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.

• Addressed	• Disseminated	• Profiled
• Advertised	• Documented	• Proofread
• Advised	• Drafted	• Publicized
• Alerted	• Edited	• Published
• Amended	• Emailed	• Queried
• Announced	• Generated	• Questioned
• Answered	• Emphasized	• Recorded
• Arbitrated	• Explained	• Relayed
• Articulated	• Expressed	• Reported
• Authored	• Framed	• Responded
• Branded	• Highlighted	• Rewrote
• Briefed	• Informed	• Scribed
• Broadcasted	• Interacted	• Search Engine Optimized (SEO’d)
• Chronicled	• Interfaced	• Shared
• Circulated	• Interpreted	• Socialized
• Cited	• Interviewed	• Specified
• Clarified	• Liaised	• Spoke
• Commended	• Listened	• Suggested
• Communicated	• Logged	• Synthesized
• Compiled	• Mediated	• Talked
• Condensed	• Moderated	• Telegraphed
• Consulted	• Narrated	• Transcribed
• Contacted	• Notated	• Translated
• Conveyed	• Notified	• Transmitted
• Convinced	• Outlined	• Tweeted
• Corresponded	• Penned	• Verbalized
• Crowd Sourced	• Portrayed	• Wrote
• Debated	• Posted
• Defined	• Presented
• Detailed	• Proclaimed