You Led a Project 16.

Created

If you were in charge of a project or initiative 17. Designed

from start to finish, skip “led” and instead try:
18. Developed
1. Chaired
19. Devised
2. Controlled
20. Founded
3. Coordinated
21. Engineered
4. Executed
22. Established
5. Headed
23. Formalized
6. Operated
24. Formed
7. Orchestrated
25. Formulated
8. Organized
26. Implemented
9. Oversaw
27. Incorporated
10. Planned
28. Initiated
11. Produced
29. Instituted
12. Programmed
30. Introduced
You Envisioned and Brought to Life a
Project 31. Launched

And if you actually developed, created, or 32. Pioneered

introduced that project into your company?
Try: 33. Spearheaded

13. Administered You Saved the Company Time or Money

14. Built Hiring managers love candidates who’ve

helped a team operate more efficiently or
15. Charted cost-effectively. To show just how much you
saved, try:
34. Conserved 51. Expanded

35. Consolidated 52. Expedited

36. Decreased 53. Furthered

37. Deducted 54. Gained

38. Diagnosed 55. Generated

39. Lessened 56. Improved

40. Reconciled 57. Lifted

41. Reduced 58. Maximized

42. Yielded 59. Outpaced

You Increased Efficiency, Sales, Revenue, 60. Stimulated

or Customer Satisfaction
61. Sustained
Along similar lines, if you can show that your
work boosted the company’s numbers in You Changed or Improved Something
some way, you’re bound to impress. In these
cases, consider: So, you brought your department’s invoicing
system out of the Stone Age and onto the
43. Accelerated interwebs? Talk about the amazing changes
you made at your office with these words:
44. Achieved
62. Centralized
45. Advanced
63. Clarified
46. Amplified
64. Converted
47. Boosted
65. Customized
48. Capitalized
66. Influenced
49. Delivered
67. Integrated
50. Enhanced
68. Merged
69. Modified employees…” show what an inspirational
leader you were, with terms like:
70. Overhauled
88. Aligned
71. Redesigned
89. Cultivated
72. Refined
90. Directed
73. Refocused
91. Enabled
74. Rehabilitated
92. Facilitated
75. Remodeled
93. Fostered
76. Reorganized
94. Guided
77. Replaced
95. Hired
78. Restructured
96. Inspired
79. Revamped
97. Mentored
80. Revitalized
98. Mobilized
81. Simplified
99. Motivated
82. Standardized
100. Recruited
83. Streamlined
101. Regulated
84. Strengthened
102. Shaped
85. Updated
103. Supervised
86. Upgraded
104. Taught
87. Transformed
105. Trained
You Managed a Team
106. Unified
Instead of reciting your management duties,
like “Led a team…” or “Managed 107. United
You Brought in Partners, Funding, or
Resources
Were you “responsible for” a great new
partner, sponsor, or source of funding? Try:
You Were a Research Machine
Did your job include research, analysis, or
fact-finding? Mix up your verbiage with these
words:

108. Acquired 123. Analyzed

109. Forged 124. Assembled

110. Navigated 125. Assessed

111. Negotiated 126. Audited

112. Partnered 127. Calculated

113. Secured 128. Discovered

You Supported Customers 129. Evaluated

Because manning the phones or answering 130. Examined

questions really means you’re advising
customers and meeting their needs, use: 131. Explored

114. Advised 132. Forecasted

115. Advocated 133. Identified

116. Arbitrated 134. Interpreted

117. Coached 135. Investigated

118. Consulted 136. Mapped

119. Educated 137. Measured

120. Fielded 138. Qualified

121. Informed 139. Quantified

122. Resolved 140. Surveyed

141. Tested 159. Promoted

142. Tracked 160. Publicized

You Wrote or Communicated 161. Reviewed

Was writing, speaking, lobbying, or otherwise You Oversaw or Regulated

communicating part of your gig? You can
explain just how compelling you were with Whether you enforced protocol or managed
words like: your department’s requests, describe what
you really did, better, with these words:
143. Authored
162. Authorized
144. Briefed
163. Blocked
145. Campaigned
164. Delegated
146. Co-authored
165. Dispatched
147. Composed
166. Enforced
148. Conveyed
167. Ensured
149. Convinced
168. Inspected
150. Corresponded
169. Itemized
151. Counseled
170. Monitored
152. Critiqued
171. Screened
153. Defined
172. Scrutinized
154. Documented
173. Verified
155. Edited
You Achieved Something
156. Illustrated
Did you hit your goals? Win a coveted
157. Lobbied department award? Don’t forget to include that
on your resume, with words like:
158. Persuaded
174. Attained 180. Outperformed

175. Awarded 181. Reached

176. Completed 182. Showcased

177. Demonstrated 183. Succeeded

178. Earned 184. Surpassed

179. Exceeded 185. Targeted