ACTION VERBS FOR COVER LETTERS AND RESUMES
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Action verbs are powerful words to assist you in writing effective cover letters and resumes that will entice employers and recruiters to want to meet you. A cover letter and résumé using the following words will grab attention and help you get your foot in the door. You will clinch it with your interview performance and follow-up skills.
Communication or People Skills
addressed, arbitrated, arranged, authored, briefed, communicated, composed, contacted, convinced, described, developed, directed, documented, drafted, edited, enlisted, formulated, influenced, informed, interpreted, interviewed, lectured, marketed, mediated, moderated, motivated, negotiated, persuaded, presented, promoted, publicized, published, reconciled, recruited, reported, spoke, summarized, translated, wrote
Management / Leadership Skills
administered, analyzed, appointed, approved, assigned, assumed, attained, chaired, contracted, consolidated, consulted, delegated, designated, determined, developed, directed, evaluated, executed, formulated, managed, orchestrated, organized, oversaw, planned, prioritized, produced, recommended, recruited, scheduled, supervised
Creative Skills
acted, composed, conceived, conceptualized, conducted, created, designed, developed, directed, established, fashioned, founded, illustrated, improvised, instituted, integrated, introduced, invented, originated, performed, planned, revitalized, shaped
Financial Skills
accounted for, adjusted, administered, allocated, analyzed, appraised, audited, balanced, budgeted, calculated, computed, controlled, developed, financed, forecasted, managed, marketed, monitored, marketed, monitored, planned, procured, projected, purchased, reconciled, researched
Organizational / Detail Skills
approved, arranged, catalogued, classified, collected, compiled, consolidated, dispatched, distributed, enlisted, executed, expedited, generated, implemented, inspected, monitored, operated, organized, prepared, processed, purchased, recorded, revamped, revised, retrieved, scheduled, screened, specified, systematized, tabulated, updated, validated
Research Skills
acquired, analyzed, calculated, clarified, collected, compared, conducted, critiqued, diagnosed, designed, determined, evaluated, examined, extracted, formulated, identified, inspected, interpreted, interviewed, investigated, located, modified, organized, processed, reviewed, researched, summarized, surveyed, systematized
Results
achieved, accelerated, accomplished, attained, awarded, completed, contributed, decreased, eliminated, enlarged, established, expanded, improved, increased, initiated, introduced, launched, pioneered, recognized as, reduced, resolved, selected as, succeeded, streamlined
Teaching Skills
adapted, advised, applied, clarified, coached, communicated, coordinated, developed, enabled, encouraged, evaluated, explained, facilitated, guided, implemented, incorporated, informed, initiated, instructed, integrated, modified, motivated, persuaded, reinforced, set goals, stimulated, taught, trained, tutored
Technical Skills
assembled, built, calculated, computed, configured, deployed, designed, devised, developed, engineered, fabricated, implemented, installed, maintained, migrated, operated, overhauled, programmed, remodeled, repaired, trained, solved, trained, upgraded
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