Power Verbs by Category | Dice Tech Career Tool Kit
Power verbs bring your resume to life. They paint a picture for the reviewer by highlighting your skills and accomplishments, affirm your communication skills, and help you stand out in a crowd. Begin each statement or phrase with a power verb, then take you resume to the next level, by inserting action-packed power verbs into your work history and branding statement.
Tip: Remember to use present tense verbs in your profile and qualifications summary and when creating task, responsibility and accomplishment bullets for a current position. Use past-tense verbs to describe prior positions and experience in your work history. There are literally thousands of verbs to choose from, so feel free to share your favorites.
• Accelerated | • Generated | • Prescribed |
• Accomplished | • Grew | • Produced |
• Achieved | • Honored | • Prevailed |
• Arose | • Improved | • Raised |
• Attained | • Increased | • Realized |
• Awarded | • Introduced | • Reduced |
• Chosen | • Lessened | • Revitalized |
• Completed | • Mastered | • Streamlined |
• Consummated | • Maximized | • Surpassed |
• Circumvented | • Minimized | • Topped |
• Established | • Outperformed | • Transformed |
• Exceeded | • Overachieved | • Won |
• Founded | • Overcame |