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14III. Transferable Skills & Action Verbs
TRANSFERABLE SKILLS
Transferable skills are those that can be applied in multiple work settings. Consider incorporating them, in addition to those
that are specific to your intended career field, by providing examples of when you have successfully used them in your
bulleted accomplishment statements. Some examples of transferable skills include the following:
CLERICAL
RESEARCH
TRAINING
CREATIVE
HUMAN RELATIONS
PUBLIC RELATIONS
Bookkeeping
Assessing
Adapting
Designing
Advising
Conducting
Classifying
Calculating
Communicating
Developing
Assisting
Consulting
Collecting
Demonstrating
Collecting
Establishing
Counseling
Informing
Compiling
Diagnosing
Enabling
Illustrating
Empathizing
Planning
Computing
Evaluating
Encouraging
Imagining
Facilitating
Presenting
Examining
Evaluating
Examining
Improvising
Guiding
Promoting
Filing
Extrapolating
Explaining
Inventing
Listening
Representing
Organizing
Interviewing
Instructing
performing
Motivating
Responding
Investigating
Planning
Recording
Revitalizing
Representing
Researching
Word processing
Synthesizing
Stimulating
Visualizing
Serving
Writing
COMMUNICATION
TECHNICAL
MANAGEMENT
PROBLEM SOLVING
FINANCIAL
Editing
Adjusting
Communicating
Analyzing
Accounting
Aligning
Explaining
Consulting
Appraising
Administering
Influencing
Assembling
Coordinating
Diagnosing
Allocating
Interpreting
Drafting
Delegating
Examining
Auditing
listening
Engineering
Directing
Executing
Balancing
Mediating
Installing
Evaluating
Planning
Calculating
Promoting
Observing
Leading
Proving
Forecasting
Speaking
Operating
Negotiating
Reasoning
Investing
Translating
Programming
Persuading
Recognizing
Projecting
Repairing
Writing
Planning
Validating
ACTION VERBS
Beginning each bulleted accomplishment statement with a strong action verb helps to highlight your successes and allows a
reader to get a sense of your skills by scanning the page prior to reading each individual bullet point. It is a good idea to vary
the action verbs on your resume in order to appeal to different audiences. Below is a list of verbs to help get you started.
A
Consulted
Evaluated
Integrated
Planned
S
Achieved
Contrasted
Examined
Intended
Posted
Scheduled
Acted
Controlled
Executed
Interviewed
Prepared
Selected
Adapted
Converted
Expanded
invented
Prescribed
Separated
Adjusted
Convinced
Expedited
Investigated
Presented
Served
Administered
Coordinated
F
L
Priced
Serviced
Advanced
Counseled
Facilitated
Launched
Processed
Set up
Advised
Counted
Filed
Lectured
Produced
Simplified
Altered
Created
Filled
Led
Promoted
Sold
Analyzed
Cultivated
Forecasted
Liaised
Proposed
Solved
Appraised
D
Formulated
Logged
Protected
Specified
Arranged
Decided
Fostered
M
Provided
Started
Assembled
Decreased
Fulfilled
Maintained
Purchased
Strategized
Assessed
Defined
G
Managed
R
Streamlined
Audited
Delivered
Gained
Manufactured
Realized
Strengthened
B
Demonstrated
Gathered
Marketed
Received
Studied
Balanced
Designed
Generated
Measured
Recommended
Summarized
Budgeted
Detected
Grew
Mediated
Reconciled
Supervised
Built
Determined
Guided
Mentored
Recorded
Supplied
C
Developed
H
Migrated
Recruited
Supported
Calculated
Devised
Handled
Minimized
Redesigned
T
Calibrated
Diagnosed
Headed
Monitored
Reduced
Tested
Categorized
Differentiated
Hired
Motivated
Referred
Tracked
Charted
Distributed
I
N
Removed
Trained
Classified
Documented
Identified
Negotiated
Reorganized
Transformed
Coached
Doubled
Illustrated
O
Repaired
Translated
Collected
Drafted
Implemented
Obtained
Reported
Troubleshot
Combined
E
Improved
Operated
Represented
U
Communicated
Edited
Increased
Orchestrated
Researched
Updated
Compiled
Eliminated
Influenced
Ordered
Resolved
Upgraded
Composed
Encouraged
Informed
Organized
Restructured
V
Computed
Engineered
Initiated
Originated
Revamped
Verified
Conducted
Enhanced
Inspected
Oversaw
Reviewed
W
Configured
Ensured
Installed
P
Revised
Weighed
Consolidated
Established
Instituted
Performed
Revitalized
Wired
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Constructed
Estimated
Instructed
Persuaded
Routed
Won
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