Resume Writing Suggestions


YOUR RESUME SHOULD BE:

ALWAYS:

NEVER:

Sample Resumes - Internship, Management, Information Technology, Teacher Education, Dental Hygiene

ACTION WORDS – BY SKILLS CATEGORIES

Communication Skills
Articulated
Clarified
Collaborated
Communicated
Consulted
Conveyed
Convinced
Debated
Directed
Discussed
Explained
Influenced
Interpreted 
Listened
Marketed
Mediated
Moderated
Negotiated
Persuaded
Presented
Proposed
Reported
Resolved 
Summarized
Translated

 

Creative Skills

Adapted

Composed
Conceptualized
Created
Customized
Designed
Developed
Directed
Established
Formulated
Founded
Illustrated
Initiated
Instituted
Integrated
Introduced
Invented
Modified
Originated
Performed
Planned
Revised
Revitalized
Shaped

Solved

 

Research Skills

 Advised

Analyzed
Clarified
Collected
Conducted
Critiqued
Detected
Evaluated
Examined

Explained
Explored
Extracted
Formulated
Gathered
Inspected
Interviewed
Investigated
Located
Measured
Researched
Reviewed
Solved
Summarized
Surveyed
Tested    

 

Management Skills

Administered
Analyzed
Assigned   
Coordinated
Delegated
Developed
Directed
Enforced
Established
Executed
Improved
Incorporated
Initiated

Inspected
Instituted
Managed
Motivated
Organized  
Planned
Produced
Reorganized
Reviewed
Scheduled
Streamlined
Supervised

Financial Skills

Administered
Adjusted
Allocated
Analyzed
Appraised
Assessed
Balanced
Budgeted
Calculated
Computed
Corrected
Determined
Developed
Estimated
Forecasted
Managed
Marketed
Measured
Planned
Prepared
Projected
Reconciled
Reduced
Researched
Retrieved

 

Helping Skills
Advocated
Aided 
Assessed
Assisted
Collaborated
Contributed
Cooperated
Counseled
Demonstrated
Educated
Encouraged
Ensured
Guided
Helped
Insured
Motivated
Prevented
Provided
Referred
Rehabilitated
Resolved
Simplified
Supplied
Supported
Volunteered

 

Organizational Skills
Arranged
Catalogued
Categorized
Classified
Coded
Collected
Compiled
Distributed
Generated
Incorporated
Inspected
Maintained
Monitored
Operated
Organized
Prepared
Processed 
Reviewed
Routed
Scheduled
Screened
Supplied
Systematized
Updated
Verified

 

Technical Skills
Assembled
Built
Calculated
Computed
Constructed
Converted
Designed
Determined
Developed
Engineered
Fabricated
Installed
Maintained
Operated
Printed
Programmed
Rectified
Regulated
Remodeled
Repaired
Restored
Solved
Standardized
Upgraded
Utilized