The University of Maine - the Career Center

Guide to Resume Writing - Action Words

The following is a list of some action words that you may want to incorporate into your resume:

achieved acted activated acquired adapted addressed administered analyzed anticipated assembled assigned assisted audited budgeted calculated centralized changed collaborated composed condensed	conducted constructed contracted converted coordinated counseled created cultivated customized demonstrated designed developed devised directed discovered drafted edited eliminated enabled energized	enforced envisioned established evaluated expanded explained forecasted formed founded generated guided hired improved initiated informed inspected instituted interpreted interviewed introduced	invented investigated jumpstarted launched maintained managed marketed minimized mobilized monitored motivated negotiated obtained opened operated organized originated oversaw performed persuaded
pioneered planned prevented prioritized produced programmed promoted publicized published recommended recruited reorganized repaired reported researched resolved restored	reviewed revitalized scheduled selected simplified solved staffed started strengthened surveyed supervised taught tested trained upgraded utilized wrote