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ACTION WORDS, MILITARY TO CIVILIAN TERMS, OCCUPATIONAL KEYWORDS & RESUME AND COVER LETTER SAMPLES

The following section contains “action words” for use in your accomplishment statements and many examples of resumes and cover letters. Even if you are not in the profession represented in the examples, you can still use the templates, words and techniques offered here.

Action Words Use this list of action words to help you create strong accomplishment statements.

Achieved Addressed Adjusted Administered Advised Advocated Affected Aided Analyzed Applied

Audited Awarded Began Budgeted Built Calculated Catalogued

Conducted Contributed Constructed Consulted Contacted Controlled Contracted Convinced Converted Coordinated Corrected Correlated Counseled Created Customized

Detailed Determined Developed Directed Distributed Drafted Earned Edited Effected Emphasized Enabled Encouraged Enforced Engineered Enlarged Enlisted Equipped Established Estimated

Evaluated Examined Excelled

Executed Expanded Expedited Experimented Explored Extracted Fabricated Facilitated Familiarized Filed Focused Forecasted Formed Formulated

Chaired Clarified Coached Collaborated Collected Communicated Compared Compiled Composed Conceived Conceptualized Conserved

Appointed Appraised Approved Arranged Assembled Assessed Assigned

Decided Defined

Assisted Attained

Delegated Designed

Furnished Furthered

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