
CDEV - Action Verb Guide
When crafting the bullet points on your resume, it is important to use a varied array of action verbs to begin each statement. Below are sample action verbs grouped according to skill area - these can serve as a starting point as you build your resume. Remember to look at the job description for key action verbs and skills to include in your resume.
Communication / Interpersonal
- Adapted
- Advised
- Clarified
- Collaborated
- Consulted
- Counseled
- Correspended
- Enable
- Evaluated
- Facilitated
- Furthered
- Initiated
- Interpreted
- Mediated
- Negotiated
- Rehabilitated
- Resolved
- Supported
Leadership / Management
- Administered
- Appointed
- Authorized
- Chaired
- Coordinated
- Delegated
- Directed
- Diversified
- Established
- Implemented
- Integrated
- Launched
- Managed
- Organized
- Recruited
- Restructured
- Revitalized
- Streamlined
Teaching / Education
- Advised
- Administered
- Appraised
- Coached
- Conducted
- Critiqued
- Developed
- Evaluated
- Facilitated
- Guided
- Individualized
- Instructed
- Motivated
- Oversaw
- Standardized
- Systematized
- Tested
- Trained
Creative / Research
- Adapted
- Analyzed
- Articulated
- Catalogued
- Compiled
- Composed
- Conceptualized
- Created
- Customized
- Designed
- Developed
- Directed
- Drafted
- Edited
- Illustrated
- Modeled
- Revised
- Synthesized
Finance / Marketing
- Accelerated
- Allocated
- Appraised
- Audited
- Assessed
- Balanced
- Budgeted
- Calculated
- Conserved
- Consolidated
- Formulated
- Increased
- Launched
- Processed
- Projected
- Promoted
- Reconciled
- Recorded
Technical / Mechanical
- Applied
- Automated
- Calculated
- Computed
- Converted
- Engineered
- Formulated
- Inspected
- Installed
- Manufactured
- Operated
- Processed
- Programmed
- Regulated
- Remodeled
- Restored
- Standardized
- Upgraded
Accomplishments / Achievements
- Acquired
- Attained
- Awarded
- Completed
- Demonstrated
- Earned
- Exceeded
- Executed
- Mastered
- Obtained
- Received
- Surpassed
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