There are hundreds and hundreds of words that can be used to describe what you do and how you do it, but sometimes, we get "writers' block". This list may help you overcome the non-inspiration phase of your current situation and help you build a better CV.
• Accomplished
• Achieved
• Administered
• Advised
• Analysed
• Approved
• Arranged
• Assessed
• Assisted
• Attained
• Budgeted
• Built
• Calculated
• Captured
• Centralised
• Checked
• Collected
• Combined
• Completed
• Composed
• Conceived
• Conducted
• Consolidated
• Consulted
• Controlled
• Converted
• Coordinated
• Corrected
• Created
• Cut
• Decreased
• Defined
• Delivered
• Demonstrated
• Designed
• Determined
• Developed
• Devised
• Diagnosed
• Directed
• Distributed
• Documented
• Doubled
• Drove
• Earned
• Edited
• Eliminated
• Encouraged
• Engineered
• Ensured
• Established
• Estimated
• Evaluated
• Expanded
• Facilitated
• Forecast
• Formulated
• Founded
• Generated
• Guided
• Identified
• Implemented
• Improved
• Improvised
• Increased
• Initiated
• Inspired
• Installed
• Instigated
• Instructed
• Interpreted
• Introduced
• Launched
• Lead
• Liaised
• Machined
• Maintained
• Managed
• Marketed
• Modernized
• Monitored
• Motivated
• Negated
• Negotiated
• Obtained
• Operated
• Organised
• Performed
• Planned
• Prepared
• Presented
• Processed
• Promoted
• Represented
• Researched
• Redesigned
• Reduced
• Reorganised
• Resolved
• Reviewed
• Revised
• Scheduled
• Sold
• Solved
• Specified
• Standardised
• Started
• Strengthened
• Structured
• Supervised
• Supported
• Tested
• Trained
• Translated
• Uncovered
• Utilised
• Verified
• Widened
• Won
For management, supervision & leadership skills, use words such as executed, improved, increased, oversaw and prioritized.
For communication & people skills, use verbs like addressed, developed, influenced and negotiated.
For technical skills, use words such as assembled, fabricated, operated and programmed.
For clerical & administrative skills, use words like arranged, collected, ordered and purchased.
For problem solving and development skills use words such as created, designed and improved.
For financial skills use words such as audited, budgeted and balanced.
For teaching skills use words similar to coached, instructed and persuaded.
For helping skills use words such as assisted, guided and volunteered.
For research and analytical skills use verbs similar to developed, documented, edited and investigated
For creative skills use words similar to customized, invented, originated and revised.
For general accomplishments, use words such as achieved, eliminated, initiated, invented & resolved.
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