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AccelerateAccomplishAchieveActAdminister

AllocateApproveAssignAssessAttainBenchmarkChairCommendCompromiseConsolidateControl

DelegateDirectEnforceEntrustExpediteGovernHeadHireImproviseInitiateInstitute

JudgeLeadMaintainManageModerateMonitorOfficiateOrderOverseePrescreenPreside

PrioritizeProduceProhibitReferRegulateRunSet-upStartStreamlineStrengthenSupervise

AddressClarify

CollaborateCommunicateComposeCorrespondDemonstrateDocumentEditEntertainExhibitExplainExpress

IllustrateInterpretInterviewInvestigateLecturePerformPlanPresentPromoteProofreadRead

RelateRelayReportReviewReviseSpeakSummarizeSurveyTranslateTranscribeWriteC

ommunica

tion(Writingand

PublicSpeaking)

AdviseAidCorrectCounselDemonstrateDisplay

EncourageEnhanceEnlistEnsureGradeGuideHelpInfluenceInstructIntroduceLecture

MentorProgramProvideRateSteerSuggestSupportTeachTestTrainTutorT

eaching/A

dvising

Public

Relations

Advertise

AdvocateAttendCoordinateConvinceDealDispenseDisseminateDistributeFundraiseHandleInfluence

LobbyPersuadePosterPublicizePublishRecruitScreenSeek OutSellServiceTarget

AcclimateAccommodate

AdaptAnswerAnticipateAssistAssureBargainCareCoachCollaborateConferConfront

ConsultConverseCritiqueDevelopEncourageFamiliarizeFormFosterFulfillGainHandle

ImplementInformInteractInterveneJoinListenLitigateMediateModelMotivateNegotiate

ParticipateProvideRecommendReconcileRehabilitateRepresentResolveShareSuggestTreatUnderstand A

dministrative/Management

Interpersona

lRelations

Power Verbs

The following lists are divided into categories to help you find some

great, active verbs to help the descriptive lines on your resumestand out. Try to begin each of your descriptive lines with an active(or Power) verb. Remember to use past tense verbs for previousexperience. For current activities, you can also use the presenttense (i.e. Supervise, not Supervising) if you prefer. This list is justa beginning - to give you ideas of where to start.

Working with People

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Power Verbs

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AcquireAnalyzeClassifyCollateCollectCompile

ConductDeliverDetectDetermineDiscoverDissectEvaluateExploreExamineFormulateGather

IdentifyInspectInvestigateLocateNameObtainObservePinpointPreparePrioritizeReceive

ResearchSpecifySurveyTestTraceTrackVerify

AbstractAccountAdd

AppraiseAuditBudgetCalculateCollectComputeDecreaseDetermineDivideEnter (data)Estimate

FileFinanceFormulateIncreaseInsureInventoryInvestMarketMaximizeMinimizeMultiply

ProcessProjectPurchaseRecordReduceSolveQuantify

AppraiseApplyArrangeBalanceCatalogCategorizeConnectCoordinateDefineEdit

EstablishFacilitateFileGroupIssueModifyOrchestrateOrganizeOverhaulPlacePrepare

ProgramQualifyReorganizeRewriteScheduleSetSort

AdjustAssembleBuildComposeCustomizeDevelopDesignDeviseEnlargeFormat

ImplementImproveInnovateInstallInventFixFunctionMakeManufactureNavigateOperate

ProposeRefinishRenovateRepairRestoreUpdateUpgrade

ActivateCompleteComposeConserveConstructContractCreateDiscoverDraftDraw

EngineerExecuteExpandGenerateInaugurateLandscapeLaunchModifyMoldProduceReconstruct

RedesignRemodelShapeSynthesizeTransformUniteUtilize

Act

ApplyAnticipateChangeCheckContributeCoverDecideDefineDiagnoseEffectEliminate

EmphasizeEstablishFacilitateForecastFoundGiveLearnNavigateOfferPerformPropose

ReceiveReferRefereeRegisterReinforceResolveRespondRetrieveSaveSelectServeSetSimplifyStudyTakeTravelUseWinR

esearc

h/Analysis

Number

s/Finance

Organiz

ation

Develop

ment

Creating/Generating

General(Miscellaneous)

Working with Data and Things