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Action Verbs

Instrumental in describing your experiences and skills.

Proper use of action verbs can strengthen your resume and help it stand out. You can also Google search "action verb" for more ideas.

Accelerated Accomplished Achieved Adapted Administered
Aided Allocated Amplified Analyzed Answered
Appointed Approved Arbitrated Arranged Assisted
Assumed  Augmented Awarded Began Broadened 
Build   Circulated Cataloged Chaired  Charted 
Complied  Conceived  Conducted  Constructed  Consulted 
Contracted  Controlled  Cooperated  Coordinated  Counseled 
Created  Delegated  Demonstrated  Designed  Determined 
Developed  Devised  Devoted  Diagrammed  Directed 
Displayed  Distributed  Edited  Effected  Elimated 
Employed Established  Evaluated  Examined  Expanded 
Expedited Extended  Focused  Fortified  Founded 
Generated Guided  Handled  Implemented Improved 
Incorporated  Increased   Influenced  Initiated  Installed
Instituted Instructed  Interpreted  Introduced  Launched
Led Lectured   Maintained  Managed  Modified
Monitored Motivated  Negotiated  Observed  Operated
Organized  Oriented  Originated  Overhauled  Participated
Performed  Planned  Pinpointed  Prepared  Presented 
Preserved  Processed  Produced Programmed  Proposed 
Provided  Received  Recruited  Recommended  Rectified 
Reduced  Regulated  Reinforced  Reorganized  Researched 
Reshaped  Resolved  Restored  Reviewed  Revised 
Scheduled  Selected  Set up  Simplified  Solved 
Streamlined Structured Supervided Supported Taught
Trained Tutored Volunteered Worked Wrote

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