Resume Action Verbs
Below, you’ll find a list of resume action verbs to use when building your resume. Create a high impact resume by replacing dull terminology like ‘was responsible for’, or ‘duties included’ with any of the high impact options below:
accomplished achieved acted administered adapted addressed advised affected answered applied arranged assessed assisted built budgeted cared for carried out clarified coached collaborated communicated compiled completed computed conducted consulted contacted conveyed coordinated corrected corresponded counseled created critiqued decided decreased defined delegated delivered demonstrated designed determined developed devised directed discovered dispensed displayed distributed diverted |
dramatized edited eliminated empathized enabled encouraged enhanced enforced engaged enlarged entertained established evaluated examined explained facilitated fashioned filed fixed focused formed found gathered generated governed grouped guided handled helped identified illustrated imagined improved improvised individualized influenced informed instilled instructed interacted joined lectured led maintained managed maximized mediated mentored motivated observed |
operated organized outlined oversaw participated performed persuaded planned prepared presented proofread proposed published read recruited referred reported researched restructured revamped reviewed scheduled selected set showed simulated solved spoke started stimulated studied succeeded summarized supervised supported surveyed taught teamed with tested trained translated treated tutored updated utilized verified volunteered worked wrote |