Action verbs
Use this list of action verbs to write strong descriptions of your skills and attributes.
Note: some verbs appear in more than one category. This is not a complete list of all verbs you may want to use.
Lists
- arranged
- assessed
- attained
- clarified
- defined
- developed
- influenced
- interpreted
- listened
- observed
- participated
- planned
- prioritized
- recommended
- resolved
- responded
- reviewed
- strengthened
- supported
- verified
- adapted
- addressed
- advertised
- arbitrated
- articulated
- authored
- clarified
- collaborated
- communicated
- composed
- condensed
- consulted
- contacted
- conveyed
- convinced
- counselled
- corresponded
- created
- customized
- developed
- directed
- discussed
- drafted
- edited
- elicited
- encouraged
- explained
- expressed
- formulated
- guided
- informed
- integrated
- interpreted
- interviewed
- lectured
- listened
- marketed
- mediated
- moderated
- modified
- motivated
- negotiated
- outlined
- persuaded
- presented
- proposed
- publicized
- reported
- responded
- revised
- solicited
- specified
- spoke
- summarized
- synthesized
- taught
- trained
- tutored
- translated
- wrote
- administered
- adjusted
- allocated
- analyzed
- appraised
- assembled
- assessed
- audited
- balanced
- budgeted
- calculated
- compiled
- computed
- conserved
- corrected
- determined
- developed
- estimated
- forecasted
- input
- integrated
- managed
- marketed
- measured
- netted
- organized
- planned
- prepared
- programmed
- projected
- qualified
- reconciled
- reduced
- researched
- retrieved
- utilized
- adapted
- analyzed
- applied
- collected
- compared
- conceptualized
- condensed
- conducted
- critiqued
- detected
- debugged
- determined
- diagnosed
- established
- evaluated
- examined
- experimented
- explored
- extracted
- formulated
- gathered
- inspected
- integrated
- interviewed
- invented
- investigated
- measured
- modified
- organized
- recorded
- researched
- reviewed
- revised
- searched
- solved
- studied
- summarized
- surveyed
- tested
- achieved
- administered
- analyzed
- approved
- assigned
- attained
- authorized
- conceptualized
- consolidated
- contracted
- controlled
- converted
- created
- customized
- delegated
- designed
- developed
- directed
- eliminated
- emphasized
- enforced
- enhanced
- established
- executed
- evaluated
- generated
- improved
- incorporated
- increased
- initiated
- inspected
- instituted
- integrated
- managed
- merged
- modeled
- motivated
- organized
- overhauled
- oversaw
- remodeled
- repaired
- restored
- resolved
- solved
- adapted
- applied
- approved
- arranged
- assembled
- built
- chaired
- classified
- coded
- compiled
- computed
- conceptualized
- coordinated
- corresponded
- customized
- designed
- directed
- distributed
- established
- evaluated
- executed
- facilitated
- generated
- guided
- incorporated
- initiated
- inspected
- instituted
- integrated
- led
- managed
- maintained
- modified
- monitored
- obtained
- operated
- organized
- prepared
- processed
- planned
- prioritized
- produced
- programmed
- recommended
- reorganized
- restored
- reviewed
- scheduled
- selected
- shaped
- streamlined
- strengthened
- supervised
- remodeled
- reviewed
- revised
- revitalized
- solved
- standardized
- updated
- validated
- verified
- adapted
- arranged
- assessed
- assisted
- collaborated
- contributed
- cooperated
- created
- ensured
- expedited
- facilitated
- helped
- incorporated
- interacted
- involved
- joined
- participated
- recruited
- revitalized
- supported
- adapted
- advocated
- aided
- answered
- arranged
- assessed
- assisted
- chaired
- clarified
- coached
- collaborated
- conducted
- contributed
- cooperated
- coordinated
- counselled
- demonstrated
- diagnosed
- educated
- encouraged
- ensured
- established
- expedited
- facilitated
- familiarized
- furthered
- guided
- helped
- intervened
- led
- modeled
- motivated
- organized
- prevented
- promoted
- provided
- referred
- rehabilitated
- reinforced
- represented
- resolved
- responded
- secured
- supplied
- supervised
- supported
- volunteered
- adapted
- advocated
- aided
- assessed
- clarified
- coached
- collaborated
- cooperated
- counselled
- demonstrated
- educated
- encouraged
- ensured
- established
- facilitated
- furthered
- guided
- intervened
- modeled
- motivated
- organized
- prevented
- promoted
- provided
- referred
- rehabilitated
- reinforced
- represented
- resolved
- responded
- secured
- supplied
- supervised
- supported
- volunteered
- adapted
- assessed
- corrected
- demonstrated
- developed
- identified
- learned
- pursued
- progressed
- responded
- sought
- studied
- updated