Power Verbs for Your Resume

Action Verbs by Skill Set

First identify 2 or 3 skill sets most relevant to the position you hope to attain. Then scan through the list of verbs and select those that describe activities you have done in other situations. Continue down the list until you have identified a handful of examples that demonstrate your competency using this skill. Make sure you arrange your resume in such a way as to highlight the most signif...

Action Verbs for Your Resume Well-chosen action verbs make a big difference in describing your work

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Resume Action Verbs

Resume Action Verbs

Action Verbs

When creating a resume, start each descriptor with an action verb. Watch the tenses when using action verbs; if you are no longer involved with a position, the descriptors for it should be in past tense, and vice versa. Accomplishments achieved attained convinced expanded expedited founded improved increased initiated introduced invented pioneered reduced (losses) resolved (problems) restored r...