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.
| • Accentuated | • Drew | • Merchandised | 
| • Advertised | • Enhanced | • Originated | 
| • Animated | • Enlivened | • Patented | 
| • Architected | • Envisioned | • Personalized | 
| • Brainstormed | • Exhibited | • Piloted | 
| • Captivated | • Fashioned | • Pioneered | 
| • Captured | • Formulated | • Photographed | 
| • Composed | • Graphed | • Redesigned | 
| • Conceived | • Hypothesized | • Renewed | 
| • Conceptualized | • Illustrated | • Revolutionized | 
| • Crafted | • Imaged | • Sculpted | 
| • Created | • Imagined | • Shaped | 
| • Customized | • Improvised | • Showcased | 
| • Designed | • Initiated | • Sketched | 
| • Devised | • Innovated | • Storyboarded | 
| • Differentiated | • Instituted | • Unveiled | 
| • Displayed | • Invented | • Visualized | 
| • Drafted | • Marketed |