ACTION WORDS

If you want to grab the readers attention, use action words at the beginning of each statement in the work experience
section. Take a look at the list below and try to use a variety of them in your resume.

Management Skills Critiqued Trained Motivated

Administered Diagnosed Participated
Analyzed Evaluated Financial Skills Provided
Assigned Examined Administered Referred
Chaired Extracted Allocated Rehabilitated
Consolidated Identified Analyzed Reinforced
Contracted Inspected Appraised Represented
Coordinated Inspired Audited Supported
Delegated Interpreted Balanced Taught
Developed Interviewed Budgeted Trained
Directed Investigated Calculated Verified
Evaluated Organized Computed
Executed Reviewed Developed Clerical or Detail
Organized Summarized Managed Skills
Oversaw Surveyed Planned Approved
Planned Systemized Projected Arranged
Prioritized Researched Catalogued
Produced Technical Skills Classified
Recommended Assembled Creative Skills Collected
Reorganized Built Acted Compiled
Reviewed Calculated Conceptualized Dispatched
Scheduled Computed Created Executed
Supervised Designed Customized Filed
Devised Designed Generated
Communication Skills Engineered Developed Implemented
Addressed Fabricated Directed Inspected
Arbitrated Maintained Established Monitored
Arranged Operated Fashioned Operated
Authored Pinpointed Illustrated Ordered
Co-authored Programmed Instituted Organized
Collaborated Remodeled Integrated Prepared
Corresponded Repaired Performed Processed
Developed Solved Planned Purchased
Directed Proved Recorded
Drafted Teaching Skills Revised Retrieved
Enlisted Adapted Revitalized Screened
Formulated Advised Set up Specified
Influenced Clarified Shaped Systematized
Interpreted Coached Streamlined
Lectured Communicated Structured Stronger Verbs for
Mediated Conducted Tabulated Accomplishments
Moderated Coordinated Validated Accelerated
Negotiated Developed Achieved
Persuaded Enabled Helping Skills Attained
Promoted Encouraged Assessed Completed
Proposed Evaluated Assisted Conceived
Publicized Explained Clarified Convinced
Reconciled Facilitated Coached Discovered
Recruited Guided Counseled Doubled
Spoke Informed Demonstrated Effected
Translated Instructed Diagnosed Eliminated
Wrote Lectured Educated Expanded
Persuaded Facilitated Expedited
Research Skills Set goals Familiarized Founded
Clarified Stimulated Guided Improved
Collected Taught Inspired Increased

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Initiated Mastered Reduced Transformed
Innovated Originated Resolved Upgraded
Introduced Overcame Revitalized
Invented Overhauled Spearheaded
Launched Pioneered Strengthened

From To Boldly Go: Practical Career Advice for Scientists, by Peter S. Fiske

PLANNED
Devised Investigated Solved Prepared
Developed Appraised Created Researched
Examined Estimated Produced Reviewed
Discovered Planned Originated Identified
Evaluated Analyzed Interpreted
Designed Studied Determined
Organized Measured Revamped

DIRECTED
Operated Regulated Transferred Founded
Managed Directed Maintained Headed
Guided Oversaw Awarded Instituted
Supervised Designated Authorized Navigated
Governed Coordinated Vetoed
Commanded Adapted Removed
Controlled Eliminated Conducted

EXECUTED
Motivated Extended Modified Collected
Generated Augmented Transformed Assumed
Utilized Supplemented Balanced Attached
Employed Condensed Established Exchanged
Administered Curtailed Stabilized Invested
Rectified Reduced Discontinued Sponsored
Restored Minimized Assembled Expedited
Repaired Converted Computed Attained
Reorganized Exchanged Estimated Executed
Approved Replaced Inventoried Achieved
Observed Conceived Surpassed Dispatched
Demonstrated Authored Simplified Selected
Disclosed Strengthened Grouped Compounded
Published Activated Distributed Completed
Notified Unified Classified Wrote
Produced Combined Terminated Implemented
Improved Merged Initiated Arranged
Built Consolidated Introduced Presented
Formulated Updated Economized Invented
Increased Modernized Obtained Performed
Expanded Altered Procured Accelerated

ADVISED
Conferred Displayed Familiarized Encouraged
Consulted Exhibited Disproved
Publicized Illustrated Detected
Notified Advocated Referred
Advised Counseled Diagnosed
Reported Instructed Edited
Advertised Acquainted Protected
Informed Recommended Arbitrated
Demonstrated Suggested Prescribed

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