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List of Action Words

Helping Skills
assessed
assisted
counselled
demonstrated
diagnosed
facilitated
guided
referred
rehabilitated
represented

Communication Skills
addressed
arranged
developed
directed
enlisted
influenced
motivated
promoted
publicized
recruited

Technical Skills
adjusted
assembled
built
computed
designed
engineered
maintained
operated
repaired
upgraded

Management Skills
administered
consolidated
delegated
executed
increased
planned
recommended
reviewed
strengthened
supervised

Research Skills
collected
critiqued
evaluated
inspected
interviewed
investigated
organized
summarized
surveyed
systematized

Creative Skills
arranged
decorated
designed
fashioned
illustrated
introduced
invented
originated
performed
revitalized

Clerical/Detail Skills
approved
catalogued
compiled
dispatched
generated
implemented
purchased
screened
tabulated
validated

Teaching Skills
advised
clarified
coached
enabled
encouraged
guided
instructed
persuaded
set goals
stimulated

Financial Skills
located
analyzed
appraised
audited
budgeted
forecast
managed
marketed
projected
researched