How to Write a Resume

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Contents 1 Action Verbs 1.1 Good Words for Administration and Management 1.2 Good Words for Communication and Creativity 1.3 Good Words for Sales and Persuasion 1.4 Good Words for Technical Ability 1.5 Good Words for Office Support 1.6 Good Words for Teaching 1.7 Good Words for Research and Analysis 1.8 Good Words for Helping and Caregiving 1.9 Good Words for Financial Management 1.10 Good Words for Many Skills

Action Verbs

The following list is taken from Resume for Dummies by Joyce Lain Kennedy. Going through such a list can often give you ideas on the use of appropriate terminology when writing your resume.

Good Words for Administration and Management

advised approved authorized chaired consolidated counseled delegated determined developed diagnosed directed

disseminated enforced ensured examined explained governed guided headed initiated influenced inspired

installed instituted instructed integrated launched lectured listened managed mediated mentored moderated

monitored motivated negotiated originated oversaw pioneered presided prioritized processed promoted recommended

redirected referred reorganized represented responded reviewed routed sponsored streamlined strengthened supervised

taught trained validated

Good Words for Communication and Creativity

acted addressed arranged assessed authored briefed built clarified composed conducted

constructed corresponded costumed created critiqued demonstrated designed developed directed edited enabled

facilitated fashioned formulated influenced initiated interpreted interviewed introduced invented launched lectured

modernized performed planned presented produced projected proofread publicized published realized reconciled

recruited rectified remodeled reported revitalized scheduled screened shaped stimulated summarized taught

trained translated wrote

Good Words for Sales and Persuasion

Good Words for Technical Ability

Good Words for Office Support

Good Words for Teaching

Good Words for Research and Analysis

Good Words for Helping and Caregiving

Good Words for Financial Management

Good Words for Many Skills