Action Verbs*
Communication / People Skills
Addressed Advertised Arbitrated Arranged Articulated Authored Clarified Collaborated Communicated Composed Condensed Conferred Consulted Contacted	Conveyed Convinced Corresponded Debated Defined Developed Directed Discussed Drafted Edited Elicited Enlisted Explained Expressed	Formulated Furnished Incorporated Influenced Interacted Interpreted Interviewed Involved Joined Judged Lectured Listened Marketed Mediated	Moderated Negotiated Observed Outlined Participated Persuaded Presented Promoted Proposed Publicized Reconciled Recruited Referred Reinforced	Reported Resolved Responded Solicited Specified Spoke Suggested Summarized Synthesized Translated Wrote
Creative Skills
Acted Adapted Began Cared for Combined Composed Conceptualized Condensed	Created Customized Designed Developed Directed Displayed Drew Entertained	Established Fashioned Formulated Founded Illustrated Initiated Instituted Integrated	Introduced Invented Modeled Modified Originated Performed Photographed Planned	Revised Revitalized Shaped Solved
Data / Financial Skills
Administered Adjusted Allocated Analyzed Appraised Assessed	Audited Balanced Budgeted Calculated Computed Conserved	Corrected Determined Developed Estimated Forecasted Managed	Marketed Measured Netted Planned Prepared Programmed	Projected Qualified Reconciled Reduced Researched Retrieved
Helping Skills
Adapted Advocated Aided Answered Arranged Assessed Assisted Cared for	Clarified Coached Collaborated Contributed Cooperated Counseled Demonstrated Diagnosed	Educated Encouraged Ensured Expedited Facilitated Familiarized Furthered Guided	Helped Insured Intervened Mentored Motivated Prevented Provided Referred	Rehabilitated Represented Resolved Simplified Supplied Supported Volunteered

Management / Leadership Skills
Administered Analyzed Appointed Approved Assigned Attained Authorized Chaired Considered Consolidated Contracted Controlled Converted	Coordinated Decided Delegated Developed Directed Eliminated Emphasized Enforced Enhanced Established Executed Generated Handled	Headed Hired Hosted Improved Incorporated Increased Initiated Inspected Instituted Led Managed Merged Motivated	Navigated Organized Originated Overhauled Oversaw Planned Presided Prioritized Produced Recommended Reorganized Replaced Restored	Reviewed Scheduled Secured Selected Streamlined Strengthened Supervised Terminated
Organizational Skills
Approved Arranged Catalogued Categorized Charted Classified Coded Collected Compiled Corrected	Corresponded Distributed Executed Filed Generated Implemented Incorporated Inspected Logged Maintained	Monitored Obtained Operated Ordered Organized Prepared Processed Provided Purchased Recorded	Registered Reserved Responded Reviewed Routed Scheduled Screened Set up Sorted Submitted	Supplied Standardized Systematized Updated Validated Verified
Research Skills
Analyzed Clarified Collected Compared Conducted Critiqued Detected	Determined Diagnosed Evaluated Examined Experimented Explored Extracted	Formulated Gathered Identified Inspected Interviewed Invented Investigated	Located Measured Organized Researched Reviewed Searched Solved	Summarized Surveyed Systematized Tested
Teaching Skills
Adapted Advised Clarified Coached Communicated Conducted Coordinated	Critiqued Developed Enabled Encouraged Evaluated Explained Facilitated	Focused Guided Individualized Informed Instilled Instructed Motivated	Persuaded Set goals Simulated Stimulated Taught Tested Trained	Transmitted Tutored

Technical Skills
Adapted Applied Assembled Built Calculated Computed Conserved	Constructed Converted Debugged Designed Determined Developed Engineered	Fabricated Fortified Installed Maintained Operated Overhauled Printed	Programmed Rectified Regulated Remodeled Repaired Replaced Restored	Solved Specialized Standardized Studied Upgraded Utilized
More Skills
Achieved Completed Effected	Electrified Expanded Pioneered	Perfected Quoted Sparked	Spearheaded Transferred Treated	Unified
* Action Verbs information adapted from the following sources: http://www.quintcareers.com/action_skills.html http://www.asu.edu/studentaffairs/career/Files/ActionVerbs.pdf