101                 101 Positive Action Words
for your C.V.


Use action words when describing what you have done.

Accelerated Established Planned Stressed
Accomplished Ended Pioneered Strengthened
Achieved Ensured Presented Stretched
Activated Exceeded Processed Succeeded
Approved Extended Programmed Summarised
Attained Finalised Positive Superseded
Budgeted Finished Profit Supervised
Built Forecast Promoted Terminated
Calculated Foresaw Questioned Trained
Conceived Generated Rectified Traded
Conducted Headed Recognised Transformed
Completed Increased Redesigned Translated
Consolidated Implemented Reduced Tripled
Contribution Improved Reorganised Trimmed
Controlled Introduced Rescued Turned
Core Invented Researched Uncovered
Created Launched Revised Unified
Delegated Led Revived Utilised
Delivered Maintained Saved Verified
Demonstrated Motivated Scheduled Waged
Designed Negotiated Set up Won
Diagnosed Ordered Sold Worked
Directed Operated Solved Wrote
Doubled Perceived Sorted
Eliminated Performed Started
Empowered Persuaded Streamlined

For maximum impact positive words should be used selectively.
Other useful words and phrases include:- New, Key, Since adopted by, Well accepted.

But be careful of vague words like:- Co-ordinated, Liaised, Administered, Helped,
and phrases like:- Involved in, Assisted with, Knowledge of, Exposed to, Participated in.

What do they mean?

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