ACTION VERBS FOR YOUR RESUME
Your resume is nothing but an advertisement about yourself. It is a sales pitch for the consumption of a potential employer. Not more than a minute is spent in scanning a resume. Therefore, your resume should bring out your best in bullet points. To aid you in this, a set of action / power verbs have been collated as a ready reckoner.
| Communication/People Skills | Helping Skills | Creative Skills |
| Addressed | Advocated | Acted |
| Advertised | Aided | Adapted |
| Authored | Answered | Began |
| Clarified | Arranged | Combined |
| Consulted | Assessed | Composed |
| Convinced | Assisted | Conceptualized |
| Corresponded | Contributed | Condensed |
| Debated | Cooperated | Created |
| Defined | Counseled | Established |
| Directed | Demonstrated | Formulated |
| Discussed | Ensured | Founded |
| Edited | Expedited | Illustrated |
| Elicited | Helped | Initiated |
| Enlisted | Facilitated | Instituted |
| Explained | Prevented | Integrated |
| Expressed | Provided | Introduced |
| Formulated | Referred | Invented |
| Incorporated | Simplified | Modified |
| Influenced | Supplied | Originated |
| Interacted | Supported | Performed |
| Interpreted | Volunteered | Photographed |
| Interviewed | Management Skills | Planned |
| Listened | Administered | Revised |
| Presented | Attained | Revitalized |
| Promoted | Chaired | Shaped |
| Proposed | Considered | Teaching Skills |
| Publicized | Directed | Adapted |
| Reconciled | Eliminated | Advised |
| Reported | Emphasized | Clarified |
| Suggested | Enforced | Coached |
| Summarized | Enhanced | Communicated |
| Translated | Established | Conducted |
| Wrote | Executed | Coordinated |
| Research Skills | Generated | Critiqued |
| Analyzed | Handled | Developed |
| Calculated | Headed | Educated |
| Collected | Hired | Enabled |
| Compared | Implemented | Encouraged |
| Detected | Improved | Evaluated |
| Determined | Incorporated | Explained |
| Diagnosed | Informed | Facilitated |
| Evaluated | Maintained | Familiarized |
| Formulated | Mediated | Focused |
| Gathered | Monitored | Guided |
| Inspected | Motivated | Individualized |
| Organized | Oversaw | Persuaded |
| Prepared | Scheduled | Simulated |
| Reviewed | Secured | Stimulated |
| Solved | Selected | Taught |
| Summarized | Streamlined | Tested |
| Surveyed | Strengthened | Trained |
