Thursday, May 7, 2015

Power words for resume and C.V.


Okay, so now it's time to write that key piece of documentation: a resume (rez-uh-may). A CV (curriculum vitae--and yes, "vitae" is Latin) is used for more experienced credentials and achievements.  Here's some hints and key phrases that make a difference when you're ready to get visibility. Remember: job managers use computers to scan your submission for strong significant verbs. 



Action Verb List for Resumes 
and Cover Letters

Use these action verbs to highlight the skills that you've gained and developed through your work history, involvement in activities, leadership positions, and/or volunteer work.

Creative Skills

Acted                                
Began  
Combined           
Composed
Conceived                  
Conceptualized 
Condensed                  
Created
Customized                  
Designed   
Developed                  
Devised
Directed                   
Displayed  
Diversified                  
Drew
Entertained                  
Established  
Fashioned                  
Formulated
Founded                   
Illustrated   
Improvised                 
 Initiated
Innovated                  
Instituted 
Integrated                  
Introduced
Invented                   
Manufactured  
Modeled                   
Modified
Opened                  
Originated  
Performed                 
Photographed
Planned                   
Revised   
Shaped                   
Solved
===================

Communications Skills

Addressed         
Advertised 
Arbitrated 
Arranged                 
Articulated 
Authored  
Clarified                
Collaborated   
Communicated 
Composed         
Condensed 
Conferred
Consulted         
Contacted       
Conveyed  
Convinced               
Corresponded 
Counseled 
Debated          
Defined           
Described 
Developed         
Directed  
Discussed
Drafted          
Edited         
Elicited  
Enlisted                   
Explained 
Expressed 
Formulated         
Furnished        
Greeted  
Incorporated         
Influenced      
Interacted
Interpreted         
Interviewed 
Involved  
Joined                     
Judged         
Justified  
Lectured          
Listened          
Marketed 
Mediated          
Moderated      
Negotiated 
Notified          
Observed         
Outlined
Participated         
Persuaded 
Presented 
Promoted                
Proposed  
Proved  
Publicized         
Published        
Read  
Recalled                 
Reconciled 
Recruited
Referred          
Reinforced 
Related  
Relayed                   
Renewed  
Reported  
Resolved          
Responded      
Served  
Serviced          
Solicited        
Specified
Spoke          
Suggested       
Summarized 
Synthesized            
Translated 
Wrote
=========================
Financial Skills

Administered
Adjusted
Allocated 
Analyzed                
Appraised  
Assessed 
Audited         
Balanced          
Budgeted 
Calculated        
Compared  
Computed
Conserved        
Corrected  
Determined 
Developed              
Estimated  
Figured  
Financed         
Forecasted      
Increased 
Inventoried        
Invoiced   
Listed
Managed         
Marked   
Marketed 
Measured              
Numbered  
Planned  
Prepared         
Priced              
Programmed 
Projected                
Reconciled  
Reduced
Researched      
Retrieved          
Saved
=====================
Management Skills

Accelerated          
Accomplished  
Acquired  
Administered          
Advanced          
Analyzed  
Appointed   
Approved              
Assigned  
Attained         
Attended   
Authorized
Changed           
Chaired           
Commanded  
Considered              
Consolidated   
Contained 
Contracted          
Controlled              
Converted 
Coordinated          
Decoded          
Delegated 
Delivered                  
Developed              
Directed  
Eliminated          
Emphasized          
Employed
Enforced           
Enhanced          
Established 
Executed                
Experimented        
Generated 
Governed                
Handled                  
Headed  
Hired                  
Hosted           
Improved
Incorporated        
Initiated           
Inspected 
Issued                      
Instituted                
Launched 
Managed                  
Merged           
Motivated 
Organized          
Originated              
Overhauled 
Oversaw           
Piloted                  
Presided
Prioritized          
Produced          
Recommended 
Regulated                
Reorganized          
Replaced  
Responsible For  
Restored                
Reviewed 
Scheduled        
Secured           
Selected
Streamlined          
Strengthened          
Supervised 
Terminated
====================
Organizational Skills

Approved 
Arranged  
Catalogued 
Categorized
Charted  
Classified 
Cleaned  
Cleared
Closed  
Coded  
Collected 
Compiled
Corrected 
Corresponded  
Deposited 
Detailed
Dismantled 
Dispensed 
Distributed 
Exchanged
Executed 
Filed  
Finished  
Fitted
Generated 
Implemented  
Incorporated  
Inspected
Logged  
Maintained 
Monitored 
Obtained
Operated  
Ordered  
Packaged 
Packed
Pinpointed 
Placed  
Posted 
Prepared
Processed 
Proficient
Provided  
Purchased
Rearranged 
Received  
Recorded 
Registered
Reserved  
Responded 
Restructured  
Revamped
Reversed  
Reviewed 
Routed 
Scheduled
Screened 
Sent  
Separated 
Set Up
Solidified  
Sorted 
Submitted 
Supplied
Standardized  
Stocked  
Stored 
Straightened
Structured 
Systemized 
Trimmed  
Typed
Updated  
Validated
Verified
===================
Technical Skills

Assembled 
Adapted  
Applies  
Attached
Built  
Calculated 
Computed 
Conserved
Constructed 
Converted 
Debugged 
Designed
Determined 
Developed 
Engineered 
Fabricated
Fixed 
Fortified  
Installed  
Loaded
Maintained 
Operated  
Priced 
Printed
Programmed 
Rebuilt 
Rectified  
Registered
Regulated 
Remodeled 
Repaired  
Replaced
Restored  
Specialized 
Standardized  
Studied
Upgraded 
Utilized
======================
Research Skills

Analyzed
Accumulated
Charted
Collected
Checked
Compared
Conducted
Counted
Critiqued
Detected
Determined
Diagnosed
Discovered
Evaluated
Examined
Experimented
Explored
Extracted
Formulated
Gathered
Graphed
Identified
Indexed
Indicated
Inspected
Interpreted
Interviewed
Invented
Investigated
Located
Measured
Organized
Researched
Searched
Solved
Summarized
Surveyed
Systemized
Tabulated
Tallied
Tested
======================
Teaching skills

Adapted  
Advised 
Clarified  
Coached
Communicated 
Conducted 
Coordinated 
Counseled
Developed 
Enabled  
Encouraged 
Evaluated
Explained 
Facilitated 
Focused  
Guided
Graded 
Improvised 
Individualized  
Informed
Instilled  
Instructed 
Licensed  
Motivated
Persuaded 
Prompted 
Set Goals 
Schooled
Showed  
Simulated 
Stimulated 
Taught
Tested  
Trained  
Transmitted 
Tutored
===========================
Helping Skills

Actively  
Adapted  
Accompanied  
Advocated
Aided  
Allowed  
Answered  
Arranged
Assessed 
Assisted  
Cared For  
Clarified
Coached  
Collaborated 
Contributed  
Cooperated
Counseled 
Demonstrated 
Diagnosed 
Educated
Encouraged 
Ensured  
Expedited  
Facilitated
Familiarized 
Furthered 
Guided   
Helped
Indexed  
Insured  
Intervened  
Learned
Motivated 
Prevented 
Provided   
Referred
Rehabilitated  
Represented 
Resolved  
Simplified
Supported

Volunteered


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