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This is a list of action words that could be useful for writing résumés and communicating your achievements.

Communication Instructed Presented Counselled Edited Authored Negotiated Moderated Guided Marketed Notified Wrote Lectured Translated Trained Interpreted Sold Consulted Promoted Displayed Advocated Interviewed Arbitrated Acted as Liaison Commented Recommended Mediated Corresponded Advised Publicised Demonstrated Published Informed Referred
Administration Supervised Dispensed Regulated Implemented Selected Determined Conducted Founded Represented Executed Issued Overhauled Managed Obtained Referred Co-ordinated Recruited Delegated Consolidated Ordered Organised Dispatched Launched Presided Completed Directed Oversaw Instituted Eliminated Arranged Terminated Reviewed Supplied Governed Offered Revamped Controlled Administered Routed Appointed Provided Distributed Rectified Prescribed Contracted Headed Opened Motivated
Planning & Development Planned Developed Designed Modified Created Improved Produced Proposed Invented Devised Prepared Estimated Discovered Broadened Drafted
Analysis Analysed Researched Solved Detected Investigated Evaluated Calculated Formulated Disapproved Diagnosed Systemised Identified Needs Tested Studied Examined Amplified Compiled Forecasted Computed Programmed
Financial/Records Management Purchased Balanced Recorded Maximised Monitored Scheduled Classified Collected Expedited Allocated Catalogued Tallied Traced Updated Audited Processed Inventoried Condensed Guaranteed Procured Logged Charted Documented Listed Invested
Manual Constructed Operated Delivered Rewired Installed Maintained Trimmed Replaced Built Restored Repaired Navigated Assembled Modernised
General Handled Contributed Expanded Originated Strengthened Performed Delivered Initiated Serviced Transformed Served Assisted Accomplished Utilised Provided Increased Completed Achieved

Other Words To Use

Remember, that each career field has its own professional ‘buzz’ words; terminology that immediately differentiates a Nurse from an Accountant, or a Programmer from a Social Worker. For example: do you call those who benefit from your products/services; users, customers, clients, buyers or patients?

Skill List
 Some examples of skills and abilities to use as a guide.		 Accounting Administering Advising Analysing Appraising Arbitrating Assessing Auditing Balancing Book-keeping Budgeting Buying Calculating Canvassing Checking Clarifying Client Relations Coaching Communicating Compiling Data Computer Programming Conceptualising Conflict Management Conflict Resolution Consulting Co-ordinating Counselling Creating Customer Relations Decision Making Delegating Demonstrating Designing Developing People Developing Procedures Developing Programs Developing Systems Diagnosing Diplomacy Directing Editing Effecting Change Enforcing Evaluating Facilitating Finalising Financial Planning Financing Following Direction Following Through Forecasting Formulating Policy Formulating Strategy Getting Along with Others Goal Setting Guiding

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