CV action verbs

Purpose of CV action verbs/words is to increase the strength of your CV and make potential employers take notice of your key competencies such as knowledge, abilities, skills.

You can use some action verbs as follows:

1. Action verbs of administrative/office skills

• Approved
• Arranged
• Catalogued
• Classified
• Collected
• Compiled
• Dispatched
• Executed
• Generated
• Implemented
• Inspected
• Monitored
• Operated
• Organized
• Prepared
• Organized
• Prepared
• Processed
• Purchased
• Recorded
• Retrieved
• Screened
• Specified
• Systematized
• Tabulated
• Validated

2. Action verbs of management skills

• Administered
• Analyzed
• Assigned
• Attained
• Chaired
• Contracted
• Consolidated
• Coordinated
• Delegated
• Developed
• Directed
• Evaluated
• Executed
• Improved
• Increased
• Organized
• Oversaw
• Planned
• Prioritized
• Produced
• Recommended
• Reviewed
• Scheduled
• Strengthened
• Supervised

3. Action verbs of technical skills

• Assembled
• Built
• Calculated
• Computed
• Designed
• Devised
• Engineered
• Fabricated
• Maintained
• Operated
• Overhauled
• Programmed
• Remodeled
• Repair
• Solved
• Trained
• Upgraded