Action verbs to use when writing your C.V.
Words that imply communication
Advertised Called Circulated Coached Communicated Conferred Corresponded Discussed Displayed Distributed Edited Emphasized Familiarized Informed Instructed Interested Lectured Oriented Presented Promoted Publicized Recommended Redirected Represented Referred Related Showed Translated Transmitted Tutored Wrote Encouraged Enforced Evaluated Executed Governed Hired Led Managed Oversaw Presided Recommended Regulated Required Selected Settled Signed Specified Sponsored Stipulated Supervised Established Examined Expedited Founded Handled Implemented Increased Induced Inspected Instituted Insured Interviewed Inventoried Maintained Monitored Moved Operated Packaged Participated Performed Processed Provided Received Recruited Reviewed Shipped Solicited Sorted Staffed Submitted Systematized Trained Utilized Verified Constructed Dismantled Earned Eliminated Enlarged Expanded Finished Generated Identified Improved Manufactured Marketed Obtained Predicted Prevented Produced Profited Reduced Repaired Replaced Solved Tested Turned around Upgraded Related Requested Respected Served Sold Taught

Words that imply creativity
Adapted Authored Composed Conceived Created Designed Developed Established Estimated Forecasted Formulated Initiated Invented Investigated Originated Proposed Researched Revised Studied Set up

Words that imply organization
Arranged Analyzed Assembled Budgeted Calculated Coordinated Organized Planned Prepared Purchased Recorded Reorganized Reported Scheduled

Words that imply interpersonal skills
Accommodated Adjusted Advised Agreed Arrange Assisted Consulted Contributed Cooperated Counselled Facilitated Guided Harmonized Influenced Mediated Moderates Modified Motivated Negotiated Personalized Persuaded Provided Reconciled

Sample action verbs at a glance

Words that imply leadership
Administered Allocated Appointed Approved Assigned Authorized Awarded Conducted Controlled Delegated Designated Directed Disapproved Discharged

Words that imply results
Accomplished Accounted Achieved Advanced Altered Answered Attained Attracted Awarded Benefited Built Changed Combined Completed

Words that imply initiative
Attended Automated Collected Compiled Considered Contemplated Contracted Delivered Discharged Engaged Engineered

Acted Addressed Anticipated Applied Appraised Arbitrated Assessed/appraised Audited Balanced Catalogued Chaired Charted Checked Clarified Collaborated Compared Computed Conducted Conserved

Consolidated Constructed Convinced Critiqued Decided Decreased Defined Detected Determined Devised Diagnosed Discovered Dispatched Dispensed Disproved Dissected Drafted Dramatized Drew Empathized Energized Enlisted Expanded Experimental Explained Extracted Filed Financed Fixed Gathered Headed Helped Hypothesized Identified Illustrated Improvised Initiated Innovated Inspired Integrated Interpreted Introduced Invented Investigated Involved Issued Judged Justified Launched Led Learned

Listened Litigated Lobbied Made Manipulated Mentored Modeled Navigated Observed Offered Ordered Painted Perceived Piloted Played Politicked Prescribed Problem-solved Programmed Projected Proposed Protected Questioned Raised Realized Reasoned Rehabilitated Remembered Reorganized Reported Researched Resolved Responded Restored Retrieved Revised Risked Screened Sensed Separated Served Shaped Shared Sketched Spearheaded Specified Spoke Studied Summarized Surveyed Symbolized

Tabulated Talked Team-built Tended Traced Trained Transcribed Transformed Traveled Trouble-shot Updated Validated Won

Adjectives

Accurate Active Adaptable Advantageous Analytical Artistic Beneficial Better Bigger Calm Capable Careful Competent Complete Confident Conscientious Considerable Creative Critical Decisive Dependable Desirable Determined Diligent Diplomatic Distinctive Distinguished Durable Dynamic Effective Efficient Empathic Energetic Esteemed Excellent Exceptional

Extraordinary Flexible First-class First-rate Flourishing Forceful Fruitful Functional Good Greater Helpful Humorous Illustrious Imaginative Important Imposing Improved Independent Industrious Influential Innovative Insightful Larger Logical Lucrative Major Methodical Money-making More Notable Noteworthy Ongoing Orderly Organized Original Outstanding Patient Perceptive Perfect Phenomenal Powerful Practical Prestigious Productive Professional Profitable Progressive Prominent Prosperous Punctual Reliable

Remarkable Renowned Reputable Respected Responsible Resourceful Rewarding Satisfied Sensitive Significant Singular Sizeable Skillful Solid Solvent Sound Stable Strong Substantial Successful Superb Superior Supportive Thorough Thriving Top Upbeat Uncommon Unique Unparalleled Unsurpassed Uppermost Useful Valuable Versatile Winning Workable Worthwhile