What verbs should you use on your resume? A lot depends on the skills you want to accentuate.

COMMUNICATION

  • Aided
  • Arbitrated
  • Advised
  • Clarified
  • Consulted
  • Co-authored
  • Collaborated
  • Coordinated
  • Counseled
  • Defined
  • Enlisted
  • Formulated
  • Influenced
  • Informed
  • Inspired
  • Interpreted
  • Interviewed
  • Mediated
  • Merged
  • Negotiated
  • Promoted
  • Publicized
  • Recommended
  • Represented
  • Resolved
  • Suggested

    • CREATIVE

  • Acted
  • Abstracted
  • Adapted
  • Composed
  • Conceptualized
  • Created
  • Designed
  • Developed
  • Directed
  • Drew
  • Fashioned
  • Generated
  • Illustrated
  • Imagined
  • Improvised
  • Integrated
  • Innovated
  • Painted
  • Performed
  • Planned
  • Problem solved
  • Shaped
  • Synthesized
  • Visualized
  • Wrote

    • DETAIL-ORIENTED

  • Analyzed
  • Approved
  • Arranged
  • Classified
  • Collated
  • Compared
  • Compiled
  • Documented
  • Enforced
  • Followed through
  • Met deadlines
  • Prepared
  • Processed
  • Recorded
  • Retrieved
  • Set priorities
  • Systemized
  • Tabulated

    • FINANCIAL

  • Administered
  • Allocated
  • Analyzed
  • Appraised
  • Audited
  • Budgeted
  • Calculated
  • Computed
  • Developed
  • Evaluated
  • Figured
  • Maintained
  • Managed
  • Performed
  • Planned
  • Projected

    • MANUAL SKILLS

  • Arranged
  • Assembled
  • Bound
  • Built
  • Checked
  • Classified
  • Constructed
  • Controlled
  • Cut
  • Designed
  • Developed
  • Drove
  • Handled
  • Installed
  • Invented
  • Maintained
  • Monitored
  • Prepared
  • Operated
  • Repaired
  • Tested

    • PROVIDING SERVICE

  • Advised
  • Attended
  • Cared
  • Coached
  • Coordinated
  • Counseled
  • Demonstrated
  • Explained
  • Furnished
  • Generated
  • Inspected
  • Installed
  • Issued
  • Mentored
  • Delivered
  • Referred
  • Repaired
  • Provided
  • Purchased
  • Submitted

    • ORGANIZING

  • Achieved
  • Assigned
  • Consulted
  • Contracted
  • Controlled
  • Coordinated
  • Decided
  • Delegated
  • Developed
  • Established
  • Evaluated
  • Negotiated
  • Organized
  • Planned
  • Prepared
  • Prioritized
  • Produced
  • Recommended
  • Reported

    • LEADERSHIP

  • Administered
  • Chaired
  • Convinced
  • Directed
  • Examined
  • Executed
  • Expanded
  • Facilitated
  • Improved
  • Initiated
  • Managed
  • Oversaw
  • Produced
  • Recommended
  • Reviewed
  • Supervised

    • RESEARCH

  • Calculated
  • Cataloged
  • Collected
  • Computed
  • Conducted
  • Correlated
  • Critiqued
  • Diagnosed
  • Discovered
  • Examined
  • Experimented
  • Extrapolated
  • Evaluated
  • Gathered
  • Identified
  • Inspected
  • Investigated
  • Monitored
  • Proved
  • Reviewed
  • Surveyed
  • Tested

    • TECHNICAL

  • Assembled
  • Built
  • Calculated
  • Computed
  • Designed
  • Engineered
  • Fabricated
  • Maintained
  • Operated
  • Programmed
  • Remodeled
  • Repaired
  • Solved

    • TEACHING SKILLS

  • Adapted
  • Advised
  • Clarified
  • Coached
  • Developed
  • Evaluated
  • Encouraged
  • Informed
  • Inspired
  • Motivated
  • Represented
  • Participated
  • Provided
  • Supported
  • Taught
  • Trained
  • Verified