped, shared, solicited, supported, and more...
Financial Skills	Acquired, activated, administered, analyzed, applied, assessed, briefed, calculated, catalogued, categorized, channeled, coded, compiled, computed, conducted, defined, delivered, derived, designed, developed, devised, drafted, formulated, implemented, inspected, installed, mastered, monitored, operated, processed, programmed, protected, provided, published, recorded, regulated, repaired, reported, reproduced, responded, searched, shared, simulated, solved, supported, systematized, tested, trained, translated, tutored, updated, wrote, and more...
Technical Skills	Acquired, activated, administered, analyzed, applied, assessed, briefed, calculated, catalogued, categorized, channeled, coded, compiled, computed, conducted, defined, delivered, derived, designed, developed, devised, drafted, formulated, implemented, inspected, installed, mastered, monitored, operated, processed, programmed, protected, provided, published, recorded, regulated, repaired, reported, reproduced, responded, searched, shared, simulated, solved, supported, systematized, tested, trained, translated, tutored, updated, wrote, and more...
Teaching/Training Skills	Adapted, advised, assigned, coached, collaborated, communicated, conducted, counseled, critiqued, demonstrated, designed, developed, directed, educated, encouraged, evaluated, examined, facilitated, guided, implemented, imposed, influenced, informed, inquired, instilled, instituted, instructed, introduced, investigated, judged, lectured, modeled, monitored, motivated, organized, outlined, oversaw, participated, performed, persuaded, planned, prepared, prescribed, presented, programmed, questioned, reported, researched, responded, reviewed, revised, rewrote, scheduled, studied, supervised, taught, trained, tutored, and more...
Sales & Public Relations Skills	Articulated, communicated, contacted, convened, corresponded, delivered, demonstrated, developed, dispensed, displayed, earned, elicited, encouraged, entertained, exhibited, expanded, facilitated, formulated, increased, influenced, informed, introduced, inventoried, listened, located, maintained, marketed, motivated, persuaded, promoted, publicized, purchased, recommended, recruited, represented, responded, routed, scheduled, shaped, shared, solicited, sought, stimulated, succeeded, suggested, supported, surveyed, targeted, and more...
Administrative/Detail Skills	Administered, arranged, assembled, briefed, catalogued, categorized, coded, collected, compiled, contacted, coordinated, corresponded, distributed, edited, executed, grouped, identified, inventoried, located, monitored, regulated, responded, retrieved, scheduled, summarized, supported, systematized, updated, verified, and more...

Complete List of Action Verbs

Below is a list of action verbs to assist you in describing your experiences and achievements on your resume.

accelerated
accomplished
achieved

acquired
activated
adapted

adjusted
administered
advised

allocated
analyzed
annotated

anticipated
applied
appraised

arranged
articulated
assembled

assessed
assigned
attained

authored
balanced
briefed

budgeted
calculated
catalogued

categorized
chaired
changed

channeled
charted
clarified

coached
coded
collaborated

collected
communicated
compared

competed
compiled
completed

composed
computed
conceived

conducted
confronted
consolidated

constructed
contacted
continued

contracted
convened
coordinated

corresponded
counseled
created

critiqued
defined
delegated

delivered
demonstrated
derived

designed
detected
determined

developed
devised
diagnosed

directed
discovered
dispensed

displayed
distributed
drafted

dramatized
earned
edited

educated
effected
elicited

employed
encouraged
endured

enlisted
entertained
established

estimated
evaluated
examined

exchanged
executed
exercised

exhibited
expanded
expedited

experimented
explained
explored

facilitated
financed
focused

forecasted
formulated
fostered

grouped
guided
identified

illustrated
implemented
imposed

improved
increased
influenced

informed
initiated
inquired

inspected
installed
instilled

instituted
instructed
insured

interpreted
intervened
interviewed

introduced
invented
inventoried

investigated
judged
lectured

listened
located
maintained

managed
marketed
mastered

measured
mediated
modeled

modified
molded
monitored

motivated
negotiated
observed

obtained
operated
organized

outlined
oversaw
participated

perceived
performed
persuaded

planned
predicted
prepared

prescribed
presented
presided

processed
produced
programmed

promoted
protected
provided

publicized
published
purchased

questioned
recommended
recorded

recruited
reduced
regulated

reinforced
rendered
repaired

reported
represented
reproduced

researched
resolved
responded

restored
retained
retrieved

reviewed
revised
rewrote

routed
scheduled
searched

selected
served
serviced

shaped
shared
simplified

solicited
solved
sought

specified
stimulated
studied

succeeded
suggested
summarized

supervised
supported
surveyed

synthesized
systematized
targeted

taught
tested
trained

translated
tutored
updated

utilized
verified
visualized

wrote

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