action verbs
What Have You Done?

Accelerated     Complied     Edited     Interviewed     Produced     Sold    
Accomplished     Completed     Educated     Introduced     Programmed     Solved    
Accounted     Composed     Effected     Invented     Projected     Spoke    
Achieve     Conceived     Eliminated     Invested     Promoted     Staffed    
Acquire     Conducted     Encouraged     Investigated     Proofread     Started    
Acted     Confronted     Established     Involved     Proposed     Streamlined    
Adapted     Consolidated     Evaluated     Judged     Proved     Strengthened    
Administered     Constructed     Examined     Launched     Provided     Stressed    
Adopted     Controlled     Exhibited     Lectured     Published     Structured    
Advised     Coordinated     Expanded     Led     Purchased     Succeeded    
Advocated     Corresponded     Expedited     Lobbied     Pushed     Summarized    
Aided     Counseled     Explained     Located     Questioned     Supervised    
Allocated     Created     Expressed     Made     Raised     Supported    
Analyzed     Critiqued     Facilitated     Maintained     Read     Synthesized    
Applied     Cut     Fashioned     Managed     Recommended     Systemized    
Appraised     Dealt     Filled     Manipulated     Recorded     Tackled    
Approved     Debated     Forecasted     Measured     Recruited     Talked    
Arbitrated     Delegated     Formulated     Mediated     Reduced     Taught    
Arranged     Delivered     Found     Motivated     Referred     Tested    
Assembled     Demonstrated     Generated     Negotiated     Reinforced     Touched    
Assessed     Described     Guided     Observed     Reorganized     Tracked    
Assigned     Designed     Headed     Operated     Repaired     Traded    
Assisted     Determined     Hired     Organized     Reported     Trained    
Attained     Developed     Implemented     Originated     Researched     Transferred    
Audited     Devised     Improved     Participated     Resolved     Translated    
Based     Diagnosed     Improvised     Performed     Responded     Treated    
Budgeted     Directed     Increased     Persuaded     Reviewed     Traded    
Built     Discovered     Influenced     Pinpointed     Revised     Troubleshot    
Checked     Dispatched     Initiated     Planned     Scheduled     Uncovered    
Classified     Displayed     Innovated     Predicted     Secured     Updated    
Coached     Distributed     Inspired     Prepared     Selected     Upgraded    
Collated     Documented     Installed     Presented     Served     Utilized    
Collected     Drafted     Instructed     Printed     Serviced     Visualized    
Communicated     Drew     Integrated     Prioritized     Set Up     Won    
Competed     Earned     Interpreted     Processed     Simplified     Wrote    

Date Updated: 02-SEP-2008

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