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  3. Action Verbs

Action Verbs

action verbs

If you want to stress your competence, here are some words or phrases you might use:

adept at

comprehensive knowledge

thorough understanding

clear grasp

autonomous

independently

strength in

ability to

actualize

implementation

thoroughly trained in

proficient

skilled

experienced

confident in my ability to

technical understanding in

proactive

competence

passionate

capable

proficient

performance

driven

effective

capability to

able

trained

prepared

 

Words or phrases that indicate Manage ability

supported

organized

delegation of tasks

coordinated

initiative

approachable

interpersonal skills

administered

took it upon myself to

proactively

reviewed

supervised

 

motivation

provided clear direction

managed

oversaw the implementation of

willing to

mentor

provided feedback

guidance

directed

executive

advisor

instructor

Words to create a positive impact

accelerated

generated

reduced

actively

guided

reinforced

adapted

improved

reorganized

administered

expanded

increased

responsible

approved

 

revised

reviewed

conducted

launched

researched

led

scheduled

created

provided

efficient

upheld values

maintained

delegated

participated

 

pinpointed

solved

directed

planned

strategized

effected

proficient at

streamlined

eliminated

programmed

successfully

strengthened

established

proposed

recommended

tied together

simplified

influenced

responsibilities 

completed

implemented

developed

significantly

demonstrated

expedited

structured

performed

 

 

Action verbs to describe what you have done:

changed

represented

valued

championed

detected

filed

isolated

participated

researched

charted

determined

filled

judged

performed

responded

visited

clarified

developed

 

justified

persisted

restored

worked

retained

wrote

discerned

compressed

packaged

validated

investigated

figured

detailed

cemented

reported

financed

verified

Were you...

In What Context

experienced

poised

informed

interesting

stimulating

impressive

valued

a catalyst

considerate

determined

motivated

multi-lingual

- in a fast-paced environment

- under the supervision of

- presented to a large audience

- with culturally diverse youth

- in collaboration with

- on a weekly basis

 


acted

classified

devised

finalized

keep informed

persuaded

retraced

accommodated

coded

diagnosed

fine-tuned

labelled

planned

retrieved

accomplished

collaborated

differentiated

fit

lead

played

reviewed

accounted

directed

focused

learned

positioned

revised

accumulated

commenced

discharged

followed

lectured

sampled

granted

mastered

protected

solved

constructed

eliminated

guarded

matched

provided

spoke

altered

consulted

elicited

guided

maximized

publicized

staged

analyzed

contacted

employed

handled

measured

published

started

annotated

encoded

helped

mechanized

purchased

stimulated

announced

contributed

encompassed

deduced

expanded

inspected

originated

removed

translated

billed

defended

expedited

instituted

organized

reorganized

transmitted

budgeted

defined

experimented

instructed

oversaw

repaired

achieved

communicated

discovered

forecast

licensed

practiced

saved

acquired

compared

discussed

formed

limited

scheduled

activated

compiled

listened

predicted

screened

adapted

completed

displayed

formulated

lobbied

prepared

scripted

added

composed

disseminated

found

localized

prescribed

searched

addressed

hired

mediated

quantified

strengthened

answered

controlled

encouraged

hypothesized

meshed

questioned

studied

applied

conceived

enforced

identified

met

quoted

submitted

appointed

converted

engaged

illustrated

minimized

ran

suggested

appraised

co-operated

engineered

imagined

mobilized

rated

summarized

approved

coordinated

enjoyed

transported

built

delegated

explained

insured

oriented ranked

transposed

calculated

delineated

explored

integrated

patterned

reacted

treated

calibrated

delivered

reconciled

founded

located

presented

secured

adjusted

conceived

made

preserved

selected

administered

concentrated

distilled

furnished

mailed

presided

sensed

adopted

condensed

distinguished

grasped

maintained

prevented

served

advanced

conducted

divided

gathered

managed

priced

set

advised

connected

documented

fashioned

imparted

modeled

read

supervised

arranged

corresponded

enlisted

impressed

modified

received

supplied

articulated

corrected

ensured

implemented

monitored

recognized

supported

ascertained

correlated

entertained

imported

motivated

recommended

surveyed

assembled

costed

enumerated

improved

navigated

recorded

synthesized

assessed

counselled

exposed

interfaced

pointed out

recalled

tutored

canvassed

demonstrated

extracted

interpolated

proceeded

recollected

updated

cared for

depicted

extrapolated

interpreted

processed

 

gauged

manipulated

set up

advocated

drafted

gave

manufactured

produced

settled

affected

confirmed

earned

generated

mapped

programmed

simplified

aided

confronted

edited

graded

marked

projected

sold

alleviate

considered

educated

graduated

marketed

promoted

solicited

allocated

consolidated

elected

invented

enunciated

improvised

negotiated

recreated

tailored

assigned

covered

equalized

incorporated

noticed

recruited

taught

assisted

created

equipped

increased

notified

rectified

tested

assured

cultivated

established

indexed

nursed

reduced

theorized

attended

customized

estimated

indicated nurtured

referred

timed

audited

dealt with

upgraded

carried out

derived

fabricated

interviewed

proved

relayed

used

categorized

described

facilitated

introduced

provisioned

renewed

utilized

caused

designated

Qualifiers: How did you do it?

accurately

energetically

passively

actively

engagingly

patiently

amiably

enthusiastically

persistently

appropriately

ethically

persuasively

attentively

expansively

playfully

artfully

expressively

pointedly

artistically

fairly

politically

authoritatively

flawlessly

powerfully

beautifully

forcefully

calmly

fully

quickly

carefully

generously

quietly

clearly

genuinely

readily

cogently

happily

realistically

coherently

humorously

reluctantly

comfortably

imaginatively

sensibly

compassionately

independently

sensitively

compellingly

insightfully

simply

competently

instinctively

comprehensively

intuitively

skillfully

confidently

joyfully

smoothly

convincingly

judiciously

subtly

courageously

keenly

superbly

creatively

kindly

sympathetically

decisively

loudly

systematically

definitively

lovingly

tenderly

dependably

magnanimously

thoroughly

diplomatically

thoughtfully

distinctively

meticulously

vehemently

dynamically

naturally

verbally

easily

neatly

vibrantly

effectively

objectively

vigorously

effortlessly

observantly

warmly

eloquently

openly

willingly

eminently

optimistically

wryly

emphatically

passionately

precisely

methodically

simultaneously

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