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.
• Appeased | • Formatted | • Resolved |
• Allayed | • Inspected | • Responded |
• Ascertained | • Inventoried | • Satisfied |
• Assisted | • Investigated | • Scheduled |
• Assured | • Issued | • Served |
• Cabled | • Labeled | • Serviced |
• Closed | • Located | • Set up |
• Connected | • Logged | • Shipped |
• Corrected | • Monitored | • Supported |
• Diagnosed | • Performed | • Sustained |
• Dispatched | • Pleased | • Ticketed |
• Dissected | • Prioritized | • Tracked |
• Eased | • Racked | • Trailed |
• Escalated | • Remedied | • Triaged |
• Expedited | • Repaired | • Troubleshot |
• Fixed | • Requisitioned | • Uncovered |