Action Verb List
The following is a list of action verbs that may help with the creation of your accomplishment statements for your resume.
accelerated
accomplished
achieved
acquired
acted
activated
adapted
added
adjusted
administered
adopted
advertised
advised
advocated
aided
allocated
analyzed
annotated
anticipated
applied
appointed
appraised
arbitrated
arranged
articulated
assembled
assessed
assigned
attained
authored
authorized
balanced
bolstered
boosted
briefed
budgeted
built
catalogued
categorized
chaired
changed
clarified
classified
cleared
coded
collaborated
collected
communicated
compared
compiled
completed
composed
computerized
conceived
concluded
conducted
consolidated
constructed
consulted
contacted
continued
contracted
controlled
convened
conveyed
convinced
cooperated
coordinated
corresponded
counseled
created
credited
critiqued
decided
decreased
defined
delegated
delivered
demonstrated
derived
designated
designed
detected
determined
accomplished
achieved
acquired
acted
activated
adapted
added
adjusted
administered
adopted
advertised
advised
advocated
aided
allocated
analyzed
annotated
anticipated
applied
appointed
appraised
arbitrated
arranged
articulated
assembled
assessed
assigned
attained
authored
authorized
balanced
bolstered
boosted
briefed
budgeted
built
catalogued
categorized
chaired
changed
clarified
classified
cleared
coded
collaborated
collected
communicated
compared
compiled
completed
composed
computerized
conceived
concluded
conducted
consolidated
constructed
consulted
contacted
continued
contracted
controlled
convened
conveyed
convinced
cooperated
coordinated
corresponded
counseled
created
credited
critiqued
decided
decreased
defined
delegated
delivered
demonstrated
derived
designated
designed
detected
determined
developed
devised
directed
discovered
distributed
drafted
edited
educated
effected
elected
elicited
eliminated
encouraged
enlisted
established
evaluated
examined
executed
exhibited
expanded
expedited
experienced
experimented
explained
explored
extended
facilitated
familiarized
figured
financed
focused
forecasted
formed
formulated
fostered
founded
functioned
generated
governed
grouped
guided
handled
hired
identified
illustrated
implemented
improved
increased
incorporated
identified
influenced
informed
initiated
inspected
inspired
installed
instituted
instructed
integrated
interpreted
interviewed
introduced
invented
invested
investigated
judged
led
listened
maintained
managed
manned
marketed
mastered
measured
mechanized
mediated
modified
molded
monitored
motivated
named
negotiated
observed
obtained
devised
directed
discovered
distributed
drafted
edited
educated
effected
elected
elicited
eliminated
encouraged
enlisted
established
evaluated
examined
executed
exhibited
expanded
expedited
experienced
experimented
explained
explored
extended
facilitated
familiarized
figured
financed
focused
forecasted
formed
formulated
fostered
founded
functioned
generated
governed
grouped
guided
handled
hired
identified
illustrated
implemented
improved
increased
incorporated
identified
influenced
informed
initiated
inspected
inspired
installed
instituted
instructed
integrated
interpreted
interviewed
introduced
invented
invested
investigated
judged
led
listened
maintained
managed
manned
marketed
mastered
measured
mechanized
mediated
modified
molded
monitored
motivated
named
negotiated
observed
obtained
occupied
operated
ordered
organized
originated
outlined
oversaw
participated
perceived
performed
persuaded
pioneered
planned
prepared
presented
presided
prevailed
prevented
printed
processed
produced
programmed
projected
promoted
protected
provided
publicized
published
purchased
qualified
questioned
raised
reached
received
recommended
reconciled
recorded
recruited
rectified
reduced
re-evaluated
rendered
reorganized
repaired
reported
researched
resolved
shaped
shared
showed
simplified
sold
solicited
solved
specified
spoke
structured
staffed
stimulated
strategized
studied
summarized
supervised
supported
synthesized
targeted
taught
terminated
tested
trained
transformed
translated
turned
tutored
uncovered
utilized
updated
verified
worked
wrote
operated
ordered
organized
originated
outlined
oversaw
participated
perceived
performed
persuaded
pioneered
planned
prepared
presented
presided
prevailed
prevented
printed
processed
produced
programmed
projected
promoted
protected
provided
publicized
published
purchased
qualified
questioned
raised
reached
received
recommended
reconciled
recorded
recruited
rectified
reduced
re-evaluated
rendered
reorganized
repaired
reported
researched
resolved
shaped
shared
showed
simplified
sold
solicited
solved
specified
spoke
structured
staffed
stimulated
strategized
studied
summarized
supervised
supported
synthesized
targeted
taught
terminated
tested
trained
transformed
translated
turned
tutored
uncovered
utilized
updated
verified
worked
wrote