Powerful Action Verbs

Use powerful action verbs when describing your accomplishments and job duties on your resume. Doing so will make your key strengths stand out! Be sure to vary the verbs. Clerical and Detail Skills Amended Arranged Catalogued Classified Corrected Communication Skills Addressed Advertised Amended Authored Collaborated Creative Skills Acted Composed Conceptualized Created Designed Financial Skills Achieved Administered Allocated Appraised Balanced Helping Skills Aided Assessed Assisted Clarified Conserved Counseled Cultivated Diagnosed Educated Ensured Familiarized Fostered Guided Mentored Participated Rehabilitated Represented Saved Supplemented Treated Budgeted Doubled Earned Exceeded Financed Forecasted Gained Managed Planned Quadrupled Quantified Reduced Researched Restructured Stretched Eliminated Enhanced Experimented Illustrated Incorporated Integrated Invented Modeled Orchestrated Published Reversed Revitalized Revolutionized Staged Tailored Defined Described Developed Drafted Elaborated Gathered Highlighted Influenced Lectured Mediated Publicized Reconciled Reported Requested Thanked Dispatched Distributed Executed Followed Inspected Logged Monitored Operated Ordered Processed Registered Regulated Screened Supplied Validated

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