Power Verbs for Your Resume

Bullets Formula

Skill Statements

POWER VERB (SKILL) + IDENTIFIABLE TASK + PURPOSE/METHOD/RESULT

|_____Choose one of the above_____|

Purpose (Why did you do it?)

Performed gear mapping for transmissions to optimize
shift patterns, fuel economy and available power

Method (How did you do it?)

Collected quantitative infrared imaging using a high speed
infrared
camera

Result (What happened because of what you did?)

Designed and implemented latches for condensation vents to
reduce
water leakage
Creating a safer environment

he following lists are divided into categories to facilitate your ability to identify some
great, active verbs to make your resume stand out . Begin each of your descriptive lines
with a power verb . Keep the tenses consistent using past verbs for past experiences
and present verbs for the current ones .
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Working With Illustrate Promote Transcribe Ensure
Interpret Proofread Grade
PEOPLE: Interview Publicize Guide
Teaching/
Communication Investigate Relate Advising Influence
Document Lecture Relay Advise Instruct
Edit Optimize Report Correct Introduce
Engage Partner Review Counsel Lecture
Entertain Perform Revise Demonstrate Mentor
Exhibit Pitch Summarise Display Program
Explain Plan Syndicate Encourage Provide
Express Present Translate Enlist Rate
Steer Critique Control Conduct Estimate
Suggest Develop Delegate Data File
Support Encourage Direct Deliver Finance
Teach Familiarize Enforce Detect Formulate
Test Form Entrust Determine Increase
Train Foster Expedite Discover Insure
Tutor Fulfill Govern Dissect Inventory
Implement Head Evaluate Invest
Inform Hire Explore Market
Public Relations Interact Improvise Examine Maximize
Advertise Intervene Initiate Formulate Minimize
Advocate Join Institute Gather Multiply
Attend Listen Judge Identify Process
Coordinate Litigate Lead Inspect Project
Convince Mediate Maintain Investigate Purchase
Dispense Motivate Manage Locate Record
Disseminate Negotiate Moderate Model Reduce
Distribute Participate Monitor Obtain Solve
Fundraise Partner Officiate Pinpoint Quantify
Influence Provide Order Prepare
Launch Recommend Oversee Prioritize
Lobby Reconcile Prescreen Research
Persuade Rehabilitate Preside Specify Organisation
Publicize Appraise
Represent Prioritize Survey
Publish Apply
Resolve Produce Test
Recruit Arrange
Share Prohibit Trace
Screen Balance
Suggest Refer Track
Sell Catalog
Regulate Verify
Service Categorize
Run
Target Connect
Start
Coordinate
Administrative/ Streamline
Define
Management Strengthen Numbers/
Edit
Interpersonal Accelerate Supervise Finance
Establish
Relations Accomplish Abstract
Facilitate
Accommodate Achieve Account
File
Adapt Act Add
Group
Anticipate Administer Appraise
Allocate
Working With Audit
Incentivize
Assure
DATA: Issue
Bargain Approve Budget
Modify
Care Assign Calculate
Orchestrate
Coach Assess Collect
Research/ Organize
Collaborate Attain Compute
Analysis Overhaul
Confer Benchmark Decrease
Acquire Place
Confront Chair Determine
Analyze Prepare
Consult Commend Divide
Classify Program
Converse Compromise Enter
Collate Qualify
Cooperate Consolidate Estimate
Collect
Reorganize Compose Emphasise
Rewrite Develop Establish
Schedule Devise Facilitate
Guide Forecast
Implement Found
Working With Innovate Navigate
Invent Offer
THINGS:
Present Perform
Propose
Development Refer
Assemble Creating/
Referee
Build Generating
Register
Customize Activate
Reinforce
Design Complete
Resolve
Enlarge Conserve
Respond
Format Contract
Retrieve
Function Create
Save
Generate Discover
Select
Improve Draft
Serve
Install Draw
Set
Manufacture Engineer
Simplify
Navigate Execute
Study
Operate Expand
Take
Propose Generate
Travel
Refinish Inaugurate
Use
Renovate Launch
Win
Repair Modify
Restore Mold
Update Reconstruct
Upgrade Synthesize
Transform
Weak Verbs:
Unite
Do Not Use
Creating/ Aid
Generating Assist
Construct Universal Deal
Landscape Act Enhance
Produce Apply Gain
Shape Anticipate Handle
Utilize Change Help
Check Learn
Contribute Receive
Cover Responsible for Seek
Working With
Decide Out
IDEAS: Define Set Up
Diagnose Tolerate Understand
Development Effect Work With
Adjust Eliminate