Strong Words and Action Verbs for CVs

COMMUNICATED... Addressed Advised Directed Encouraged Liaised Marketed Performed Presented Recruited Represented Controlled Guided Mediated Promoted Resolved Co-ordinated Instructed Motivated Proposed Sold Counselled Interviewed Negotiated Provided Taught Demonstrated Led Ordered Recommended Trained

FOUND OUT... Analysed Assessed Devised Established Interviewed Investigated

Classified Evaluated Researched

Collated Forecasted Tested

Defined Identified Traced

Designed Interpreted Verified

SORTED OUT... Analysed Arranged Composed Conceived Defined Distributed Identified Improved Organised Planned Reduced Refined Revised Scheduled Uncovered Verified

Assessed Conducted Edited Investigated Prepared Reorganised Simplified Vetted

Budgeted Controlled Eliminated Itemised Processed Researched Solved

Classified Co-ordinated Established Modernised Produced Resolved Streamlined

Collated Decreased Evaluated Operated Redesigned Reviewed Transformed

SHOWED HOW... Advised Coached Illustrated Instructed Presented Taught

Conducted Led Trained

Directed Managed

Guided Organised

Demonstrated Performed

SET UP... Composed Established Introduced Pioneered

Conceived Founded Invented Planned

Created Generated Launched Prepared

Designed Implemented Led Produced

Developed Initiated Opened Promoted

Devised Instituted Originated Started

MADE BETTER... (remember to quantify: i.e. increased by how much?) Broadened Combined Consolidated Converted Cut Developed Devised Doubled Edited Eliminated Improved Increasing Innovated Minimised Modernised Redesigned Reduced Refined Reorganised Resolved Revised Saved Serviced Simplified Solved Strengthened Transformed Trimmed Uncovered Unified

Decreased Expanded Recommended Restructured Streamlined Widened

GAVE OUT... Delivered Presented Transferred

Despatched Processed

Distributed Produced

Expanded Promoted

Generated Provided

Launched Served

IN CHARGE OF... Administered Approved Directed Headed

Conducted Led

Controlled Managed

Co-ordinated Represented

Delegated Supervised

OTHER USEFUL WORDS... Accelerated Achieved Authored Authorised Diagnosed Dealt Found Influenced Operated Participated Prompted Proved Spearheaded Translated

Allocated Awarded Effected Lectured Persuaded Ran Undertook

Appraised Checked Engineered Maintained Pinpointed Responded Volunteered

Assisted Completed Ensured Mastered Proficient in Revamped Won

Attained Communicated Facilitated Networked Programmed Selected to

WORDS THAT GIVE EMPHASIS... Excellent Sole Key Responsible Considerable Comprehensive Competent Ability Qualified Technical Proficient Effective

Active Successfully Consistently Capacity Resourceful Versatile

Major Wide Stringent Substantially Pertinent