Action Verbs for Your Resume
For your resume, add compelling action verbs that tell your narrative beyond what you did but what you accomplished, improved, changed, or contributed. Click on the arrow next to each category to explore more descriptive action verbs.
- Analyzed
- Appraised
- Contracted
- Diagnosed
- Examined
- Executed
- Interpreted
- Planned
- Proved
- Reasoned
- Recognized
- Validated
- Communicated
- Creative
- Designed
- Developed
- Edited
- Established
- Explained
- Illustrated
- Imagined
- Improvised
- Influenced
- Informed
- Interpreted
- Invented
- Listened
- Mediated
- Performed
- Presented
- Promoted
- Revitalized
- Spoke
- Translated
- Visualized
- Wrote
- Analyzed
- Arranged
- Catalogued
- Delineated
- Described
- Enumerated
- Exhibited
- Itemized
- Portrayed
- Produced
- Quoted
- Recited
- Recounted
- Accounted
- Administered
- Allocated
- Audited
- Balanced
- Budgeted
- Calculated
- Forecasted
- Invested
- Projected
- Adjusted
- Accommodated
- Acclimated
- Complied
- Modified
- Reconciled
- Remodeled
- Revised
- Tailored
- Advised
- Assisted
- Communicated
- Counseled
- Empathized
- Encouraged
- Facilitated
- Guided
- Listened
- Motivated
- Represented
- Served
- Adapted
- Communicated
- Consulted
- Coordinated
- Delegated
- Demonstrated
- Directed
- Enabled
- Encouraged
- Evaluated
- Explained
- Instructed
- Led
- Negotiated
- Persuaded
- Planned
- Spearheaded
- Stimulated
- Supervised
- Enlightened
- Inaugurated
- Inducted
- Initiated
- Installed
- Instated
- Instructed
- Introduced
- Invested
- Launched
- Originated
- Pioneered
- Assessed
- Calculated
- Collected
- Diagnosed
- Evaluated
- Extrapolated
- Examined
- Interviewed
- Investigated
- Synthesized
- Researched
- Aided
- Assisted
- Collaborated
- Communicated
- Connected
- Cooperated
- Educated
- Helped
- Informed
- Joined
- Linked
- Organized
- Persuaded
- Planned
- Presented
- Promoted
- Scheduled
- Supported