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Action Verbs
For Resume Writing (School of Design)
Use action verbs to specifically describe your responsibilities and skills. Avoid passive phrases like "duties included" and "responsibilities entailed."
accelerated
accomplished
achieved
adapted
administered
advised
aided
allocated
amplified
analyzed
answered
appointed
approved
arbitrated
arranged
assessed
assisted
assumed
augmented
awarded
began
broadened
built
calculated
catalogued
chaired
compiled
completed
computed
conceived
condensed
conducted
constructed
consulted
contracted
contrived
controlled
cooperated
coordinated
counseled
created
delegated
demonstrated
designed
determined
developed
devised
devoted
diagrammed
directed
displayed
distributed
drafted
edited |
eliminated
employed
established
estimated
evaluated
examined
exhibited
expanded
expedited
explored
extended
fabricated
facilitated
focused
fortified
founded
generated
guided
handled
harmonized
headed
implemented
improved
incorporated
increased
influenced
initiated
innovated
installed
instituted
instructed
interpreted
introduced
investigated
involved
launched
led
lectured
listed
maintained
managed
mediated
modified
monitored
motivated
negotiated
observed
operated
ordered
organized
oriented
originated
overhauled
participated |
performed
planned
pinpointed
prepared
presented
preserved
processed
produced
programmed
proposed
proved
provided
received
recommended
recorded
recruited
rectified
reduced
re-established
referred
regulated
reinforced
reorganized
represented
researched
reshaped
restituted
restored
revamped
reviewed
revised
scheduled
selected
set-up
simplified
solved
specialized
streamlined
structured
substituted
suggested
supervised
supported
systematized
taught
trained
tutored
unified
used
utilized
volunteered
widened
worked
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