Leader's Language for Resume

Teamwork and Communication

If your job was to When you were part When you When you When you gave a When you When you helped When you When you
give guidance or of a team: supervised a reach a goal: different approach to worked with the company worked on an introduced a
Advised Aided Guided Achieved Implemented Motivated Conceptualized Adapted Displayed
Advocated Enabled Evaluated Attained Recommended Supervised Designed Applied Modeled
Clarified Encouraged Instructed Strengthened Overhauled Delegated Devised Built Launched
Corresponded Facilitated Mentored Initiated Improved Chaired Determined Condensed Performed
Defined Fostered Motivated Coordinated Streamlined Drafted Customized Pioneered
Gathered Inspired Regulated Developed Prioritized Formulated Fashioned
Ignited Supported Taught Managed Introduced Integrated
Informed Collaborated Orchestrated Initiated Modified
Interpreted Launched Patched
Persuaded Originated Piloted
Publicized Spearheaded Shaped
Revitalized

Problem Solving Accomplishments Action Verbs for Research, Analysis, and Planning
When you worked When you kept When you prepared or When you When you When you
with data, When you corrected company helped prepare an analyzed a new analyzed existing contributed to
statistics or mistakes and errors processes event: idea: practices and solving a
Audited Debugged Conserved Assembled Experimented Analyzed Critiqued
Budgeted Diagnosed Maintained Conducted Detected Assessed Diagnosed
Calculated Established Operated Organized Discovered Clarified Identified
Converted Fixed Regulated Measured Checked Invented
Crafted Rectified Refined Mapped Examined Proved
Documented Lessened Simplified Probed Explored Solved
Estimated Reconciled Standardized Searched Evaluated
Inventoried Remodeled Surveyed Investigated
Programmed Rebuilt Studied Quantified
Projected Upgraded Reviewed
Recorded Corrected Tested
Verified Tracked
Convert

Power Verbs to Use For “Support” Words to Use as a Replacement for

When you were When you were
supportive of supportive of others When you taught
others through through actions: others: “Improved” “Responsible for”
“Worked On” "Utilize"
Advised Aided Coached Amplify Accomplished Arranged Apply
Answered Assisted Counseled Boosted Acquired Compiled Adopt
Clarified Contributed Demonstrated Converted Achieved Composed Deploy
Motivated Provided Educated Customized Acted As Constructed Employ
Collaborated Volunteered Informed Elaborated Completed Created Exert
Fielded Grew Created Developed Handle
Guided Integrated Executed Engaged In Mobilize
Intervened Lifted Finished Fashioned Operate
Referred Merged Forged Forged Promote
Resolved Overhauled Made Formulated Profit by
Raised Navigated Made Put to Use
Redesigned Negotiated Made Progress On Restore
Refined Operated Operated Revive
Remodeled Partnered Organized Resort to
Reorganized Performed Perfected Specialize in
Restructured Prepared Prepared
Revamped Produced Pursued
Saved Secured Put Together
Slashed Succeeded In Set-Up
Streamlined Undertook Undertook
Strengthened
Updated
Upgraded