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Résumé Mentorship Program 2004

____________________________________________________________________________________Version 1.0, 26th July 2004 © Prakash R & Varun Paliwal

Power Verbs for Résumé’s

Management Skill Verbs:

Allocated, Determined, Directed, Elected, Enlisted, Formed, Founded, Governed,

Hired, Initiated, Inspired, Instituted, Led, Managed, Moderated, Motivated, Operated,

Oversaw, Pioneered, Presided, Produced, Recruited, Represented, Selected,

Spearheaded, Sponsored, Staged, Started, Supervised, Trained

Organizational Skill Verbs:

Arranged, Assembled, Collected, Centralized, Coordinated, Catalogued, Distributed,

Disseminated, Enforced, Executed, Formalized, Implemented, Installed, Maintained,

Organized, Planned, Prepared, Processed, Routed, Recorded, Reorganized,

Scheduled, Updated

Communication Skill Verbs:

Acquainted, Apprised, Answered, Briefed, Conducted, Contacted, Demonstrated,

Drafted, Educated, Explained, Familiarized, Handled, Informed, Instructed,

Introduced, Lectured, Listened, Presented, Reported, Responded, Spoke,

Summarized, Taught, Trained, Translated, Wrote

Analytical Skill Verbs:

Analyzed, Assessed, Audited, Compiled, Consulted, Detected, Discovered,

Documented, Edited, Evaluated, Examined, Gathered, Identified, Interpreted,

Interviewed, Researched, Searched, Surveyed, Tested

Helping Skill Verbs:

Aided, Attended, Assisted, Collaborated, Contributed, Counseled, Comforted,

Facilitated, Fostered, Guided, Helped, Instilled, Mentored, Provided, Settled,

Supported, Tutored, Treated

Selling Skill Verbs:

Arbitrated, Convinced, Dissuaded, Encouraged, Marketed, Mediated, Negotiated,

Persuaded, Promoted, Publicized, Resolved, Sold, Secured, Solicited





Creative Skill Verbs:

Authored, Conceived, Conceptualized, Created, Composed, Designed, Devised,

Established, Invented, Originated, Revolutionized

Additional Power Verbs:

Adapted, Attained, Augmented, Awarded, Boosted, Broadened, Built, Calculated,

Catered, Decreased, Developed, Ensured, Eliminated, Exceeded, Excelled, Expanded,

Expedited, Fabricated, Financed, Gained, Generated, Improved, Increased,

Launched, Mastered, Modernized, Published, Raised, Reconciled, Reduced,

Revamped, Revitalized, Saved, Shopped, Strengthened, Supplemented, Tended,

Utilized

The Complete List

Aabatedabbreviatedabolishedabridged

absolvedabsorbedacceleratedaccentuatedaccommodatedaccomplishedaccounted foraccrued

accumulatedachieved

acquiredactedadapted

adoptedadded

addressedadjusted

administeredadvanced

advertisedadvisedadvocated

affirmedaided

alertedalignedallayedalleviatedallocatedallottedaltered

designeddetailed

detecteddetermineddevelopeddeviseddiagnosed

differentiateddiffused

directeddisbursed

discovereddiscussed

dispatched

dispenseddisplayed

disposeddisproved

dissecteddisseminateddissolveddistinguisheddistributeddiversifieddiverted

divesteddivideddocumenteddoubleddrafteddramatized

drew updrove

Eearned

J joined judged justified

L

launched

learned

lecturedledlessenedleveragedlicensedliftedlimitedlinked

liquidatedlistenedlitigatedloadedlocatedlogged

M

mademaintainedmanagedmandated

maneuveredmanipulatedmanufacturedmappedmarked

marketedmastered

remodeledrendered

renegotiatedrenewedreorganizedrepairedreplaced

repliedreplicated

reportedrepresented

reproducedrequested

researched

reservedresolved

respondedrestored

restructuredretainedretooledretrievedreturnedrevampedreversed

reviewedrevisedrevitalizedrevolutionizedrewardedrisked

rotatedrouted

S

safeguarded





amassed

amendedanalyzed

answeredanticipatedappeased

appliedappointed

appraisedapproached

appropriatedapproved

arbitratedarousedarranged

articulatedascertained

aspiredassembledassessedassignedassimilatedassistedassuredattained

attendedauditedaugmentedauthoredauthorized

automatedaverted

avoidedawarded

B

balancedbegan

benchmarkedbenefitedbid

billedblended

blockedbolstered

boostedbought

brandedbridgedbroadened

broughtbudgeted

built

C

calculated

calibratedcapitalizedcaptured

eased

economizededited

educatedeffectedelaborated

electedelevated

elicitedeliminated

embracedemphasized

empoweredenabledencouraged

endedenforced

engagedengineeredenhancedenlistedenrichedenrolledensuredentered

entertainedenticedequippedestablishedestimated

evaluatedexamined

exceededexecuted

exercisedexhibited

expanded

expeditedexperienced

experimentedexplained

exploredexpressedextendedextracted

F

fabricatedfacilitatedfactored

familiarizedfashioned

fieldedfiledfilledfinalizedfinancedfine tunedfinished

maximized

measuredmediated

memorizedmentoredmerged

meritedmet

minimizedmobilized

modeledmoderated

modifiedmoldedmonitored

monopolizedmotivated

mountedmovedmultiplied

N

named

narratednavigatednegotiatednettedneutralized

nominatednormalizednotifiednurtured

O

observedobtainedofferedofficiatedoffset

openedoperatedoptimizedorchestratedorderedorganized

orientedoriginated

outdistancedoutlined

outperformedovercameoverhauled

oversawowned

P

pacedpackaged

salvaged

savedscanned

scheduledscreenedsculptured

searchedsecured

seizedselected

sentseparated

sequencedservedserviced

set upsettled

shapedsharedsharpenedshippedshortenedshowedsignedsimplified

simulatedsketchedslashedsmoothedsolicited

soldsolidified

solvedsorted

sourcedsparked

spearheaded

specializedspecified

speculatedspent

spokesponsoredspurredstaffedstandardizedstartedsteered

stimulatedstreamlinedstrengthenedstretchedstructuredstudied

submittedsucceeded

suggestedsummarized

supervised





cared for

carriedcarved

categorizedcataloguedcaught

cautionedcemented

certifiedchaired

challengedchampioned

changedchargedcharted

checkedchose

chronicledcirculatedcircumventedcitedclarifiedclassifiedcleanedcleared

closedcoachedcodedcollaboratedcollated

collectedcombined

commandedcommended

commencedcommissioned

communicated

comparedcompiled

complementedcompleted

compliedcomposedcompoundedcomputedconceivedconcentratedconceptualized

condensedconductedconferredconfiguredconfirmedconfronted

connectedconserved

consideredconsolidated

constructed

fixed

focusedfollowed

forecastedforgedformalized

formedformulated

fortifiedforwarded

fosteredfought

foundfoundedframed

fulfilledfunctioned as

fundedfurnishedfurthered

G

gained

garneredgatheredgaugedgavegenerated

governedgraduatedgraspedgreetedgrewgroupedguaranteedguided

Hhaltedhalvedhandledheadedheightenedheld

helpedhired

honedhosted

hypnotizedhypothesized

Iidentifiedignitedillustrated

implementedimported

packed

paredparticipated

partneredpassedpenetrated

perceivedperfected

performedpersuaded

photographedpiloted

pinpointedpioneeredplaced

plannedplayed

praisedpredictedpreparedprescribedpresentedpreservedpresidedprevailed

preventedprintedprioritizedprocessedprocured

producedprofiled

programmedprogressed

projectedpromoted

proofread

proposedprotected

provedprovided

prunedpublicizedpurchasedpursued

Q

quadrupledqualifiedquantified

queriedquestioned

quoted

R raised

ralliedrankedrated

supplied

supportedsurpassed

surveyedswayedswept

symbolizedsynthesized

systemized

T

tabulated

tackledtalked

talliedtargetedtasted

taughtteamed

temperedtended

terminatedtested

testifiedtiedtooktoppedtotaled

tracedtrackedtrainedtranscribedtransformedtransitionedtranslatedtransmitted

traveledtreated

trimmedtripledtroubleshot

turnedtutored

typed

U

uncovered

underlinedunderscored

undertookunderwroteunearthed

unifiedunited

updatedupgraded

upheldurgedused





consulted

consummatedcontacted

continuedcontractedcontributed

controlledconverted

conveyedconvinced

cooperatedcoordinated

copiedcorrectedcorresponded

counseledcreated

critiquedcultivatedcustomizedcut

D

dealtdebateddebuggeddecideddecoded

decreaseddedicateddefineddelegateddelineateddelivereddemonstrateddeployed

deriveddescribed

designated

improved

improvisedincited

includedincorporatedincreased

indicatedindividualized

indoctrinatedinduced

influencedinformed

infusedinitiatedinnovated

inspectedinspired

installedinstilledinstitutedinstructedinsuredintegratedintensifiedinteracted

intercededinterpretedintervenedinterviewedinvented

inventoriedinvested

investigatedinvigorated

invitedinvolved

isolated

issueditemized

reached

readrealigned

realizedrearrangedreasoned

rebuiltreceived

recognizedrecommended

reconciledreconstructed

recordedrecoveredrecruited

rectifiedredesigned

redirectedreducedre-engineeredreferredrefocusedregisteredregulatedrehabilitated

reinforcedreiteratedrelatedreleasedrelied

relievedremained

utilized

V

validatedvaluedvaultedverbalizedverifiedviewedvisualizedvoicedvolunteered

W

weatheredweighed

widened

withstoodwonworkedwove

wrote

Y

yielde

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