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Action Verbs

The document provides lists of action verbs, skills, and adjectives to help describe experiences and qualifications on a resume. The lists include over 100 verbs like "accelerated", "accomplished", and "achieved" to use instead of vague phrases. Functional skills listed cover areas such as accounting, teaching, public relations, and computer skills. Descriptive adjectives provided include traits like ambitious, creative, dedicated, and responsible to highlight personal qualities.

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Action Verbs

The document provides lists of action verbs, skills, and adjectives to help describe experiences and qualifications on a resume. The lists include over 100 verbs like "accelerated", "accomplished", and "achieved" to use instead of vague phrases. Functional skills listed cover areas such as accounting, teaching, public relations, and computer skills. Descriptive adjectives provided include traits like ambitious, creative, dedicated, and responsible to highlight personal qualities.

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Action Verbs

The most effective way to write resumes that will make an impression and grab the reader’s
interest is to describe your experiences with action verbs. Avoid phrases like “responsible for”
and “duties included” that force the use of nouns. Also leave out vague expressions like
“involved in” or “participated in” that convey no real information. Use this list of action verbs to
help you create interesting, forceful, active descriptions:

Accelerated compiled encouraged incorporated planned


accomplished completed enforced increased prepared
achieved composed enlarged indicated presented
acquired conceived enlisted influenced processed
adapted concluded ensured initiated produced
adjusted conducted entered innovated programmed
administered constructed established inspected projected
advised continued estimated inspired promoted
aided contributed evaluated instructed proofread
analyzed controlled executed insured proposed
anticipated converted exercised interpreted proved
applied convinced expanded interviewed provided
appraised coordinated expedited introduced published
approved corrected explained investigated purchased
arbitrated counseled explored Joined Qualified
arranged crafted Facilitated judged Rated
assessed created familiarized Launched realized
assisted critiqued fashioned lectured received
assumed Dealt financed located recognized
assured debated forecasted Maintained recorded
attained decided foresaw managed recruited
attended defend formed manipulated reduced
authored delegated formulated maximized referred
Began delivered fostered mediated reinforced
budgeted demonstrated founded modified related
built designed Gained monitored renovated
Calculated determined gathered motivated reorganized
catalogued developed greeted Negotiated reported
caused devised guided Observed researched
chaired diminished Handled opened resolved
changed directed headed operated revealed
checked discovered heightened ordered revised
clarified drafted helped organized Scheduled
classified dramatized highlighted originated selected
collaborated Economized Identified oversaw served
combined edited implemented Performed serviced
communicated educated improved persuaded setup
compared eliminated included placed showed
simplified stimulated suggested tested Updated
smoothed stopped summarized trained utilized
sold streamlined supervised transferred Validated
solved strengthened supported transformed Worked
sought structure surveyed translated wrote
specified studied systematized tutored
started submitted Taught typed

Skills
Identifying your own personal strengths and special capabilities is an important aspect of the
resume writing process. The following is a list of functional skills that might help you think
about the skills you have acquired through your education and experience

Accounting coordinating evaluating photographin representing


advising Data examining g researching
analyzing processing Instructing planning Selling
appraising deciding interpreting presenting sketching
arranging demonstratin interviewing printing speaking
Bookkeeping g Layout producing supervising
budgeting designing leading promoting Teaching
buying developing Maintaining proofreading translating
Calculating directing managing providing tutoring
circulating disciplining motivating public Writing
coaching displaying Negotiating relations
computing distributing Organizing Reading
counseling Editing Painting recruiting
constructing estimating performing repairing

Adjectives
In addition to activities such as those listed above, you may also want to describe yourself using
descriptive adjectives. Here are some examples:

Active constructive enthusiastic Mature Realistic


adaptable creative experienced Objective reliable
alert Dedicated extroverted optimistic resourceful
ambitious dependable Fair Perceptive respectful
attentive determined forceful personable responsible
Broad- diplomatic Imaginative pleasant Self-
minded disciplined independent positive motivated
Concise Economical Knowledgea practical self-reliant
confident efficient ble productive self-start
consistent energetic Logical proficient

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