Action Words to Use in your Résumé and Interview …

[Pages:6]Action Words to Use in your R?sum? and Interview Answers

1. Did you start something?

Activated Adopted Began Established

Formed Founded Generated Implemented

2. Did you think up something new?

Conceived Conceptualized Created Designed Developed

Devised Discovered Generated Improvised Innovated

3. Did you provide something?

Dispensed Distributed Fitted Furnished

Installed Offered Performed

4. Did you make something?

Assembled Built Composed Constructed Drafted

Drew Engineered Fabricated Fashioned Formed

5. Did you obtain something new?

Acquired Bought Collected Cultivated

Expanded Obtained Procured Produced

Initiated Instituted Introduced Launched

Invented Originated Perceived Pioneered Shaped

Presented Provided Rendered

Made Painted Photographed Prepared Produced

Purchased Raised Realized Received

Opened Originated Started Undertook

Solved Synergized Synthesized Visualized

Responded Submitted Supplied

Programmed Published Sketched Used Worked

Secured Solicited

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6. Did you improve things?

Advanced Augmented Corrected Cultivated Developed Enhanced

Enlarged Enriched Expedited Extended Implemented Improved

Increased Modernized Reduced Resolved Revitalized Solved

Surpassed Streamlined Treated Updated Upgraded

7. Did you make changes?

Adapted Adopted Centralized Combined Condensed Converted Edited Expanded

Extended Extracted Implemented Improvised Modified Reconstructed Redesigned

Refined Reorganized Restored Restructured Revised Separated Simplified

Standardized Supplemented Systematized Synergized Tailored Unified United

8. Did you discover something?

Ascertained Determined Detected Diagnosed

Discovered Found Identified Learned

Perceived Pinpointed Proved Recognized

Solved Uncovered Verified

9. Did you save the day?

Averted Diverted Prevailed

Prevented Salvaged

Saved Solved

Succeeded Withstood

10. Did you finish something?

Achieved Accomplished Attained Completed

Concluded Ended Established Executed

Finalized Finished Fulfilled

Reached Realized Terminated

11. Did you evaluate something?

Analyzed

Compared

Perceived

Rated

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Appraised Assessed

Evaluated Judged

Qualified Quantified

Reasoned Reviewed

12. Did you observe or pay special attention to something?

Addressed Examined Experimented Explored

Investigated Inspected Measured Observed

Perceived Questioned Read Researched

13. Did you make decisions?

Activated Adopted

Approved Concluded

Decided Determined

14. Did you negotiate?

Arbitrated Balanced Intervened

Mediated Moderated Negotiated

Reasoned Reconciled Resolved

15. Did you organize something?

Arranged Assembled Categorized Collected Combined

Complied Compiled Connected Consolidated

Coordinated Correlated Implemented Organized

16. Did you operate something?

Conducted Controlled Fixed Functioned

Handled Implemented Maintained Operated

Performed Troubleshot Ran Rebuilt

17. Did you document something?

Certified Charted Documented

Logged Mapped Proved

Recorded Researched Substantiated

Studied Surveyed Tested Weighed

Resolved Settled

Settled Solved

Prepared Structured Summarized Systematized

Repaired Tended Used Worked

Supported Tabulated

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18. Did you explain something?

Defined

Detailed

Elucidated

Explained

19. Did you make connections?

Aligned Networked

Connected

Matched

Merged

20. Did you understand something?

Attributed Discerned

Grasped Interpreted

Perceived Transcribed

Translated

21. Were you responsible?

Assured Confirmed Delivered

Ensured Guaranteed Guarded

Protected Satisfied Safeguarded

Secured Inspected

22. Were you future-oriented?

Estimated Forecasted

Deterred Hypothesized

Predicted Prevented

Projected Strategized

23. Did you work with people?

Advised Coached Convinced Counseled Educated Facilitated

Guided Influenced Informed Inspired Instructed Listened

Mentored Motivated Persuaded Prescribed Probed Recommended

Reinforced Rehabilitated Served Taught Trained Tutored

24. Were you part of a team?

Advised

Conferred

Fostered

Participated

Aided

Consulted

Helped

Served

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Assisted Collaborated

Cooperated Facilitated

Joined Met with

Teamed with

25. Did you manage or lead?

Acted Administered Advised Conducted Controlled Directed Facilitated Fostered

Governed Handled Headed Implemented Inspired Influenced Integrated

26. Did you supervise employees?

Appointed Awarded Enlisted Elected

Employed Enforced Evaluated Fired

27. Did you communicate something?

Communicated Demonstrated Displayed Dramatized Explained Illustrated

Lectured Modeled Persuaded Presented Proposed Publicized

Led Maintained Managed Motivated Navigated Ordered Oversaw

Hired Interviewed Nominated Recruited

Related Reported Represented Shared Showed

Performed Piloted Processed Scheduled Showed Supervised Used

Referred Selected Staffed Terminated

Spoke Submitted Symbolized Verbalized Wrote

28. Personal Descriptors

Able Accommodating Accountable Analytical Articulate

Confident Dynamic Effective Effective writer Energetic

Intelligent Intuitive Leading edge Learning Open

Risk-taking Self motivated Sensitive Serious Service-oriented

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Authentic Autonomous Available Catalytic Challenged Clear thinker Committed Compassionate Concerned

Enthusiastic Experienced Flexible Growth-oriented Hardworking Humorous Initiator Insightful

Organized Perceptive Powerful Producing Professional Quality-oriented Quick-study Results-oriented

Sincere Skilled Straight-forward Supportive Talented Team Contributor Thorough Versatile

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