robert walters CV power verbs

The POWER VERBS listed below will help you use the most accurate and impressive verbs to describe skills or accomplishments on your CV/resume. We have grouped them into functional or skill-based areas to help you locate the perfect word.

Management Acted Administered Advised Allocated Analysed Anticipated Appraised Approved Assured Attended Authorised Controlled Coordinated Created Delegated Designed Determined Developed Devised Directed Established Evaluated Examined Executed Expedited Formulated Guided Implemented Initiated Instructed Integrated Interpreted Investigated Managed Observed Organised Originated Participated Prepared Presented Proposed Recommended Represented Resolved Reviewed Revised Selected Supervised Surveyed Trained Verified

DeveIop / Plan / Execute Achieved Analysed Arranged Assigned Communicated Conducted Contracted Coordinated Defined Utilised Delegated Described Developed Directed Disbursed Documented Established Evaluated Examined Expedited Explained Formulated Guided Hired Instructed Interpreted Interviewed Judged Listed Maintained Managed Negotiated Observed Organised Planned Presented Prioritised Programmed Recommended Reviewed Reported Scheduled Supervised Trained Trouble-shot

Robert Walters Power Verbs

Leadership Conducted Decided Defined Documented Explained Enlisted Inspired Judged Led Lectured Motivated Negotiated Planned Promoted Solved Spoke

Numerica l Management Analysed Appraised Budgeted Calculated Compiled Computed Counted Estimated Examined Managed Projected Reviewed Tabulated

Detail / Follow-Through Applied Arranged Checked Collated Compiled Confirmed Delivered Developed Directed Dispatched Executed Expedited Implemented Memorised Organised Purchased Recorded Reviewed Tabulated Typed

Communication Communicated Compared Composed Created Defined Demonstrated Described Developed Documented Edited Examined Explained Illustrated Interpreted Lectured Listened Proofread Presented Published Reported Spoke Summarised Translated Wrote

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Educate / Train / Interpret / Guide Advised Aided Briefed Clarified Communicated Composed Conducted Consulted Counselled Defined Delivered Demonstrated Described Designed Developed Disbursed Encouraged Explained Expressed Facilitated Guided Illustrated Influenced Informed Instructed Interpreted Lectured Listened Organised Persuaded Phrased Planned Presented Researched Reviewed Taught Trained

Serve / Help / Human Re lations Adjusted Administered Assisted Attended Cared Communicated Conveyed Cured Directed Encouraged Explained Guided Helped Hosted Planned Promoted Provided

Innovate Adapted Applied Conceived Created Demonstrated Developed Forecasted Formulated Generated Graphed Imagined Improved Invented Judged Memorised Perceived Recognised Remembered Updated Visualised

Research / Investigate Anticipated Assessed Classified Criticised Defined Determined Diagnosed Examined Gathered Grouped Interviewed Inquired Inspected Observed Organised Perceived Planned Recognised Re-evaluated Reviewed Solved Structured Surveyed Synthesised

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Artistic/Performing Acted Arranged Assembled Built Composed Constructed Created Directed Decorated Demonstrated Designed Drafted Drew Expressed Fashioned Framed Illustrated Lectured Mapped Modelled Moulded Orchestrated Performed Photographed Recited Restored Sculpted Shaped Showed Sang Sketched Spoke Staged Stencilled Styled Visualised Wrote

Describing Results Examples of activities which have direct effect on productivity Automated systems Conceived new products Designed equipment Developed new products Developed plans Devised methods Eliminated unnecessary procedures Enhanced Profitability Improved morale Improved corporate image Improved quality Improved training Increased sales Increased earnings Increased productivity Increased inventory turns Increased return on investment Managed operations Raised efficiencies Reduced costs Reduced rejects Reduced energy requirement Reduced risk Reduced accounts receivable outstanding Reduced turnover Reduced capital investment Reduced downtime Saved time

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Robert Walters Power Verbs

Functional Areas Account Management Accounting Administration Advertising Advocacy Analysis & Evaluation Audio-visual Presentation Bookkeeping Budgeting Business Communications Business Management Career Development Classroom Teaching Client Services Communications Community Organising Community Relations Computer Programming Computer Usage Contracts & Agreements Coordination Corporate Development Customer Relations Customer Service Data Processing Decorating Display Drafting Editing Electronics Engineering Employee Relations Environmental Planning Equipment Maintenance Expense Reduction Family Counselling Field Research Film and Video Financial Planning Food Preparation Forecasting Fundraising Graphic Design & Layout Group Benefits Inspection & Maintenance Interviewing Inventory Control Investigation Labour Relations Language Interpreting Management Analysis Market Research Marketing Media Mediation Merchandising Negotiation Office Management Outreach Performing Arts Photography Policy Making Presentation Printing Product Development Production Program Design Promotion & Publicity Public Relations Public Speaking Publishing Purchasing Quality Control Real Estate Records Management Recruiting Reporting Research Resource Development Restaurant Management Retailing Sales (internal/external) Special Education Statistical Analysis Supervision Systems Analysis Teaching Technical Writing Telecommunications Testing Training Visual Arts Word Processing Writing

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