Action Verbs by Skill Set

First identify 2 or 3 skill sets most relevant to the position you hope to attain. Then scan through the list of verbs
and select those that describe activities you have done in other situations. Continue down the list until you have
identified a handful of examples that demonstrate your competency using this skill. Make sure you arrange your
resume in such a way as to highlight the most significant of these. Use headings that match both your skills and the
position to which you are applying.

MANAGEMENT
 produced  attained  delegated  enforced  initiated  administered
 anticipate  chaired  developed  formed  integrated  recommended
 analyzed  checked  devised  governed  organized  coordinated
 approved  reviewed  directed  headed  planned  scheduled
 assigned  contracted  evaluated  increased  prioritized  supervised
COMMUNICATION
 addressed  composed  drafted  interpreted  persuaded  recruited
 arbitrated  conveyed  edited  lectured  presented  translated
 arranged  transcribed  enlisted  mediated  promoted  corresponded
 authored  developed  formulated  moderated  publicized  collaborated
 wrote  directed  influenced  negotiated  reconciled  emphasized
RESEARCH
 assessed  critiqued  surveyed  examined  interviewed  investigated
 clarified  discovered  diagnosed  identified  reviewed  summarized
 collected  defined  dissected  inspected  organized  determined
 correlated  detailed  evaluated  interpreted  reported  systematized
TEACHING
 adapted  revised  evaluated  informed  simplified  coordinated
 advised  developed  explained  inspired  set goals  tailored
 clarified  enabled  facilitated  instructed  sparked  encouraged
 coached  communicated  guided  persuaded  stimulated  trained
 unified  lectured  counselled  led  mentored  modified

DETAILED
 approved  dispatched  compiled  organized  retrieved  met deadlines
 validated  responded  arranged  purchased  classified  implemented
 retained  recorded  judged  compared  operated  reorganized
 executed  enforced  collected  inspected  copied  processed
FINANCIAL
 verified  audited  developed  forecasted  projected  researched
 allocated  balanced  earned  managed  rectified  reviewed
 analyzed  budgeted  estimated  marketed  reduced  administered
 appraised  calculated  financed  planned  adjusted  proposed
CREATIVE
 acted  decorated  planned  founded  instituted  performed
 designed  established  illustrated  integrated  dramatized  conceptualized
 created  developed  shaped  imagined  introduced  revitalized
 invented  directed  fashioned  initiated  customized  transformed
HELPING
 accepted  conducted  educated  guided  provided  represented
 assisted  counselled  effected  motivated  served  empowered
 assessed  dealt  resolved  participated  questioned  restored
 clarified  handled  protected  referred  validated  demonstrated
 coached  diagnosed  facilitated  advised  encouraged  inspired
CLERICAL
 adjusted  collected  distributed  indexed  organized  retrieved
 approved  compiled  generated  inspected  catalogued  implemented
 arranged  controlled  grouped  monitored  processed  specified
 prepared  copied  screened  operated  purchased  systematized
 classified  dispatched  recorded  ordered  improvised  tabulated
ANALYTICAL
 compared  consulted  enlarged  originated  enlightened  experimented
 conceived  converted  predicted  utilized  constructed  investigated
 perceived  analyzed  detected  examined  solved  summarized
MANUAL
 assembled  controlled  ground  repaired  lifted  shipped
 bent  operated  set-up  moved  pulled  handled
 bound  tended  constructed  dismantled  fixed  drafted
ACCOMPLISHMENT
 achieved  executed  expanded  innovated  pioneered  experienced
 displayed  recognized  improved  overcame  succeeded  awarded
TECHNICAL
 assembled  computed  installed  overhauled  maintained  strengthened
 built  designed  repaired  remodelled  upgraded  programmed
 calculated  engineered  operated  solved  devised  fabricated
Professional and technical skills from your course of study—make a list of all your courses…what have you learned?