Management Data

ACTION VERBS LIST

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This list of action verbs was adapted from Yana Parker s Resume Pro material. Be sure to use verbs from multiple

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MANAGEMENT/ MANAGEMENT/ COMMUNICATION/ COMMUNICATION/ PROBLEM SOLVING

LEADERSHIP LEADERSHIP SKILLS PEOPLE SKILLS PEOPLE SKILLS SKILLS (cont)

SKILLS (cont) (cont) (cont)

achieved Managed Conferred Proposed Investigated

Administered Merged Contacted Publicized Located

Analyzed Motivated Conveyed Reconciled Measured

Appointed Organized Convinced Recruited Organized

Assigned Originated Corresponded Referred Researched

Attained Overhauled Debated Reinforced Reviewed

Authorized Oversaw Defined Reported Searched

Chaired Pioneered Described Resolved Solved

Considered Planned Developed Responded Summarized

Consolidated Presided Directed Solicited Surveyed

Contracted Prioritized Discussed Specified Systematized

Controlled Produced Drafted Spoke Tested

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Converted Recommended Edited Suggested

Coordinated Reduced (losses) Elicited Summarized

Decided Reorganized Enlisted Synthesized Adapted

Delegated Replaced Explained Translated Applied

Developed Restored Expressed Wrote Assembled

PROBLEM SOLVING

Directed Scheduled Formulated Built

SKILLS

Eliminated Secured Furnished Calculated

Emphasized Selected Influenced Analyzed Computed

Enforced Streamlined Interacted Clarified Conserved

Enhanced Strengthened Interpreted Collected Constructed

Established Supervised Interviewed Compared Converted

Evaluated Surpassed Involved Conducted Debugged

Executed Terminated Joined Critiqued Designed

COMMUNICATION/

Expanded Judged Detected Determined

PEOPLE SKILLS

Generated Lectured Determined Developed

Handled Addressed Listened Diagnosed Engineered

Headed Advertised Marketed Evaluated Fabricated

Hired Arbitrated Mediated Examined Fortified

Hosted Arranged Moderated Experimented Installed

Improved Articulated Negotiated Explored Maintained

Incorporated Authored Observed Extracted Operated

Increased Clarified Outlined Formulated Overhauled

Initiated Collaborated Participated Gathered Printed

Inspected Communicated Persuaded Identified Programmed

Instituted Composed Presented Interpreted Rectified

Led Condensed Promoted Invented Regulated

TECHNICAL FINANCIAL/DATA CREATIVE SKILLS ORGANIZATION/ TIME MNGMNT

SKILLS (cont) SKILLS (cont) DETAIL SKILLS SKILLS

Remodeled Appraised Integrated Arranged Administered

Repaired Assessed Introduced Catalogued Developed

Replaced Audited Invented Categorized Directed

Restored Balanced Modeled Charted Generated

Solved Budgeted Modified Classified Improved

Specialized Calculated Originated Coded Initiated

Spearheaded Computed Performed Collected Increased

Standardized Conserved Photographed Compiled Promoted

Studied Corrected Planned Corrected Reduced

ADMINISTRATIVE

Upgraded Determined Revised Corresponded

Utilized Developed Revitalized Distributed Administered

Estimated Shaped Executed Approved

TEACHING SKILLS

Forecasted Solved Filed Arranged

COUNSELING SKILLS

Adapted Managed Generated Coordinated

Advised Marketed Adapted Implemented Designed

Clarified Measured Advocated Incorporated Established

Coached Planned Assessed Indexed Evaluated

Communicated Prepared Assisted Inspected Headed

Conducted Programmed Cared for Inventoried Hired

Coordinated Projected Clarified Logged Interpreted

Critiqued Reconciled Coached Maintained Interviewed

Developed Reduced Counseled Monitored Managed

Enabled Researched Demonstrated Obtained Mediated

Encouraged Retrieved Diagnosed Operated Negotiated

CREATIVE SKILLS

Evaluated Educated Ordered Organized

Explained Encouraged Organized Prepared

Facilitated Acted Ensured Prepared Planned

Focused Adapted Expedited Processed Supervised

ACCOMPLISHMENT

Guided Began Facilitated Provided

VERBS

Individualized Combined Familiarized Purchased Achieved

Informed Composed Furthered Recorded Completed

Instilled Conceptualized Guided Registered Expanded

Instructed Condensed Intervened Reserved Exceeded

Motivated Created Mediated Responded Improved

Persuaded Customized Mentored Retrieved Pioneered

Set goals Designed Motivated Reviewed Reduced

Simulated Developed Organized Routed Resolved

Stimulated Directed Prevented Scheduled Restored

Taught Displayed Provided Screened Spearheaded

Tested Drew Referred Set up Succeeded

Trained Entertained Rehabilitated Submitted Surpassed

Transmitted Established Represented Supplied Transformed

Tutored Fashioned Resolved Standardized Won

FINANCIAL/DATA Formulated Simplified Systematized

SKILLS

Founded Supported Updated

ORGANIZATION/

Administered Illustrated Validated

DETAIL SKILLS

Adjusted Initiated Approved Verified

Allocated Instituted

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