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Action verbs are a critical component of all job search correspondence (resume and cover letters). Refer to the lists below to enhance your descriptions of internship, volunteer, academic and professional experiences. Remember to try and use and action verb only once in your resume. Management skills Communication skills Clerical or detailed skills administered analyzed assigned attained chaired contracted consolidated coordinated delegated developed directed evaluated executed improved increased organized oversaw planned prioritized produced recommended reviewed scheduled strengthened supervised addressed arbitrated arranged authored corresponded developed directed drafted edited enlisted formulated influenced interpreted lectured mediated moderated motivated negotiated persuaded promoted publicized reconciled recruited spoke translated wrote approved arranged catalogued classified collected compiled dispatched executed generated implemented inspected monitored operated organized prepared organized prepared processed purchased recorded retrieved screened specified systematized tabulated validated Make an appointment with a career advisor by calling 312.261.3270 or e-­‐mailing [email protected]. www.nl.edu
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Research skills Technical skills Teaching skills clarified collected critiqued diagnosed evaluated examined extracted identified inspected interpreted interviewed investigated organized reviewed summarized surveyed systematized assembled built calculated computed designed devised engineered fabricated maintained operated overhauled programmed remodeled repair solved trained upgraded adapted advised clarified coached communicated coordinated developed enabled encouraged evaluated explained facilitated guided informed initiated instructed persuaded set goals stimulated Financial skills Creative skills Helping skills administered allocated analyzed audited balanced budgeted calculated computed developed forecasted managed marketed planned projected researched conceptualized created designed developed directed established fashioned illustrated instituted integrated introduced invented originated performed planned assessed assisted clarified coached counseled demonstrated diagnosed educated expedited facilitated familiarized guided referred rehabilitated represented Make an appointment with a career advisor by calling 312.261.3270 or e-­‐mailing [email protected]. www.nl.edu
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Additional Action Verbs arbitrated ascertained charted classified collected completed conducted conserved consolidated constructed controlled coordinated counseled created decided defined delivered detailed detected determined devised diagnosed directed discovered dispensed displayed dissected distributed dramatized eliminated empathized enforced established estimated evaluated examined expanded experimented explained expressed filed financed fixed formulated founded gathered generated guided handled headed hypothesized identified illustrated imagined implemented improved improvised increased influenced informed initiated innovated inspected installed instituted instructed integrated interpreted interviewed invented inventoried investigated judged led lectured lifted listened logged maintained managed manipulated mediated memorized modeled monitored motivated navigated negotiated observed obtained offered operated ordered organized originated perceived performed persuaded piloted planned played predicted prepared presented printed processed produced programmed questioned raised reasoned recommended reconciled perceived performed persuaded photographed piloted planned predicted prepared prescribed presented printed processed produced programmed projected promoted proof-­‐read protected publicized purchased recorded recruited reduced referred rehabilitated related rendered repaired reported represented researched resolved responded restored reviewed scheduled selected sensed separated served sewed shaped shared showed sketched solved sorted summarized supervised supplied synthesized systematized talked taught tended tested trained transcribed translated traveled treated troubleshot tutored typed unified united upgraded used utilized verbalized weighed wired Make an appointment with a career advisor by calling 312.261.3270 or e-­‐mailing [email protected].