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Key Word Lists
Key Word lists for resumes are readily available in most resume
books and on the internet. Most are lists of action verbs and
some are lists of adjectives that describe traits and attributes.
Some are alphabetical and some list action verbs by skill categories.
Below are a few Key Word lists.
Functional Skill Verbs
| Analytical |
analyze, evaluate, observe/ inspect, research/ investigate,
solve problems, categorize/ sort, manage records, calculate/
compute, budget, monitor, edit/ proof |
| Communication |
explain/ write, facilitate groups, speak in public, promote/
publicize, sell, motivate, meet the public, serve as liaison,
interview/ question, influence/ persuade, consult |
| Creative |
conceptualize, synthesize, visualize, brainstorm, improvise,
use foresight, use intuition, use memory, imagine |
| Expressive |
display, design, invent, compose/ author, create (images),
craftmaking, perform/ entertain, prepare food, produce (events),
photograph |
| Humanitarian |
listen, counsel/ advise, train/ instruct, coach, advocate,
provide hospitality, care for others, mentor, support, help,
volunteer |
| Management |
negotiate, make decisions, determine policy, supervise/
direct, delegate, mediate, initiate, organize, plan/ schedule,
coordinate, implement/ follow-up |
| Physical |
work outdoors, use body agility, use hand dexterity, operate
equipment, build/ construct, repair/ restore, play (a sport) |
Personal Traits/Attributes
accurate
adaptable
adventurous
aggressive
alert
analytical
articulate
artistic
assertive
attractive
authoritative
bold
calm
capable
caring
cheerful
compassionate
competent
competitive
composed
concerned
concise
confident
conscientious
conservative
considerate
consistent
convincing
cool-headed
cooperative
courageous
creative
credible
decisive
dedicated
deliberate
dependable
detail-oriented
determined
diplomatic
direct
disciplined
discrete
discriminating
dramatic
driven
dynamic
economical
effective |
efficient
empathetic
energetic
entertaining
enthusiastic
experienced
firm
flexible
forceful
friendly
fun-loving
goal-oriented
good-natured
handy
hard-working
honest
humorous
idealistic
imaginative
independent
initiative
innovative
inquisitive
inspiring
intelligent
intuitive
inventive
just
knowledgeable
level-headed
logical
loyal
methodical
modest
motivated
nurturing
objective
observant
open-minded
optimistic
original
organized
outgoing
patient
people-oriented
perceptive
persevering
persistent
personable |
persuasive
philosophical
pioneering
playful
poised
practical
pragmatic
precise
principled
productive
professional
proficient
prudent
punctual
rational
realistic
reflective
reliable
resilient
resourceful
responsible
responsive
results-oriented
risk-taking
self-motivated
self-reliant
sensitive
serious minded
sincere
skillful
sociable
sophisticated
stable
strong
successful
supportive
systematic
tactful
team-oriented
technical
thorough
thoughtful
understanding
unique
unusual
versatile
visionary
warm
wise |
Action Verbs – Alphabetical
achieved
acquired
adapted
addressed
administered
analyzed
anticipated
assembled
assisted
audited
budgeted
calculated
centralized
changed
collaborated
composed
condensed
conducted
constructed
contracted
converted
coordinated
created
cultivated
demonstrated
designed
developed
devised
discovered
doubled |
drafted
edited
eliminated
enforced
established
evaluated
expanded
explained
forecasted
formed
founded
generated
guided
hired
implemented
improved
informed
insured
interpreted
interviewed
launched
maintained
managed
marketed
minimized
motivated
negotiated
obtained
operated
organized |
originated
performed
planned
prevented
previewed
problem-solved
produced
promoted
provided
publicized
published
recruited
reorganized
reported
researched
resolved
reviewed
selected
separated
set up
simplified
sold
solved
surveyed
staffed
supervised
taught
tested
trained
utilized |
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