Action Words

Review the words below and put an (X) by those words which best describe functions you performed in your present and most previous positions. Also, indicate a double (XX) by those which describe functions you continuously performed. Use these kinds of words when you describe responsibilities and accomplishments.

Now go back and write notes about how much money you saved or made your companies.

direct ________________________ cut costs ___________________

controlled ________________________ cut time ___________________

established ________________________ moderated ________________________

planned ________________________ wrote ________________________

managed ________________________ edited ________________________

assured ________________________ indexed ________________________

attended ________________________ marketed ________________________

authored ________________________ purchased ________________________

improved ________________________ bargained ________________________

changed ________________________ installed ________________________

compiled ________________________ specialized ________________________

enlarged ________________________ invented ________________________

examined ________________________ arranged ________________________

consulted ________________________ sorted ________________________

counseled ________________________ analyzed ________________________

trained ________________________ replaced ________________________

recruited ________________________ created ________________________

revised ________________________ reshaped ________________________

scheduled ________________________ contracted ________________________

systemized ________________________ presided ________________________

simplified ________________________ strengthened ________________________

reorganized ________________________ expanded ________________________

encouraged ________________________ operated ________________________

solved ________________________ improved ________________________

up-dated ________________________ organized ________________________

implemented ________________________ improvised ________________________

coordinated ________________________ lectured ________________________

researched ________________________ motivated ________________________

distributed ________________________ supervised ________________________

demonstrated________________________ designed ________________________

approved ________________________ presented ________________________

disapproved ________________________ investigated ________________________

defeated ________________________ attacked ________________________

supported ________________________ obtained ________________________

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