Most Effective Power Verbs to Use on Your Resume | LookWeAreIncluded.com

By: Kamara Daughtry (@socialmediakamara)

Do you ever feel your resume is bland? You’ve done so much in your previous or current job, but you don’t know how to explain it.

Digital Career Opportunities Worldwide’s LLC has helped hundreds of people land jobs through creating great resumes, cover letters and LinkedIn Profiles for people.

One of the areas job seekers tend to miss are power verbs. Resume action words are the powerful action verbs that propel sentences forward by clearly communicating your skills and experience. They enhance the readability of your resume and spice up the language so recruiters and hiring managers stay locked in beyond the 6-7 seconds they typically spend skimming, according to jobscan.com.

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No matter what field you’re in: below are +60 Action Verbs that will make your resume stand out and help you land an interview.

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Action verbs for when you achieved something (From the Muse.com)

Did you hit your goals? Win a coveted department award? Don’t forget to include that on your resume, with words like:

  • Attained
  • Completed
  • Demonstrated
  • Finished
  • Earned
  • Exceeded
  • Outperformed
  • Overcame
  • Reached
  • Showcased
  • Succeeded
  • Surpassed
  • Targeted
  • Won

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Actions for when you envisioned and brought a project to life and if you actually developed, created, or introduced that project into your company? Try: (From the Muse.com)
  • Built
  • Charted
  • Created
  • Designed
  • Developed
  • Devised
  • Founded
  • Engineered
  • Established
  • Formalized
  • Formed
  • Formulated
  • Implemented
  • Incorporated
  • Initiated
  • Instituted
  • Introduced
  • Launched
  • Pioneered
  • Proposed

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Action verbs for when you led a project

If you were in charge of a project or initiative from start to finish, skip “led” and instead try: (From the Muse.com)

  • Administered
  • Arranged
  • Chaired
  • Coordinated
  • Directed
  • Executed
  • Delegated
  • Headed
  • Managed
  • Operated
  • Orchestrated
  • Organized
  • Oversaw
  • Planned
  • Produced
  • Programmed
  • Spearheaded

Resume Action Words to Showcase your Creativity 

When you helped the company innovate or launch something new: (From novoresume.com)

  • Conceptualized
  • Designed
  • Devised
  • Determined
  • Drafted
  • Formulated
  • Introduced
  • Initiated
  • Launched
  • Originated
  • Spearheaded

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