UNLV Career Handbook - Magazine - Page 16
VERBALIZING YOUR SKILLS
Use this list of more than 200 lead-off verbs to describe your skills to an employer when creating your resume and cover letter.
COMMUNICATION/PEOPLE SKILLS
Addressed
Contracted
Edited
Interviewed
Observed
Reinforced
Advertised
Conveyed
Elicited
Involved
Obtained
Reported
Arbitrated
Convinced
Enlisted
Joined
Outlined
Resolved
Arranged
Corresponded
Explained
Judged
Participated
Responded
Articulated
Created
Expressed
Led
Persuaded
Sold
Authored
Debated
Formulated
Lectured
Presented
Solicited
Clarified
Defined
Furnished
Listened
Promoted
Specified
Collaborated
Developed
Helped
Manipulated
Proposed
Spoke
Communicated
Directed
Identified
Marketed
Publicized
Suggested
Composed
Discussed
Incorporated
Mediated
Read
Summarized
Condensed
Dispatched
Influenced
Moderated
Reasoned
Synthesized
Conferred
Distinguished
Interacted
Motivated
Reconciled
Translated
Abstracted
Customized
Established
Initiated
Modified
Revitalized
Acted
Designed
Explored
Innovated
Originated
Shaped
Adapted
Developed
Fashioned
Instituted
Painted
Shared
Began
Devised
Formulated
Integrated
Perceived
Set
Combined
Directed
Founded
Introduced
Performed
Solidified
Composed
Discriminated
Generated
Invented
Photographed
Solved
Conceptualized
Displayed
Illustrated
Launched
Planned
Synthesized
Condensed
Drew
Imagined
Memorized
Published
Visualized
Created
Entertained
Imported
Modeled
Revised
Wrote
CREATIVE SKILLS
MANAGEMENT/LEADERSHIP SKILLS
Accentuated
Controlled
Established
Increased
Oversaw
Restructured
Administered
Converted
Evaluated
Initiated
Performed
Reviewed
Advanced
Coordinated
Executed
Inspected
Planned
Salvaged
Analyzed
Cut
Expanded
Instituted
Presided
Saved
Appointed
Decided
Fine-tuned
Led
Prioritized
Scheduled
Approved
Delegated
Generated
Managed
Produced
Secured
Assigned
Developed
Handled
Merged
Quadrupled
Selected
Attained
Directed
Headed
Moderated
Recommended
Streamlined
Chaired
Doubled
Hired
Motivated
Recovered
Strengthened
Considered
Eliminated
Hosted
Navigated
Recruited
Supervised
DATA/FINANCIAL SKILLS
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Administered
Audited
Corrected
Forecasted
Measured
Reconciled
Adjusted
Balanced
Decreased
Increased
Netted
Reduced
Allocated
Budgeted
Detailed
Speed
Planned
Researched
Analyzed
Calculated
Determined
Maintained
Prepared
Retrieved
Appraised
Computed
Developed
Accuracy
Programmed
Solved
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