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Just as important as what you say, is how you say it. Use action words to stress performance, motivation and a passion for excellence. Use a dictionary, thesaurus or job descriptions for more words.

Achieved
Administered
Affected
Analyzed
Applied
Appraised
Approved
Arranged
Assessed
Attained
Awarded
Built
Calculated
Catalogued
Clarified
Coached
Compared
Composed
Conceived
Conducted
Constructed
Contracted
Controlled
Convinced
Correlated
Decided
Defined
Delegated
Designed
Detailed
Developed
Directed
Distributed
Earned
Effected
Encouraged
Enforced
Enlarged
Equipped
Established
Estimated
Evaluated
Examined
Excelled
Executed
Expanded
Experimented
Facilitated
Formed
Formulated
Founded
Generated
Governed
Grouped
Guided
handled
Illustrated
Implemented
Improved
Increased
Influenced
Initiated
Inspired
Installed
Instituted
Integrated
Interviewed
Introduced
Invented
Investigated
Launched
Maintained
Mastered
Recorded
Recruited
Rectified
Researched
Reviewed
Revised
Scheduled
Searched
Secured
Selected
Simplified
Sold
Solved
Stimulated
Structured
Succeeded
Summarized
Supported
Tailored
Taught
Transformed
Translated
United
Validated
Verified

Source: Creative Job Search, Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development.
Page last updated in May 2004.