Use action verbs on your resume to describe your experiences. Each category below will give you several verb options.
Communicating
Assessed | Authored | Briefed | Clarified | Collaborated |
Concluded | Defined | Drafted | Edited | Highlighted |
Influenced | Innovated | Interpreted | Listened | Mediated |
Presented | Promoted | Proposed | Published | Recruited |
Reported | Summarized | Translated | Welcomed |
Creating
Acted | Arranged | Brainstormed | Commissioned |
Composed | Conceptualized | Crafted | Customized |
Designed | Developed | Directed | Fashioned |
Illustrated | Installed | Integrated | Invented |
Performed | Planned | Recorded | Redesigned |
Revitalized | Shaped | Solved | Structured |
Helping & Teaching
Adapted | Advocated | Coached | Conducted |
Coordinated | Demonstrated | Devised | Encouraged |
Evaluated | Explained | Guided | Informed |
Inspired | Instructed | Interviewed | Maximized |
Mentored | Motivated | Oversaw | Prevented |
Referred | Rehabilitated | Reinforced | Represented |
Researching & Thinking Critically
Analyzed | Assembled | Built | Coded |
Calculated | Collected | Diagnosed | Executed |
Extrapolated | Formulated | Forecasted | Investigated |
Inspected | Mapped | Measured | Monitored |
Observed | Operated | Programmed | Remodeled |
Repaired | Synthesized | Surveyed | Troubleshot |
Leading
Approved | Authorized | Chaired | Consolidated |
Converted | Decided | Delegated | Employed |
Enforced | Fostered | Founded | Hired |
Initiated | Overhauled | Processed | Produced |
Recognized | Refined | Revised | Screened |
Spearheaded | Supervised | Transformed | Trained |
Organizing
Aligned | Balanced | Cataloged | Classified |
Compiled | Designated | Distributed | Eliminated |
Generated | Implemented | Inventoried | Ordered |
Optimized | Projected | Purchased | Ranked |
Reconciled | Retrieved | Simplified | Specified |
Streamlined | Systematized | Tailored | Updated |
Getting Results
Advanced | Attained | Combined | Connected |
Consulted | Delivered | Enhanced | Established |
Exceeded | Expanded | Finalized | Instituted |
Joined | Launched | Leveraged | Mobilized |
Negotiated | Orchestrated | Qualified | Reduced |
Succeeded | Surpassed | Tabulated | Validated |
Solving Problems
Activated | Altered | Anticipated | Changed |
Compromised | Confronted | Critiqued | Debugged |
Detected | Determined | Facilitated | Gathered |
Improved | Partnered | Queried | Questioned |
Remedied | Researched | Resolved | Restructured |
Reviewed | Satisfied | Tested | Unified |