General Resources - Action Verbs
Printer-friendly versionAction verbs are a very important tool in the creation of your resume. Using varied, strong action verbs helps to grab the attention of the reader to make your resume stand out from the rest. You can use the examples below as a starting point to command the attention of potential employers.
Academic, Educational and Research
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achieve |
contract |
estimate |
introduce |
revamp |
Management and Leadership
| accomplish activate adapt address administer advise affect allocate amend amplify analyze appoint approve |
arbitrate arrange assemble assess attain attract authorize award broaden budget build change conclude |
conduct control convince coordinate counsel create delegate demonstrate determine develop devise direct employ |
encourage enforce enhance enlarge establish examine execute expedite explain facilitate form generate govern |
guide handle hire implement improve inaugurate increase initiate innovate instruct interview institute launch |
lead manage monitor motivate negotiate organize originate overhaul pioneer plan preside program prompt |
propose
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Entrepreneurial and Innovative
| accomplish actuate adapt anticipate appraise assemble attain attract authorize budget build centralize chart combine conceive; |
conceptualize condense conduct consolidate construct contract coordinate create decentralize design determine develop devise direct discover |
engineer enhance enlarge establish expedite extend fortify generate implement improve inaugurate incorporate increase incur inform |
initiate innovate install interpret introduce institute invent launch localize market modify negotiate operate organize originate |
overhaul pioneer plan prepare present procure produce program promote publicize regulate reorganize replace resolve restore |
restructure
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Technical
| accelerate adapt analyze audit augment automate balance calculate |
centralize chart collect compile compute consolidate control decrease |
define design determine develop devise diagram engineer estimate |
evaluate examine forecast formulate generate interface minimize plan |
prepare process program promote redesign reorganize research simplify |
solve
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General or Broadly Applicable
| affect amplify anticipate assist assume attain augment automate avail broaden |
challenge change clarify collaborate conceive conceptualize conclude conduct contribute coordinate |
create determine develop devise discover earn encourage enhance enrich explain |
facilitate fulfill gain identify implement improve incur instill investigate locate |
maintain nurture obtain operate perceive pinpoint prepare prompt relate represent |
resolve
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