Power Verbs

Skill statements, the bulleted list that describes your experience in a resume or CV, should begin with a strong, powerful verb. If you’re struggling to find verbs to begin your skill statements, pick one from the list below! The power verbs are sorted into categories based on skills and competencies employers often seek in candidates.

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Accomplishments

Increased student participation by 25% over a 6-month period.

Accomplished Achieved Added Advanced Attained Augmented
Boosted Combined Completed Consolidated Constructed Contributed
Delivered Demonstrated Diminished Earned Eclipsed Enjoyed
Enlarged Enlisted Ensured Excelled Expanded Expedited
Extended Finalized Fulfilled Generated Grew Guaranteed
Hastened Heightened Improved Increased Innovated Integrated
Introduced Joined Launched Lightened Maximized Minimized
Modernized Obtained Orchestrated Overcame Prevailed Qualified
Realized Received Reduced Rejeuvenated Renovated Restored
Spearheaded Succeeded Transformed Uncovered Upgraded Won

Problem solving

Investigated the efficacy of CRISPR-Cas9 techniques.

Allieviated Analyzed Brainstormed Collaborated Conceived Conceptualized
Created Debugged Decided Deciphered Detected Diagnosed
Engineered Foresaw Formulated Found Generated Investigated
Recommended Remedied Remodeled Repaired Resolved Revamped
Revitalized Revived Satisfied Streamlined Synthesized Theorized

Quantitative

Reduced trials from 30-25 to increase experiment efficiency.

Accounted for Appraised Approximated Audited Balanced Budgeted
Calculated Checked Compiled Compounded Computed Conserved
Converted Counted Dispensed Dispersed Earned Enumerated
Estimated Figured Financed Grossed Increased Inventoried
Maximized Multiplied Netted Profited Projected Purchased
Quantified Rated Reconciled Recorded Reduced Tabulated
Totaled

Communication

Presented to groups of 30+ transfer students on a weekly basis concerning university policies and procedures.

Acted Adapted Addressed Admitted Allowed Amended
Arbitrated Argued Ascertained Attested Briefed Clarified
Cleared up Closed Communicated Composed Concluded Consented
Consulted Convinced Corresponded Critiqued Dedicated Defined
Deliberated Demonstrated Drafted Dramatized Edited Educated
Elicited Explained Extracted Fabricated Fashioned Greeted
Highlighted Illustrated Improvised Indicated Interred Informed
Instructed Interpreted Interviewed Justified Lectured Mediated
Marketed Moderated Negotiated Perceived Persuaded Presented
Promoted Publicized Queried Questioned Referred Reinforced
Related Rendered Reported Represented Responded Revealed
Sanctioned Settled Shaped Smoothed Sold Solicited
Specified Spoke Submitted Substantiated Suggested Summarized
Supplemented Supported Surveyed Synthesized Systematized Taught
Tested Translated Transmitted Verified Welcomed Wrote

Helping and teamwork

Provided academic support for 30+ at-risk primary school students through an after-school program.

Accommodated Advised Aided Alleviated Assisted Assured
Bolstered Coached Collaborated Continued Contributed Cooperated
Counseled Dealt Eased Elevated Enabled Endorsed
Enhanced Enriched Familiarized Helped Interceded Mediated
Mobilized Modeled Participated Partnered Polished Prescribed
Protected Provided Rehabilitated Relieved Rescued Returned
Saved Served Supported Sustained Tutored Validated

Research

Analyzed water quality of glacial ponds which resulted in findings featured in a mobile app "Island of Ice."

Analyzed Ascertained Collected Compared Computed Conceptualized
Concluded Conducted Confirmed Critiqued Deciphered Detected
Determined Devised Diagnosed Estimated Evaluated Examined
Experimented Extracted Forecasted Formulated Gathered Identified
Integrated Invented Investigated Justified Located Measured
Prescribed Prioritized Projected Rated Replicated Reported
Researched Reviewed Scrutinized Solved Studied Summarized

Organization

Coordinated weekly office schedules for 8 employees.

Acquired Activated Adjusted Allocated Altered Appointed
Arranged Assembled Assessed Assigned Authorized Cataloged
Centralized Charted Classified Collected Committed Confirmed
Contracted Coordinated Customized Delegated Designated Designed
Dispatched Established Facilitated Housed Implemented Incorporated
Instituted Issued Linked Logged Mapped out Neatened
Obtained Ordered Organized Oriented Planned Prepared
Prioritized Processed Procured Programmed Recruited Rectified
Retrieved Routed Scheduled Secured Selected Simplified
Sought Straightened Suggested Supplied Standardized Validated

Leadership

Trained 20+ new employees in customer service policies over a 2-year period.

Adjusted Analyzed Apportioned Assessed Assumed Caused
Certified Chaired Changed Compared Conducted Controlled
Coordinated Corrected Correlated Developed Directed Discovered
Elected Employed Empowered Encouraged Enhanced Established
Examined Explored Founded Graded Guided Hired
Indexed Influenced Initiated Inspected Inspired Judged
Led Licensed Maintained Managed Measured Mentored
Modified Monitored Motivated Officiated Organized Overhauled
Oversaw Pioneered Policed Presided Prohibited Raised
Recommended Recruited Refined Regulated Reviewed Revised
Sanctioned Screened Scrutinized Set Set goals Spearheaded
Strengthened Supervised Supplied Tightened Traced Trained
Transformed United Updated Visualized