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Action Verbs for CVs

Action Verbs for CVs

Every word on your CV counts, so it's important you choose carefully!

When planning and writing your CV, it can be a challenge to get across your point concisely and effectively. Your choice of words is important, so take a look at our list of 90 positive verbs you can use to brighten up your CV and make yourself a more attractive hire! 

Achieved
Administered
Advised
Advocated
Analysed
Approved
Arranged
Assembled
Assessed
Authorised
Awarded
Budgeted
Chaired
Championed
Clarified
Coached
Collaborated
Completed
Conducted
Co-ordinated
Created
Decided
Delivered
Designed
Developed
Devised
Directed
Discovered
Edited
Enabled
Encouraged
Engineered
Enlisted
Ensured
Established
Evaluated
Examined
Expanded
Explained
Facilitated
Formulated
Gained
Generated
Identified
Implemented
Improved
Increased
Initiated
Instructed
Interviewed
Introduced
Invented
Invigorated
Launched
Led
Liaised
Managed
Marketed
Maximised
Negotiated
Obtained
Operated
Organised
Oversaw
Performed
Persuaded
Planned
Prepared
Presented
Prioritised
Produced
Promoted
Raised
Ran
Recognised
Recommended
Recruited
Redesigned
Represented
Saved
Scheduled
Set up
Simplified
Sold
Solved
Started
Tailored
Targeted
Transformed
Tutored

If you need help when writing your CV, or would like some pointers updating your existing one, feel free to book an appointment with one our careers consultants who will be happy to help you.


See our example CVs here

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