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REMEMBER!
* Start each bullet with a new action word describing your responsibilities.

* Jobs that you worked in the PAST should have PAST tense action words.

*
Jobs that you are still working should have PRESENT tense action words.


 

Resumes

Action Words

accelerated
accomplished
accounted for
achieved
acquired
added
adjusted
administered
advised
aided
allocated|
analyzed
anticipated
applied
appointed
appraised
arranged
assessed
assigned
assisted
assumed
assured
attained
attended

audited
authored
authorized
awarded
bargained
began
boosted
bought
briefed
brought
budgeted
built
 

calculated
categorized
caught
caused
chaired
changed
checked
chose
clarified
collaborated
combined
communicated
compared
completed
composed
conceived
conceptualized
concluded
conducted
constructed
consulted
continued
contracted
contributed
controlled
conveyed
convinced
coordinated
created
critiqued
dealt
debated
decided
defined
delegated
delivered
 

demonstrated
derived
designed
developed
directed
discovered
drafted
earned
edited
enabled
encouraged
ensured
established
exercised
expanded
facilitated
filed
formulated
fulfilled
gained
gathered
guided
handled
heightened
identified
implemented
improved
included
incorporated
increased
indicated
informed
initiated
instructed
introduced
joined
launched

led
maintained
managed
motivated
observed
operated
organized
participated
perceived
performed
persuaded
prepared
presented
processed
promoted
proposed
published
qualified
recommended
reevaluated
represented
researched
selected
served
simplified
solved
spearheaded
started
strengthened
supervised
supported
taught
tracked
trained
transformed
visualized
wrote


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