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Action Verbs for Your Resume

Use action words to make a strong statement about your skills and experiences.

Strike a Punch with Action Verbs

When you're writing bullet point statements for your resume, use action verbs to make your past experiences as engaging as possible. Below is a list of verbs to get started.

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  • A variety of action verbs
    • to help identify an array of skills you developed and utilized
    • to support your resume writing
  • Planning
  • Organizing
  • Executing
  • Supervising
  • Leading
    • Administered
    • Anticipated
    • Commissioned
    • Determined
    • Developed
    • Devised
    • Evaluated
    • Formulated
    • Forecasted
    • Identified
    • Observed
    • Prepared
    • Planned
    • Prioritized
    • Researched
    • Reserved
    • Revised
    • Strategized
    • Studied
    • Tailored
    • Adjusted
    • Appointed
    • Assembled
    • Assigned
    • Centralized
    • Collected
    • Coordinated
    • Customized
    • Delegated
    • Designed
    • Established
    • Facilitated
    • Implemented
    • Logged
    • Programmed
    • Routed
    • Scheduled
    • Secured
    • Simplified
    • Tracked
    • Acted
    • Administered
    • Carried out
    • Completed
    • Distributed
    • Displayed
    • Exercised
    • Handled
    • Input
    • Installed
    • Labored
    • Merchandised
    • Operated
    • Proofed
    • Processed
    • Produced
    • Shipped
    • Sold
    • Stocked
    • Transacted
    • Analyzed
    • Assessed
    • Compared
    • Correlated
    • Developed
    • Examined
    • Graded
    • Inspected
    • Maintained
    • Measured
    • Modified
    • Monitored
    • Officiated
    • Refined
    • Regulated
    • Reviewed
    • Revised
    • Screened
    • Supplied
    • Updated
    • Accelerated
    • Chaired
    • Directed
    • Disproved
    • Employed
    • Empowered
    • Fostered
    • Founded
    • Guided
    • Hired
    • Initiated
    • Led
    • Mentored
    • Motivated
    • Originated
    • Raised
    • Recognized for
    • Set goals
    • Stimulated
    • Strengthened

    Planning

    • Administered
    • Anticipated
    • Commissioned
    • Determined
    • Developed
    • Devised
    • Evaluated
    • Formulated
    • Forecasted
    • Identified
    • Observed
    • Prepared
    • Planned
    • Prioritized
    • Researched
    • Reserved
    • Revised
    • Strategized
    • Studied
    • Tailored

    Organizing

    • Adjusted
    • Appointed
    • Assembled
    • Assigned
    • Centralized
    • Collected
    • Coordinated
    • Customized
    • Delegated
    • Designed
    • Established
    • Facilitated
    • Implemented
    • Logged
    • Programmed
    • Routed
    • Scheduled
    • Secured
    • Simplified
    • Tracked

    Executing

    • Acted
    • Administered
    • Carried out
    • Completed
    • Distributed
    • Displayed
    • Exercised
    • Handled
    • Input
    • Installed
    • Labored
    • Merchandised
    • Operated
    • Proofed
    • Processed
    • Produced
    • Shipped
    • Sold
    • Stocked
    • Transacted

    Supervising

    • Analyzed
    • Assessed
    • Compared
    • Correlated
    • Developed
    • Examined
    • Graded
    • Inspected
    • Maintained
    • Measured
    • Modified
    • Monitored
    • Officiated
    • Refined
    • Regulated
    • Reviewed
    • Revised
    • Screened
    • Supplied
    • Updated

    Leading

    • Accelerated
    • Chaired
    • Directed
    • Disproved
    • Employed
    • Empowered
    • Fostered
    • Founded
    • Guided
    • Hired
    • Initiated
    • Led
    • Mentored
    • Motivated
    • Originated
    • Raised
    • Recognized for
    • Set goals
    • Stimulated
    • Strengthened
  • Getting Results
  • Problem Solving
  • Quantitative
  • Helping
  • Communicating
  • Communicating Con.
    • Achieved
    • Advanced
    • Attained
    • Augmented
    • Contributed
    • Constructed
    • Demonstrated
    • Eliminated
    • Ensured
    • Expanded
    • Expedited
    • Finalized
    • Generated
    • Increased
    • Innovated
    • Launched
    • Minimized
    • Overcame
    • Qualified
    • Reduced (losses)
    • Analyzed
    • Applied
    • Brainstormed
    • Collaborated
    • Conceptualized
    • Conceived
    • Debugged
    • Decided
    • Determined
    • Diagnosed
    • Formulated
    • Gathered
    • Investigated
    • Resolved
    • Revamped
    • Repaired
    • Solved
    • Synthesized
    • Streamlined
    • Theorized
    • Accounted for
    • Appraised
    • Audited
    • Balanced
    • Budgeted
    • Checked
    • Compiled
    • Computed
    • Converted
    • Dispensed
    • Estimated
    • Financed
    • Increased
    • Maximized
    • Profited
    • Projected
    • Purchased
    • Reconciled
    • Recorded
    • Reduced
    • Accommodated
    • Advised
    • Aided
    • Assisted
    • Coached
    • Continued
    • Eased
    • Enabled
    • Familiarized
    • Helped
    • Interceded
    • Mobilized
    • Modeled
    • Prescribed
    • Provided
    • Rehabilitated
    • Rescued
    • Served
    • Tutored
    • Validated
    • Acted
    • Argued
    • Briefed
    • Clarified
    • Closed
    • Concluded
    • Composed
    • Corresponded
    • Critiqued
    • Dedicated
    • Defined
    • Deliberated
    • Demonstrated
    • Drafted
    • Edited
    • Elicited
    • Explained
    • Highlighted
    • Improvised
    • Informed
    • Instructed
    • Interpreted
    • Interviewed
    • Justified
    • Marketed
    • Negotiated
    • Persuaded
    • Presented
    • Publicized
    • Referred
    • Reinforced
    • Reported
    • Represented
    • Supported
    • Surveyed
    • Synthesized
    • Taught
    • Translated
    • Verified
    • Wrote

    Getting Results

    • Achieved
    • Advanced
    • Attained
    • Augmented
    • Contributed
    • Constructed
    • Demonstrated
    • Eliminated
    • Ensured
    • Expanded
    • Expedited
    • Finalized
    • Generated
    • Increased
    • Innovated
    • Launched
    • Minimized
    • Overcame
    • Qualified
    • Reduced (losses)

    Problem Solving

    • Analyzed
    • Applied
    • Brainstormed
    • Collaborated
    • Conceptualized
    • Conceived
    • Debugged
    • Decided
    • Determined
    • Diagnosed
    • Formulated
    • Gathered
    • Investigated
    • Resolved
    • Revamped
    • Repaired
    • Solved
    • Synthesized
    • Streamlined
    • Theorized

    Quantitative

    • Accounted for
    • Appraised
    • Audited
    • Balanced
    • Budgeted
    • Checked
    • Compiled
    • Computed
    • Converted
    • Dispensed
    • Estimated
    • Financed
    • Increased
    • Maximized
    • Profited
    • Projected
    • Purchased
    • Reconciled
    • Recorded
    • Reduced

    Helping

    • Accommodated
    • Advised
    • Aided
    • Assisted
    • Coached
    • Continued
    • Eased
    • Enabled
    • Familiarized
    • Helped
    • Interceded
    • Mobilized
    • Modeled
    • Prescribed
    • Provided
    • Rehabilitated
    • Rescued
    • Served
    • Tutored
    • Validated

    Communicating

    • Acted
    • Argued
    • Briefed
    • Clarified
    • Closed
    • Concluded
    • Composed
    • Corresponded
    • Critiqued
    • Dedicated
    • Defined
    • Deliberated
    • Demonstrated
    • Drafted
    • Edited
    • Elicited
    • Explained
    • Highlighted
    • Improvised
    • Informed

    Communicating Con.

    • Instructed
    • Interpreted
    • Interviewed
    • Justified
    • Marketed
    • Negotiated
    • Persuaded
    • Presented
    • Publicized
    • Referred
    • Reinforced
    • Reported
    • Represented
    • Supported
    • Surveyed
    • Synthesized
    • Taught
    • Translated
    • Verified
    • Wrote

    Next Steps

    • Exchange action verbs for variation in your skill statements
    • Ask for a review of your writing to make sure you are making accurate word choices
      • A career peer in the Career Development Center can assist with a resume review