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RESUME POWER WORDS

The well-written resume contains "Power Words". You can improve your personal resume by using a combination of these words. Resume action verbs, strong action words & power words increase the strength of your resume. They reflect your written communication skills. The resume power words are to help you use what is called "active voice" versus "passive voice" in your resume. When structuring your resume, use strong action verbs to describe your skills, experience & strengths. Power words should also be used in preparing your cover letters & application letters.

Your ultimate goal is to get your resume seen and read by a human being, to get the opportunity to interview with possible employers, so review our list of power words below and include them throughout your resume, cover letter or job application form, using action verbs and phrases to match your experience, the job requirements, and the position you are applying for.

Browse Power Word Categories to find the best words to describe your experience.

Management, Supervision & Leadership
Communication & People Skills
Technical Skills
Clerical & Administrative
Research, Development & Analytical
Problem Solving Skills
Creative Skills
Financial Skills
Teaching Skills
General Accomplishments

Management, Supervision & Leadership
Administered Allocated Approved Assigned Chaired Charged Commanded Controlled Coordinated Crafted Delegated Devised Directed Elected Employed Enforced Examined	Executed Founded Governed Guided Headed Hired Influenced Invested Judged Led Managed Mastered Mediated Motivated Organized Outlined Overhauled	Oversaw Piloted Pioneered Planned Presented Presided Produced Promoted Qualified Recruited Regulated Solidified Spearheaded Staffed Structured Supervised Wielded Won
Communication & People Skills
Abated Addressed Advised Aided Arbitrated Assembled Assessed Clarified Coached Communicated Composed Conferred Consulted Convinced Cooperated Counseled Critiqued Deciphered	Defined Directed Discourse Discussed Encouraged Enlisted Examined Exhibited Explained Fabricated Facilitated Furthered Governed Illuminated Interpreted Lectured Mediated Moderated	Modified Negotiated Perceived Persuaded Promoted Proposed Rated Referred Related Remarked Screened Settled Simplified Spoke Supported Translated Urged Verbalized Wrote
Technical Skills
Accumulated Advanced Altered Analyzed Appraised Arranged Assembled Automated Blended Booked Boosted Built Calculated Chartered Clarified Computed Conducted Constructed Converted Corrected Derived	Designed Devised Elevated Engineered Enhanced Enumerated Established Estimated Examined Extracted Framed Gleaned Improved Installed Integrated Interpreted Joined Mended Modified Operated Processed	Programmed Promoted Redesigned Refined Reformed Repaired Reserved Restored Revamped Serviced Solved Stationed Streamlined Surveyed Synthesized Systemized Tallied Tracked Transmitted Troubleshot Upgraded Utilized
Clerical & Administrative
Adapted Administered Aided Alleviated Applied Appointed Arranged Asserted Assisted Benefitted Catered Circulated Contributed Converted Correlated Corresponded Critiqued Dispersed Disseminated Distributed	Drafted Edited Engaged Exercised Familiarized Furnished Handled Improved Indexed Inspected Invented Justified Maintained Managed Monitored Obtained Ordered Planned Prepared Prioritized	Proficient Provided Published Recorded Refreshed Renewed Reorganized Repeated Scheduled Set up Slated Started Subsidized Supported Sustained Toiled Updated Validated Verified Worked
Research, Development & Analytical
Acquired Amassed Annexed Appraised Arranged Assembled Assessed Attained Audited Catalogued Catergorized Classified Collected Compared Compiled Conceived Conceptualized Considered Constructed	Created Customized Designed Determined Developed Devised Diagnosed Earned Evaluated Examined Formulated Found Gathered Grouped Identified Imagined Indexed Induced Innovated	Invented Investigated Judged Made Obtained Organized Procured Proved Received Reported Researched Retained Retrieved Reviewed Secured Sorted Summarized Valued
Problem Solving Skills
Adapted Adjusted Advanced Altered Amplified Approached Approved Blended Broadened Catapulted Collaborated Combined Commissioned Completed Composed Configured Conformed Connected Contributed Created	Decided Demystified Discharged Enabled Enacted Enlivened Established Expanded Expedited Facilitated Fashioned Finished Focused Framed Implemented Included Incorporated Increased Initiated Introduced	Launched Mutated Participated Profiled Promoted Propelled Rectified Reformed Refreshed Reintroduced Remodeled Resolved Revitalized Revolutionized Shaped Started Teamed Transformed Urged
Creative Skills
Accelerated Advanced Advertised Arranged Assembled Beguiled Built Caused Completed Composed Conceived Conceptualized Constructed Created Cultivated Defined Demonstrated Designed Detailed Developed	Devised Displayed Distinguished Diversified Drafted Drove Edited Effected Enticed Fashioned Formalized Fostered Generated Imagined Improvised Invented Invigorated Manipulated Marketed Modified	Opened Originated Performed Pinpointed Placed Produced Promoted Publicized Published Refreshed Renewed Restored Restructured Selected Showcased Sold Sponsored Started Targeted Traveled Updated
Financial Skills
Abated Accepted Accommodated Adjusted Advanced Allocated Altered Amassed Anticipated Arranged Attained Audited Balanced Budgeted Calculated Charted Collated Combined Computed Concluded Considered	Consolidated Cut Declined Decreased Diversified Endowed Enlarged Estimated Evaluated Examined Exchanged Forecasted Grew Increased Inferred Infused Invested Maximized Mediated Negotiated Offset	Procured Projected Proposed Purchased Raised Reconciled Reduced Reviewed Revised Saved Stabilized Streamlined Submitted Supplemented Tabulated Trimmed Valued Verified Weighed Yielded
Teaching Skills
Advised Aided Altered Appraised Augmented Authored Bolstered Broadened Clarified Coached Corrected Created Cultivated Deciphered Defined Demonstrated Determined	Developed Educated Enacted Encouraged Established Explained Facilitated Factored Fortified Harvested Incited Indicated Informed Instituted Instructed Interpreted Itemized	Launched Notified Organized Penned Pioneered Promoted Recommended Refined Reinforced Represented Scanned Served Specified Standardized Stimulated Taught Trained Translated
General Accomplishments
Accelerated Accomplished Achieved Acted Allotted Assimilated Benchmarked Bolstered Cemented Commenced Commended Compelled Complemented Completed Confirmed Connected Conserved Contained	Contracted Cooperated Detailed Discovered Dispatched Diversified Drove Eliminated Enabled Enhanced Enlisted Ensured Exercised Expedited Extended Familiarized Forwarded Furthered	Grasped Honed Hosted Illustrated Incorporated Instigated Interviewed Mediated Nurtured Perfected Rehabilitated Revised Served Sold Strengthened Targeted Team-built Urged Validated

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