ACTION VERBS and FONTS 27. Incorporated 28. Initiated Calibri 29. Instituted Times New Roman 30. Introduced Arial 31. Launched Verdana 32. Pioneered Cambria 33. Spearheaded Garamond Book Antiqua Trebuchet MS Saved the Company Time or Money Arial Narrow DIDOT 34. Conserved Constantia 35. Consolidated Corbel 36. Decreased Franklin Gothic 37. Deducted Georgia 38. Diagnosed Gill Sands 39. Lessened Helevtica 40. Reconciled New Times Roman (Most popular) 41. Reduced 42. Yielded Led a Project 43. Increased Efficiency, Sales, Revenue, or 1. Chaired Customer Satisfaction 2. Controlled 44. Accelerated 3. Coordinated 45. Achieved 4. Executed 46. Advanced 5. Headed 47. Amplified 6. Operated 48. Boosted 7. Orchestrated 49. Capitalized 8. Organized 50. Delivered 9. Oversaw 51. Enhanced 10. Planned 52. Expanded 11. Produced 53. Expedited 12. Programmed 54. Furthered 55. Gained 56. Generated Envisioned and Brought a Project to Life 57. Improved 58. Lifted 13. Administered 59. Maximized 14. Built 60. Outpaced 15. Charted 61. Stimulated 16. Created 62. Sustained 17. Designed 18. Developed 19. Devised Changed or Improved Something 20. Founded 21. Engineered 63. Centralized 22. Established 64. Clarified 23. Formalized 65. Converted 24. Formed 66. Customized 25. Formulated 67. Influenced 26. Implemented 68. Integrated 1
69. Merged 113. Partnered 70. Modified 114. Secured 71. Overhauled 72. Redesigned 73. Refined Supported Customers 74. Refocused 75. Rehabilitated 115. Advised 76. Remodeled 116. Advocated 77. Reorganized 117. Arbitrated 78. Replaced 118. Coached 79. Restructured 119. Consulted 80. Revamped 120. Educated 81. Revitalized 121. Fielded 82. Simplified 122. Informed 83. Standardized 123. Resolved 84. Streamlined 85. Strengthened 86. Updated Were a Research Machine 87. Upgraded 124. Analyzed 88. Transformed 125. Assembled
126. Assessed Managed a Team 127. Audited 128. Calculated 89. Aligned 129. Discovered 90. Cultivated 130. Evaluated 91. Directed 131. Examined 92. Enabled 132. Explored 93. Facilitated 133. Forecasted 94. Fostered 134. Identified 95. Guided 135. Interpreted 96. Hired 136. Investigated 97. Inspired 137. Mapped 98. Mentored 138. Measured 99. Mobilized 139. Qualified 100. Motivated 140. Quantified 101. Recruited 141. Surveyed 102. Regulated 142. Tested 103. Shaped 143. Tracked 104. Supervised 105. Taught 106. Trained Wrote or Communicated 107. Unified 144. Authored 108. United 145. Briefed
146. Campaigned Brought in Partners, Funding, or Resources 147. Co-authored 148. Composed 109. Acquired 149. Conveyed 110. Forged 150. Convinced 111. Navigated 151. Corresponded 112. Negotiated 152. Counseled 2
153. Critiqued 8. Embraced 154. Defined 9. Encouraged 155. Documented 10. Energized 156. Edited 11. Gathered 157. Illustrated 12. Harmonized 158. Lobbied 13. Ignited 159. Persuaded 14. Joined 160. Promoted 15. Melded 161. Publicized 16. Merged 162. Reviewed 17. Participated 18. Partnered 19. United Oversaw or Regulated 20. Volunteered
163. Authorized Leadership 164. Blocked 165. Delegated 1. Authorized 166. Dispatched 2. Chaired 167. Enforced 3. Cultivated 168. Ensured 4. Delegated 169. Inspected 5. Directed 170. Itemized 6. Enabled 171. Monitored 7. Executed 172. Screened 8. Facilitated 173. Scrutinized 9. Fostered 174. Verified 10. Guided 11. Headed 12. Hosted Achieved Something 13. Inspired 14. Mentored 175. Attained 15. Mobilized 176. Awarded 16. Operated 177. Completed 17. Orchestrated 178. Demonstrated 18. Oversaw 179. Earned 19. Spearheaded 180. Exceeded 20. Trained 181. Outperformed
182. Reached Responsible For 183. Showcased
184. Succeeded 1. Accomplished 185. Surpassed 2. Acquired 186. Targeted 3. Achieved
4. Acted As Team Player 5. Completed
6. Created 1. Acknowledged 7. Executed 2. Assimilated 8. Finished 3. Blended 9. Forged 4. Coalesced 10. Made 5. Collaborated 11. Navigated 6. Contributed 12. Negotiated 7. Diversified 3
13. Operated 14. Encouraged 14. Partnered 15. Facilitated 15. Performed 16. Fostered 16. Prepared 17. Inspired 17. Produced 18. Supported 18. Secured 19. Collaborated 19. Succeeded In 20. Undertook When you supervised a team:
Overused Buzz Words and Alternatives 20. Guided 21. Evaluated • In Charge Of - Directed 22. Instructed • Excellent - Improved 23. Mentored • Go Getter - Accomplished 24. Motivated • Hard Worker - Achieved 25. Regulated • Strategic Thinker - Designed 26. Taught • Outside the Box - Created • Responsible For - Managed • Expert - Delivered Resume Action Words for Management and • Innovative - Developed Leadership Achievements • Specialized In - Handled • Creative - Created When you reach a goal: • Synergized – Collaborated with 27. Achieved • Go To - Trusted 28. Attained • Results-driven - Raised 29. Strengthened • Team Player – Participated in 30. Initiated • Detail Oriented - Spotted 31. Coordinated • Focused - Refined 32. Developed • Ninja - Installed 33. Managed • Super - Slashed 34. Orchestrated • Great - Increased
If your job was to give guidance or communicate When you gave a different approach to solving a information to a team, you: problem:
1. Advised 35. Implemented 2. Advocated 36. Recommended 3. Clarified 37. Overhauled 4. Corresponded 38. Improved 5. Defined 39. Streamlined 6. Gathered 40. Prioritized 7. Ignited 8. Informed When you worked with other people: 9. Interpreted 10. Persuaded 41. Motivated 11. Publicized 42. Supervised
43. Delegated When you were part of a team: 44. Chaired 12. Aided
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Resume Action Words to Showcase your Creativity 82. Projected 83. Recorded When you helped the company innovate or launch 84. Verified something new: When you corrected mistakes and errors: 45. Conceptualized 85. Debugged 46. Designed 86. Diagnosed 47. Devised 87. Established 48. Determined 88. Fixed 49. Drafted 89. Rectified 50. Formulated 90. Lessened 51. Introduced 91. Reconciled 52. Initiated 92. Remodeled 53. Launched 93. Rebuilt 54. Originated 94. Upgraded 55. Spearheaded 95. Corrected
When you worked on an established idea: When you kept company processes flowing 56. Adapted seamlessly: 57. Applied 96. Conserved 58. Built 97. Maintained 59. Condensed 98. Operated 60. Customized 99. Regulated 61. Fashioned 100. Refined 62. Integrated 101. Simplified 63. Modified 102. Standardized 64. Patched 65. Piloted Resume Action Verbs for Research, Analysis, and 66. Shaped Planning 67. Revitalized When you prepared or helped prepare an event: When you introduced a finished project: 103. Assembled 68. Displayed 104. Conducted 69. Modeled 105. Organized 70. Launched 71. Performed When you analyzed a new idea: 72. Pioneered 106. Experimented 107. Detected Resume Power Words for Problem Solving 108. Discovered Accomplishments 109. Measured 110. Mapped When you worked with data, statistics or numbers: 111. Probed 73. Audited 112. Searched 74. Budgeted 113. Surveyed 75. Calculated 114. Studied 76. Converted 77. Crafted When you analyzed existing practices and ideas: 78. Documented 115. Analyzed 79. Estimated 116. Assessed 80. Inventoried 117. Clarified 81. Programmed 118. Checked 5
119. Examined Use the list below to mix it up: 120. Explored 154. Amplify 121.Evaluated 155. Boosted 122. Investigated 156. Converted 123. Quantified 157. Customized 124. Reviewed 158. Elaborated 125. Tested 159. Grew 126. Tracked 160. Integrated 127. Convert 161. Lifted 162. Merged When you contributed to solving a problem: 163. Overhauled 128. Critiqued 164. Raised 129. Diagnosed 165. Redesigned 130. Identified 166. Refined 131. Invented 167. Remodeled 132. Proved 168. Reorganized 133. Solved 169. Restructured 170. Revamped Resume Power Verbs to Use For “Support” 171. Saved When you were supportive of others through words: 172. Slashed 134. Advised 173. Streamlined 135. Answered 174. Strengthened 136. Clarified 175. Updated 137. Motivated 176. Upgraded 138. Collaborated 139. Fielded Resume Power Words to Use Instead of “Responsible 140. Guided for” 141. Intervened Using “responsible for” in a resume gets old fast. 142. Referred Instead, use these alternative verbs that *pop*: 143. Resolved 177. Accomplished 178. Acquired When you were supportive of others through actions: 179. Achieved 144. Aided 180. Acted As 145. Assisted 181. Completed 146. Contributed 182. Created 147. Provided 183. Executed 148. Volunteered 184. Finished 185. Forged When you taught others: 186. Made 149. Coached 187. Navigated 150. Counseled 188. Negotiated 151. Demonstrated 189. Operated 152. Educated 190. Partnered 153. Informed 191. Performed 192. Prepared Resume Power Words to Use as a Replacement for 193. Produced “Improved” 194. Secured Did you leave the company you worked for better than 195. Succeeded In when you came in? 196. Undertook That’s cool, but if you say you “improved” something four times in a row, it loses its impact. Resume Action Words to Use Instead of “Worked On” 6
Most of your job descriptions will be describing things Unlike power verbs, you can use power adjectives you contributed to. This makes it tough to be original and beyond describing Professional Experience. show value. In this section, we'll cover how to use power adjectives In this case, you should try to be as specific as possible by in your resume summary, professional experience, and giving details about your accomplishments. skills.
Here’s a list to help you replace the overused “worked Then, we’re going to give you a complete list of the best on” and show value: power adjectives you can use in your resume. 197. Arranged Using Buzz Adjectives in the Resume Summary Section 198. Compiled The resume summary section is a short pitch to your 199. Composed prospective employer. You use it to summarize your 200. Constructed most relevant experience, skills, and achievements. 201. Created When done right, adding some power adjectives can help 202. Developed your resume summary stand out. 203. Engaged In Take a look at these examples: 204. Fashioned 205. Forged Correct Example 206. Formulated Caregiver with 5+ years of extensive experience. 207. Made Recognized for providing heartfelt emotional support to 208. Made Progress On clients. 209. Operated Incorrect Example 210. Organized Loving caregiver who has been working in an elderly 211. Perfected home for 5 years. The perfect choice for delivering 212. Prepared emotional support to clients. 213. Pursued 214. Put Together The first example focuses on the candidate’s personal 215. Set-Up qualities, rather than her skills. Whereas the second 216. Undertook example is professional and leaves a much more powerful impact. Resume Action Verbs that Mean “Use” Instead of “utilize” or “use” replace them with these Using Power Adjectives in the Professional Experience power words: Section 217. Apply When you are describing your professional experience, 218. Adopt power adjectives should be used sparingly. 219. Deploy You already have plenty of action verbs in there, so 220. Employ don’t double down on the power words by adding an 221. Exert adjective. It’s either one or the other. 222. Handle Take a look at this example on how they can be 223. Mobilize strategically placed in a job description: 224. Operate 225. Promote Correct Example 226. Profit by Developed harmonious relationships with 70% of the 227. Put to Use patients, resulting in higher overall patient happiness. 228. Restore Incorrect Example 229. Revive Developed relationships with 70% of the patients, 230. Resort to resulting in overall patient happiness. 231. Specialize in Using Power Adjectives in the Skills section Resume Power Adjectives [w/ Examples] Don’t use power adjectives as a skill on their own. Don’t Power adjectives have the same function as power list “Intelligent” or “Professional” as a skill. Those are verbs, but instead, they are…you guessed it: adjectives. subjective personal traits. 7
Instead, use power adjectives only when they affirm 263. World-class your competency in another skill. Power Adjectives for Productivity 264. Accomplished For example: 265. Economical French and German vs Fluent in French and German 266. Instrumental Management skills vs Strong Management Skills 267. Skilled 268. Adept The Best Power Adjectives [Divided by Category] 269. Expert Power Adjectives for Analytical Thinking 270. Productive Are you constantly doing work that calls for putting 271. Skillful your thinking hat on? 272. Advanced 273. Fluent This list is perfect for describing the detailed, calculating 274. Proficient tasks you complete on a daily basis. 275. Strong They’re usually valuable for industries that require 276. Competent complicated critical thinking: IT, finance, 277. Ideal telecommunications, engineering. 278. Profitable 232. Astute 279. Superior 233. Insightful 280. Constructive 234. Methodical 281. Industrious 235. Practical 282. Significant 236. Calculating 283. Qualified 237. Intelligent 284. Cost-effective 238. Meticulous 285. Influential 239. Shrewd 286. Smooth 240. Complex 287. Quality 241. Investigative 242. Objective Power Adjectives for Dedication 243. Strategic 288. Committed 244. Discerning 289. Devoted 245. Logical 290. Genuine 246. Perceptive 291. Sincere 247. Thoughtful 292. Dedicated 293. Earnest Power Adjectives for Creativity 294. Keen Use the adjective list below to describe creative work: 295. Spirited 248. Cutting-edge 296. Determined 249. Imaginative 297. Energetic 250. Novel 298. Passionate 251. Sophisticated 299. Wholehearted 252. Elegant 253. Ingenious Power Adjectives to Describe Hard Work 254. Progressive Are you a diligent and driven person? Are you prepared 255. Unique to pull up tiring all-nighters to complete important 256. First-class projects? 257. Innovative Here are some adjectives that compliment your hard 258. Revolutionary work: 259. Unprecedented 300. Alert 260. Groundbreaking 301. Driven 261. Inventive 302. Motivated 262. Robust 303. Thorough 8
304. Attentive They’re boring, overused, and hated by managers 305. Enterprising world-wide. 306. Persistent 307. Tireless Here are some of the most popular buzzwords you 308. Concerted should avoid: 309. Focused Most Hated Buzzwords: 310. Studious Excellent 311. Vigorous Go-Getter Hard worker Power Adjectives to Describe You as Organized and Strategic thinker Systematic Outside the box 312. Businesslike Responsible for 313. Detail-oriented Expert 314. Smooth Innovative 315. Systematic Specialized in 316. Controlled Creative 317. Orderly Synergized 318. Step-by-step Go To 319. Timely Results-driven 320. Detailed Team Player 321. Precise Detail Oriented 322. Structured Focused Ninja Power Adjectives for Communication and Teamwork Super Being friendly, understanding and sociable are key Great qualities for anyone working in a team setting or with In charge of customers and clients on a daily basis. Use these words to help describe your skills: 323. Amiable 324. Cheerful 325. Cooperative 326. Personable 327. Amicable 328. Clear 329. Cordial 330. Pleasant 331. Articulate 332. Coherent 333. Courteous 334. Positive 335. Calm 336. Cohesive 337. Diplomatic 338. Respectful 339. Charming 340. Conscientious 341. Harmonious 342. Team-minded Resume Buzzwords to Avoid Buzzwords are the opposite of power verbs.
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