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Part I: Suggested Keyword Uses List

Achieved or Accomplished
achieved accomplished acquired demonstrated doubled earned expanded fulfilled halved helped increased improved pioneered reduced (losses) resolved (problems) restored reinforced spearheaded surpassed strengthened transformed tripled won
Administrative Duties
approved arranged catalogued classified collected compiled dispatched executed generated implemented inspected monitored operated organized prepared processed persuaded purchased recorded retrieved screened specified systemized tabulated validated
Communication Skills
addressed arbitrated arranged authored collaborated convinced corresponded developed directed drafted edited enlisted formulated influenced interpreted lectured mediated moderated negotiated persuaded promoted publicized reconciled recruited spoke translated wrote
Creative
acted conceptualized created customized designed developed directed established fashioned founded illustrated initiated instituted integrated introduced invented originated performed planned revitalized shaped
Financial Responsibilities
administered analyzed balanced budgeted forecast marketed planned projected
Helped or Assisted
advocated assessed assisted clarified coached counseled demonstrated diagnosed educated expedited facilitated familiarized guided motivated referred rehabilitated represented
Made
activated built composed conceived constructed create designed developed established formed formulated founded invented set up started
Management
administered allocated analyzed appraised assigned attained audited balanced budgeted calculated chaired computed consolidated contracted coordinated delegated developed directed evaluated executed forecasted improved increased managed marketed organized oversaw planned prioritized produced projected recommended researched reviewed scheduled strengthened supervised
Planned
calculated collaborated coordinated expedited maintained programmed projected
Researched
clarified collected diagnosed evaluated examined extracted identified inspected interpreted interviewed investigated organized reviewed summarized surveyed systematized
Resolved Problems
adapted advised analyzed assisted clarified controlled corrected defined influenced interpreted investigated managed monitored negotiated overcame reconciled recommended resolved settled solved
Responsibility
controlled directed evaluated financed guided handled headed hired influenced inspected instructed interviewed led motivated negotiated oversaw promoted recruited reported represented scheduled secured selected supervised taught trained
Teaching skills
adapted advised clarified coached communicated coordinated demystified developed enabled encouraged evaluated explained facilitated guided informed instructed persuaded set goals stimulated trained
Technical skills
assembled built calculated computed designed devised engineered fabricated maintained operated overhauled programmed remodeled repaired solved upgraded
Part II:  Brainstorming List

A

accomplished achieved acted as liaison for/between acquired
acted/functioned as activated adapted added
addressed adept at administered advised
advocated allocated amounting to a total savings of analyzed/assessed
applied appraised approved arbitrated
arranged assembled assessed assigned territory consisting of
assigned to assisted with attained audited
authored          

B

balanced bought budgeted built

C

calculated catalogued chaired classified
clarified coached collaborated collected
communicated compiled composed computed
conceptualized conceived conducted consolidated
constructed consulted contracted/subcontracted controlled
convinced coordinated corrected corresponded
counseled created customized   

D

defined delegated delivered demonstrated
designed developed devised diagnosed
directed /indirect control directed dispatched documented
doubled drafted      

E

earned edited educated enabled
encouraged engineered enlisted established
evaluated examined executed expanded
experience involved/included experienced in all facets/phases expertise and demonstrated skills expedited
explored extensive training /involvement extracted   

F

fabricated facilitated familiarized familiar with
fashioned financed forecasted formed
formulated founded fulfilled   

G

gathered generated guided   

H

halved handled headed helped
hired honored as      

I

identified illustrated implemented improved
increased in charge of influenced informed
initially employed initiated innovation resulted in inspected
installed instituted instructed instrumental in
integrated interaction with interpreted introduced
invented interviewed investigated   

K

knowledge of/experienced as         

L

lectured led      

M

maintained managed marketed mediated
moderated monitored more than [ ] years experience motivated

N

negotiated         

O

operated organized originated overcame
overhauled oversaw      

P

performed persuaded pioneered planned
presented prioritized processed produced
proficient programmed projected promoted to/from
proven track record provided [ ] publicized purchased

R

recipient of recommended reconciled recruited
reduced reinforced remained as remodeled
repaired reported directly to represented researched
resolved restored reviewed revitalized
resulted in         

S

sales quota accountability scheduled screened selected
served/ operated as set goals set up settled
shaped solved spearheaded specified
specialize in spoke started stimulated
strengthened successful in/at summarized supervised
surpassed surveyed systematized   

T

tabulated taught temporarily assigned to to ensure maximum/optimum
trained transformed translated tripled

U

upgraded         

V

validated         

W

won worked closely with wrote  

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