When writing your resume and cover letter, make sure to use action verbs instead of passive verbs to describe your duties. It will sound more convincing. In addition, use a variety of verbs and don’t repeat the same verbs too often. This list should help you build your resume and cover letter with a variety of action verbs.
COMMUNICATION
Abstracted, Addressed, Arbitrated, Arranged, Authored, Collaborated, Convinced, Corresponded, Delivered, Developed, Directed, Documented, Drafted, Edited, Energized, Enlisted, Formulated, Influenced, Interpreted, Lectured, Liaised, Mediated, Moderated, Negotiated, Persuaded, Presented, Promoted, Publicized, Reconciled, Recruited ,Reported, Rewrote, Spoke, Suggested, Synthesized, Translated, Verbalized, Wrote
CREATIVE
Acted, Composed, Conceived, Conceptualized, Created, Customized, Designed, Developed, Directed, Established, Fashioned, Founded, Illustrated, Initiated, Instituted, Integrated, Introduced, Invented, Originated, Performed, Planned, Published, Redesigned, Revised,
Revitalized, Shaped, Visualized
FLEXIBILITY
Accommodate, adapt, adjust, altered, amended, balanced, converted, grew, improvised, tailored
HELPING
Assessed, Assisted, Clarified, Coached, Counseled, Demonstrated, Diagnosed, Educated, Enhanced, Expedited, Facilitated, Familiarized, Guided, Motivated, Participated, Proposed, Provided, Referred, Rehabilitated, Represented, Served, Supported
LEADERSHIP
Accomplished, Achieved, Administered, Analyzed, Assigned, Attained, Chaired, Consolidated, Contracted, Coordinated, Delegated, Developed, Directed, Earned, Evaluated, Executed, Handled, Headed, Impacted, Improved, Increased, Led, Mastered, Orchestrated, Organized, Oversaw, Planned, Predicted, Prioritized, Produced, Proved, Recommended, Regulated, Reorganized, Reviewed, Scheduled, Spearheaded, Strengthened, Supervised, Surpassed
ORGANIZATIONAL
Approved, Accelerated, Added, Arranged, Broadened, Cataloged, Centralized, Changed, Classified, Collected, Compiled, Completed, Controlled, Defined, Dispatched, Executed, Expanded, Gained, Gathered, Generated, Implemented, Inspected, Launched, Monitored, Operated, Organized, Prepared, Processed, Purchased, Recorded, Reduced, Reinforced, Retrieved, Screened, Selected, Simplified, Sold, Specified, Steered, Structured, Systematized, Tabulated, Unified, Updated, Utilized, Validated, Verified
PROBLEM SOLVING
Aided, alleviated, ameliorated, augmented, counseled, customized, debugged, eased, elevated, enlarged, extended, extracted, finalized, fulfilled, generated, identified, interceded, invented, lightened, polished, procured, reconciled, rectified, reduced, refined, reformed, rehabilitated, reinforced, rejuvenated, relieved, remedied, remodeled, repaired, restored, retrieved, revitalized, revived, settled, solicited, solved, streamlined, strengthened, supplemented, transformed
QUANTITATIVE
Administered, Allocated, Analyzed, Appraised, Audited, Balanced, Budgeted, Calculated, Computed, Developed, Forecasted, Managed, Marketed, Maximized, Minimized, Planned, Projected, Researched
RESEARCH
Clarified, Collected, Concluded, Conducted, Constructed, Critiqued, Derived, Determined, Diagnosed, Discovered, Evaluated, Examined, Extracted, Formed, Identified, Inspected, Interpreted, Interviewed, Investigated, Modeled, Organized, Resolved, Reviewed, Summarized,
Surveyed, Systematized, Tested
SUPERVISING
Adjusted, analyzed, apportioned, assessed, certified, compared, controlled, corrected, correlated, developed, discovered, established, examined, explored, graded, inspected, indexed, judged, licensed, maintained, measured, modified, monitored, officiated, overhauled, oversaw, policed, prohibited, refined, regulated, reviewed, revised, screened, set, scrutinized, supervised, supplied, tightened, traced, updated.
TEACHING
Adapted, Advised, Clarified, Coached, Communicated, Coordinated, Demystified, Developed, Enabled, Encouraged, Evaluated, Explained, Facilitated, Guided, Informed, Instructed, Persuaded, Set Goals, Stimulated, Studied ,Taught, Trained
TECHNICAL
Assembled, Built, Calculated, Computed, Designed, Devised, Engineered, Fabricated, Installed, Maintained, Operated, Optimized, Overhauled, Programmed, Remodeled, Repaired, Solved, Standardized, Streamlined, Upgraded
COMMUNICATION
Abstracted, Addressed, Arbitrated, Arranged, Authored, Collaborated, Convinced, Corresponded, Delivered, Developed, Directed, Documented, Drafted, Edited, Energized, Enlisted, Formulated, Influenced, Interpreted, Lectured, Liaised, Mediated, Moderated, Negotiated, Persuaded, Presented, Promoted, Publicized, Reconciled, Recruited ,Reported, Rewrote, Spoke, Suggested, Synthesized, Translated, Verbalized, Wrote
CREATIVE
Acted, Composed, Conceived, Conceptualized, Created, Customized, Designed, Developed, Directed, Established, Fashioned, Founded, Illustrated, Initiated, Instituted, Integrated, Introduced, Invented, Originated, Performed, Planned, Published, Redesigned, Revised,
Revitalized, Shaped, Visualized
FLEXIBILITY
Accommodate, adapt, adjust, altered, amended, balanced, converted, grew, improvised, tailored
HELPING
Assessed, Assisted, Clarified, Coached, Counseled, Demonstrated, Diagnosed, Educated, Enhanced, Expedited, Facilitated, Familiarized, Guided, Motivated, Participated, Proposed, Provided, Referred, Rehabilitated, Represented, Served, Supported
LEADERSHIP
Accomplished, Achieved, Administered, Analyzed, Assigned, Attained, Chaired, Consolidated, Contracted, Coordinated, Delegated, Developed, Directed, Earned, Evaluated, Executed, Handled, Headed, Impacted, Improved, Increased, Led, Mastered, Orchestrated, Organized, Oversaw, Planned, Predicted, Prioritized, Produced, Proved, Recommended, Regulated, Reorganized, Reviewed, Scheduled, Spearheaded, Strengthened, Supervised, Surpassed
ORGANIZATIONAL
Approved, Accelerated, Added, Arranged, Broadened, Cataloged, Centralized, Changed, Classified, Collected, Compiled, Completed, Controlled, Defined, Dispatched, Executed, Expanded, Gained, Gathered, Generated, Implemented, Inspected, Launched, Monitored, Operated, Organized, Prepared, Processed, Purchased, Recorded, Reduced, Reinforced, Retrieved, Screened, Selected, Simplified, Sold, Specified, Steered, Structured, Systematized, Tabulated, Unified, Updated, Utilized, Validated, Verified
PROBLEM SOLVING
Aided, alleviated, ameliorated, augmented, counseled, customized, debugged, eased, elevated, enlarged, extended, extracted, finalized, fulfilled, generated, identified, interceded, invented, lightened, polished, procured, reconciled, rectified, reduced, refined, reformed, rehabilitated, reinforced, rejuvenated, relieved, remedied, remodeled, repaired, restored, retrieved, revitalized, revived, settled, solicited, solved, streamlined, strengthened, supplemented, transformed
QUANTITATIVE
Administered, Allocated, Analyzed, Appraised, Audited, Balanced, Budgeted, Calculated, Computed, Developed, Forecasted, Managed, Marketed, Maximized, Minimized, Planned, Projected, Researched
RESEARCH
Clarified, Collected, Concluded, Conducted, Constructed, Critiqued, Derived, Determined, Diagnosed, Discovered, Evaluated, Examined, Extracted, Formed, Identified, Inspected, Interpreted, Interviewed, Investigated, Modeled, Organized, Resolved, Reviewed, Summarized,
Surveyed, Systematized, Tested
SUPERVISING
Adjusted, analyzed, apportioned, assessed, certified, compared, controlled, corrected, correlated, developed, discovered, established, examined, explored, graded, inspected, indexed, judged, licensed, maintained, measured, modified, monitored, officiated, overhauled, oversaw, policed, prohibited, refined, regulated, reviewed, revised, screened, set, scrutinized, supervised, supplied, tightened, traced, updated.
TEACHING
Adapted, Advised, Clarified, Coached, Communicated, Coordinated, Demystified, Developed, Enabled, Encouraged, Evaluated, Explained, Facilitated, Guided, Informed, Instructed, Persuaded, Set Goals, Stimulated, Studied ,Taught, Trained
TECHNICAL
Assembled, Built, Calculated, Computed, Designed, Devised, Engineered, Fabricated, Installed, Maintained, Operated, Optimized, Overhauled, Programmed, Remodeled, Repaired, Solved, Standardized, Streamlined, Upgraded