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Resume Power Verbs I Through R

This page provides a list of resume power verbs I through R, which are strong action verbs can really help drive home your previous success and career achievements. Often times, we draw a blank on which verbs to use. This page provides an alphabetical index of power verbs that can be used in a resume, mainly to start action oriented statements. Content is contributed by ResumeEdge.com

Though keywords may impress a computer enough to get your resume to the hiring manager's desk, you still have to impress that live human being enough to keep it out of the trash.

As any writer will tell you, the key to compelling prose lies in the action words: verbs. Below you will find a comprehensive list of power verbs that will make your resume stand out from the pack.

Resume Power Verbs Contributed By:ResumeEdge.com

Power Verbs A-H | Power Verbs I - R | Power Verbs S - Z

I	Synonyms	P	Synonyms
identified	analyze, classify, select	paced	, ,
ignited	enflame, kindle, start	packaged	, ,
illustrated	clarify, depict, typify	packed	, ,
implemented	complete, enable, start	pared	crop, prune, reduce
imported	attend, conduct, usher	participated	aide, concur, share
improved	develop, progress, revise	partnered	consort, corporate, help
improvised	contrive, comprise, invent	passed	accomplish, complete, finish
incited	induce, persuade, stimulate	penetrated	charge, insert, seep
included	accommodate, add, introduce	perceived	behold, divine, observe
incorporated	blend, combine, include	perfected	accomplish, complete, refine
increased	advance, build, supplement	performed	achieve, effect, satisfy
indicated	attest, make, reveal	persuaded	coach, enlist, urge
individualized	brand, define, portray	photographed	depict, draw, portray
indoctrinated	convince, instill, program	piloted	convey, guide, oversee
induced	cause, incite, urge	pinpointed	define, place, spot
influenced	alter, impel, shape	pioneered	begin, develop, start
informed	caution, edify, teach	placed	allot, locate, station
infused	animate, impart, pervade	planned	craft, devise, outline
initiated	begin, start, trigger	played	divert, show, trifle
innovated	admit, induct, unveil	praised	cheer, ennoble, extol
inspected	audit, review, study	predicted	anticipate, conclude, foresee
inspired	cause, elate, infuse	prepared	alter, change, revise
installed	build, Establish, station	prescribed	appoint, command, require
instilled	diffuse, impart, program	presented	cite, declare, state
instituted	launch, organize, pioneer	preserved	conserve, defend, uphold
instructed	appraise, drill, notify	presided	advise, chair, manage
insured	cinch, hedge, warrant	prevailed	dominate, master, succeed
integrated	Arrange, blend, join	prevented	avoid, counter, restrict
intensified	accent, enhance, rouse	printed	compose, issue, publish
interacted	combine, join, merge	prioritized	assert, charge, repeat
interceded	interpose, negotiate, reconcile	processed	alter, convert, refine
interpreted	clarify, decipher, translate	procured	annex, induce, secure
intervened	divide, involve, settle	produced	create, make, manufactory
interviewed	consult, question, quiz	profiled	contour, form, shape
invented	build, create, make	programmed	book, charter, reserve
inventoried	add, compute, specify	progressed	advance, proceed, travel
invested	endow, infuse, stake	projected	arrange, chart, feature
investigated	check, examine, scout	promoted	advance, further, urge
invigorated	enliven, rally, trigger	proofread	alter, emend, revise
invited	allure, issue, summon	proposed	advance, contend, state
involved	bind, commit, link	protected	assure, defend, guard
isolated	detach, part, seclude	proved	affirm, attest, certify
issued	emit, stem, vent	provided	arrange, cater, furnish
itemized	cite, quote, record	pruned	clip, trim, reduce
J		publicized	bill, headline, spotlight
joined	adhere, combine, interlace	purchased	attain, invest, procure
judged	arbitrate, decree, determine	pursued	bait, follow, track
justified	assert, condone, legitimize	Q
L		quadrupled	, ,
launched	catapult, discharge, propel	qualified	certify, endow, sanction
learned	attain, grasp, study	quantified	add, calculate, measure
lectured	express, recite, teach	queried	doubt, enquire, examine
led	convey, guide, usher	questioned	ask, challenge, probe
lessened	abate, decrease, reduce	quoted	detail, name, recall
leveraged	compel, influence, regulate	R
licensed	accredit, certify, permit	raised	boost, elevate, lift
lifted	elevate, raise, uphold	rallied	assemble, muster, organize
limited	confine, restrict, lessen	ranked	arrange, class, rate
linked	combine, group, relate	rated	classify, rank, value
liquidated	cash, convert, honor	reached	attain, enter, show
listened	attend, hear, observe	read	construe, skim, study
litigated	contest, dispute, sue	realigned	, ,
loaded	heap, pack, pile	realized	catch, feature, image
located	detect, find, uncover	rearranged	alter, draft, style
logged	enter, note, record	reasoned	conclude, decide, solve
M		rebuilt	fix, mend, repair
made	create, invent, produce	received	acquire, derive, secure
maintained	invent, support, sustain	recognized	note, observe, recall
managed	direct, supervise, wield	recommended	advise, exhaust, urge
mandated	agree, mandate, permit	reconciled	accepted, submit, yield
maneuvered	devise, navigate, operate	reconstructed	fix, overhaul, reform
manipulated	change, maneuver, plan	recorded	catalog, copy, transcribe
manufactured	assemble, build, complete	recovered	balance, transcribe, restore
mapped	chart, direct, plan	recruited	draft, enlist, gather
marked	check, imprint, label	rectified	amend, correct, fix
marketed	advertise, display, sell	redesigned	alter, change, improve
mastered	comprehend, grasp, understand	redirected	alter, change, veer
maximized	enlarge, escalate, increase	reduced	abate, curtail, decrease
measured	assess, gauge, mete	re-engineered	update, create, remodel
mediated	arbitrate, conciliate, determine	referred	cite, credit, name
memorized	comprehend, fathom, understand	refocused	attract, converge, spotlight
mentored	coach, counsel, guide	registered	enlist, join, record
merged	blend, mix, unite	regulated	adjust, control, manage
merited	mix, gain, rate	rehabilitated	adjust, change, improve
met	contact, encounter, engage	reinforced	augment, bolster, stress
minimized	curtail, decrease, diminish	reiterated	echo, recap, retell
mobilized	impel, propel, ready	related	depict, express, state
modeled	base, create, pattern	released	absolve, clear, vent
moderated	abate, curb, modify	relied	await, commit, depend
modified	adjust, convert, vary	relieved	ally, console, improve
molded	build, frame, plot	remained	abide, delay, endure
monitored	audit, control, observe	remodeled	adjust, alter, tailor
monopolized	consume, engross, possess	rendered	cede, furnish, tender
motivated	cause, quicken, sway	renegotiated	assess, postpone, remand
mounted	begin, promote, start	renewed	brace, continue, extend
moved	advance, relocate, proceed	reorganized	adapt, convert, vary
multiplied	add, boot, raise	repaired	correct, patch, revive
N		replaced	convert, modify, transform
named	classify, define, label	replied	answer, transform, return
narrated	depict, portray, recite	replicated	clone, copy, imitate
navigated	direct, operate, guide	reported	advise, cover, state
negotiated	accommodate, haggle, mediate	represented	enact, factor, served
netted	accumulate, earn, reap	reproduced	copy, echo, parallel
neutralized	balance, negate, offset	requested	appeal, demand, entreat
nominated	appoint, elect, present	researched	consult, explore, inquire
normalized	class, control, even	reserved	contact, maintain, schedule
notified	alert, inform, warn	resolved	agree, cinch, elect
nurtured	care, develop, foster	responded	answer, counter, retort
O		restored	improve, mend, repair
observed	detect, discover, mark	restructured	arrange, conform, shape
obtained	acquire, collect, retain	retained	absorb, grasp, possess
offered	extend, furnish, provide	retooled	deduce, overhaul, remake
officiated	conduct, direct, manage	retrieved	recall, restore, salvage
offset	balance, compensate, negate	returned	convey, refund, render
opened	disclose, expand, vacated	revamped	convert, modify, reform
operated	conduct, convey, promote	reversed	annul, convert, overset
optimized	culminate, expand, perfect	reviewed	examine, recap, rehash
orchestrated	arrange, compose, organize	revised	compare, redo, revamp
ordered	command, direct, instruct	revitalized	assist, enliven, refresh
organized	arrange, construct, formulate	revolutionized	adapt, evolved, renovate
oriented	adapt, conform, direct	rewarded	compensate, honor, pay
originated	begin, commence, start	risked	brave, chance, confront
outdistanced	outdo, outpace, pass	rotated	circle, move, pivot
outlined	chart, describe, plot	routed	conduct, direct, pilot
outperformed	beat, eclipse, surpass
overcame	best, conquer, master
overhauled	examine, fix, redo
oversaw	captain, command, manage
owned	have, occupy, possess

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