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Highlight your relevant skills, experience and accomplishments.
Clarify the nature of your capabilities and contributions.
Convey confidence
Make Help you stand out as a unique candidate
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vivid picture of your skills and accomplishments.
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Tips for choosing strong action verbs: Take time to reflect on what you did or accomplished Choose precise action verbs that showcase your skills or achievements, and tailor them to the job requirements whenever possible Integrate industry or role-specific action verbs where possible to showcase your industry knowledge (e.g., consider incorporating some action verbs contained in the job ad) Ensure the verb you choose accurately reflects your skills and experiences; avoid exaggerating Use past tense for previous roles and past or present tense for current roles
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They’re divided into categories of action verbs associated with broad skill areas to support you in selecting the most precise match for each experience you want to convey. However, most roles require you to use various skills, so feel free to draw from any of the categories!
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Allocated Approved Arranged Catalogued Charted Classified Coded Collated Collected Complied Dispatched Distributed Documented Executed Filed Generated
| Implemented Inspected Maintained Monitored Operated Organized Planned Prepared Prioritized Processed Proofread Purchased Recorded Resolved Retrieved Reviewed
| Routed Scheduled Screened Set up Specified Spearheaded Standardized Systematized Tabulated Transformed Updated Validated Verified
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Adapted Adjusted Applied Assembled Built Calculated Calibrated Coded Computed Computerized Debugged Designed
| Developed Devised Dissected Engineered Fabricated Installed Maintained Manufactured Mapped Navigated Operated Overhauled
| Programmed Remodeled Repaired Replaced Standardized Studied Solved Trained Upgraded Utilized
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Accomplishment action verbs |
Use accomplishment action verbs to highlight a wide range of accomplishments, impacts and results in any role or sector. Review these the sample verbs below and select those that apply to you.
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Achieved Accelerated Accomplished Acquired Adapted Added Addressed Adjusted Advanced Advocated Aligned Amended Amplified Approved Arranged Assured Attained Augmented Awarded Balanced Brought Built Boosted Broadened Centralized Championed Clarified Combined Completed Conceived Conceptualized Concluded Conserved Consolidated Constructed Contributed Converted Convinced Corrected Created Cut Decentralized Decreased Delivered Demonstrated Designated Designed Developed Diminished Directed Discovered Doubled Drove Earned Eclipsed Eliminated Empowered Enacted Energized Enforced Enhanced Enjoyed Enlarged Enlisted Enriched Established Ensured Executed Exceeded Excelled Expanded Expedited Exposed Extended Finalized Finished Fixed Forged
| Formalized Formed Fortified Founded Framed Fulfilled Furthered Gained Generated Grew Guaranteed Handled Headed Heightened Implemented Improved Incorporated Increased Influenced Initiated Innovated Integrated Intensified Introduced Invented Joined Launched Led Leveraged Lowered Made Maintained Managed Mastered Maximized Merged Met Minimized Modernized Modified Multiplied Navigated Negotiated Obtained Opened Optimized Orchestrated Ordered Originated Outpaced Outperformed Overcame Overhauled Perfected Performed Persuaded Piloted Planned Pinpointed Pioneered Positioned Preserved Prevented Prioritized Produced Programmed Projected Promoted Propelled Proposed Proved Provided Raised Reached Realigned Realized Rebuilt Received
| Recognized Recommended Redesigned Reduced Reengineered Refined Regained Renewed Regulated Rehabilitated Reinforced Rejuvenated Released Remedied Remodelled Reorganized Repaired Repositioned Renewed Resolved Replaced Resolved Restored Restructured Retained Revamped Reversed Revised Revitalized Revived Risked Salvaged Saved Secured Served Shaped Sharpened Shepherded Showcased Simplified Slashed Solidified Solved Sparked Standardized Started Steered Stimulated Strategized Streamlined Strengthened Structured Submitted Succeeded Supported Surpassed Sustained Systematized Targeted Transferred Transformed Trimmed Tripled Troubleshot Turned Uncovered Unified Updated Upgraded Utilized Validated Verified Widened Won Yielded
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Adverbs |
You have the option to select adverbs to accompany your verbs within experience bullet points. Adverbs describe a verb and therefore how you did something (e.g., efficiently organized, meticulously planned etc.).
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Adverbs can be integrated on into your résumé to strengthen your bullet points by:
Conveying how efficiently or reliably you completed an activity (e.g. rapidly scanned, consistently received positive feedback from clients)
Demonstrating how you recruited leveraged a positive personality trait to achieve something (e.g. assertively managed, cooperatively drafted, conscientiously planned)
Describing an approach to how you performed an activity (e.g. thoroughly vetted, independently conceptualized)
Emphasizing the impact or result of your contribution (e.g., successfully launched, effectively mentored, significantly increased)
Review these sample adverbs and select those that apply to you.
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Accurately Actively Adeptly Aggressively Assertively Attentively Capably Carefully Cautiously Compassionately Competently Confidently Conscientiously Considerably Consistently Continuously Convincingly Cooperatively Courteously Correctly Creatively Decisively Deliberately Dependably Diligently Diplomatically Directly Dramatically
| Discretely Eagerly Easily Effectively Efficiently Effortlessly Extensively Formally Frequently Gradually Impartially Increasingly Independently Innovatively Kindly Logically Meaningfully Meticulously Methodically Painstakingly Passionately Patiently Persistently Precisely Primarily Positively Proactively Proficiently
| Promptly Purposefully Rapidly Reliably Resourcefully Respectfully Rigorously Routinely Selectively Sensitively Significantly Skillfully Steadily Strategically Strongly Successfully Supportively Systematically Tactfully Tenaciously Thoughtfully Technically Thoroughly Uniquely
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Tip: Avoid overusing adverbs. Using them too frequently on your résumé can be frustrating to some readers, who may prefer shorter sentences beginning with strong action verbs. If you find yourself relying a lot on adverbs, consider looking for a stronger action verb to more precisely describe your experience. Use your best judgment or reach out to a career advisor or trusted source for feedback. |
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References |
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology (n.d.) Resume action verbs. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. https://capd.mit.edu/resources/resume-action-verbs/
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