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Appendix 169
Resume Writing Verbs
Long gone are the days when you’d write a resume, cover letter, LinkedIn profile,
or any other job search document that was filled with phrases such as “Responsible
for” or “Duties included”—terms that mean nothing.
Today’s modern job search documents should be filled with verbs that quickly
communicate a message of power and ownership of all that you’ve done and
accomplished.
Use this list of 425 verbs to write with verve and make your career communications
come alive!
Accelerate Assemble Classify
Accentuate Assess Close
Accommodate Assist Coach
Accomplish Attain Cobble
Achieve Augment Collaborate
Acquire Authenticate Collect
Adapt Author Command
Address Authorize Commercialize
Adjudicate Balance Commoditize
Administer Believe Communicate
Advance Bestow Compare
Advise Brainstorm Compel
Advocate Brief Compile
Align Budget Complete
Alter Build Comply
Analyze Calculate Compute
Anchor Capitalize Conceive
Apply Capture Conceptualize
Appoint Catalog Conclude
Appreciate Catapult Conduct
Arbitrate Centralize Configure
Architect Champion Conserve
Arrange Change Consolidate
Articulate Chart Construct
Ascertain Clarify Consult
