Resume Help: Action Words

Here is some resume help. Action words convey power and confidence. They are the key to making your accomplishments sound impressive. If you’re like many people, you’re worried that you haven’t done enough to get you the job. But you’ve probably done more than you think you have. Using words like these to describe what you’ve done at work or in other activities can help bring that out.

If you’ve started something:
Created
Designed
Developed
Devised
Established
Founded
Generated
Implemented
Initiated
Installed
Instituted
Introduced
Launched
Originated
Organized
Proposed

If you’ve led something:
Administered
Allotted
Approved
Assessed
Assigned
Chaired
Coached
Conducted
Controlled
Coordinated
Delegated
Directed
Enabled
Enlisted
Ensured
Evaluated
Facilitated
Guided
Headed
Inspected
Instructed
Managed
Monitored
Motivated
Orchestrated
Planned
Prepared
Prioritized
Recruited
Researched
Resolved
Reviewed
Scheduled
Screened
Selected
Solved
Structured
Supervised
Surveyed
Taught
Trained

If you’ve done something:
Achieved
Acted
Advised
Allocated
Analyzed
Attained
Balanced
Calculated
Clarified
Classified
Compiled
Completed
Composed
Consolidated
Converted
Counseled
Decreased
Demonstrated
Diagnosed
Documented
Drafted
Edited
Engineered
Enhanced
Expanded
Expedited
Finalized
Forecasted
Identified
Improved
Increased
Integrated
Interpreted
Investigated
Maintained
Maximized
Negotiated
Obtained
Performed
Presented
Produced
Promoted
Provided
Quantified
Reconciled
Reduced
Reorganized
Revamped
Revised
Revitalized
Simplified
Specified
Stimulated
Streamlined
Strengthened
Surveyed

Miscellaneous Verbs, Nouns, Adjectives, and Adverbs:
Actively
Collaborated
Contributed
Independently
Marketed
Participated
Proficient
Project
Significantly
Strategy
Structure
Successfully