Verbs and action keywords CV and Cover Letter

It's always a good idea to use keywords and action verbs in your resume and cover letters. Indeed, using the right words shows what you have accomplished professionally in your previous jobs. These words will also allow your resume and cover letter to be screened by the application or software used by hiring recruiters when screening candidates.

What are CV action verbs and keywords?

list of action keywords to use to get your document noticed when applying for a position.

A

Achieved, improved, accomplished, acted, adapted, addressed, analyzed, authorized, evaluated, assisted, assigned, accelerated, acquired, aided, assembled, granted, purchased.

Example of CV title with one of the action words from list “A”:

CV Title: EXPERIENCED, HONEST, EXPERIENCED EXECUTIVE ACCOUNTING AID WHO ACHIEVED HER GOALS

Not to be confused with this type of CV Title: HELP FOR THE ELDERLY AND ACHIEVED OF DISABILITY

Example hook resume profile with one of the action words from list “A”:

CV profile teaser:

B

budgeted, boosted

CV profile teaser:

“General Manager of events, shows and television; I take charge of your project in order to transform ideas into technical means. I budget, plans and coordinates technicians and service providers on site. »

C

Compiled, combined, challenged, communicated, coordinated, calculated, contributed, commissioned, confirmed, created, challenged, critiqued, designed, constructed, advised, marketed

D

Decided, developed, disclosed, documented, discovered, determined, demonstrated, deferred, distributed, directed, dedicated, drafted, doubled, diversified, designated, dedicated, discussed, given

E

Exercised, elected, committed, entered, employed, edited, evaluated, eliminated, exchanged, estimated, exempted, endorsed, shipped, experienced, explained, balanced, exploited, written

F

Facilitated, funded, trained, fortified, operated, formulated, lobbied

G

Guided, bundled, generated, guaranteed, managed, earned

H

I

Identified, installed, inspired, interviewed, invested, illustrated, innovated, inspected, invented, interpreted, inaugurated, informed, induced, inculcated, incorporated, printed

J

Judged, joined, justified

L

Located, launched

M

Mastered, modified, bargained, implemented, minimized, modeled, measured, moderated, motivated, multiplied, maximized, networked, mediated, mixed, updated.

N

Negotiated, navigated

O

Observed, organized, obtained, oriented

P

Participated, proposed, pursued, persuaded, perceived, preserved, produced, promoted, planned, passed, prioritized, profiled, presented, placed, advocated, chaired, personalized

Q

Qualified

R

Received, rewarded, reviewed, revitalized, redeveloped, responded to, restored, rejected, strengthened, reestablished, rehabilitated, remediated, reworked, recruited, recovered, reduced, replaced, retained, recovered, researched, collected, represented, realized, drafted, settled

S

Saved, secured, stabilized, separated, selected, shown, signed, simplified, sold, standardized, stimulated, supervised

T

Processed, tested, transferred, completed, processed, worked

U

Used, united, unified

V

Checked, validated, visited, viewed, traveled

W