{"id":9313,"date":"2020-08-18T18:20:02","date_gmt":"2020-08-18T18:20:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.monsterindia.com\/career-advice\/resume-action-verbs-16-powerful-alternatives-to-accomplished-9313\/"},"modified":"2023-03-21T17:18:01","modified_gmt":"2023-03-21T11:48:01","slug":"resume-action-verbs-16-powerful-alternatives-to-accomplished","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.foundit.sg\/career-advice\/resume-action-verbs-16-powerful-alternatives-to-accomplished\/","title":{"rendered":"Resume Action Verbs: 16 Powerful Alternatives to ‘Accomplished’"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Creating an outstanding resume<\/a> that gets you to the interview stage is an art and science.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Knowing what to include is science and how to articulate it well to capture recruiter\u2019s attention is where the art comes in.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s always better to replace weak and passive words with action verbs<\/a> to show your achievements. Action words are strong and add personality to your resume. They are specific, have a positive tone, and portray you as someone who is confident.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

And who won\u2019t like to make that first impression? Here we\u2019ve listed 16 alternatives to accomplish or accomplished that you can use in your resume to make it more powerful:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. Achieved<\/span><\/li>
  2. Surpassed<\/span><\/li>
  3. Drove<\/span><\/li>
  4. Established<\/span><\/li>
  5. Capitalized<\/span><\/li>
  6. Spearheaded<\/span><\/li>
  7. Deciphered<\/span><\/li>
  8. Exceeded<\/span><\/li>
  9. Discerned<\/span><\/li>
  10. Enacted<\/span><\/li>
  11. Sparked<\/span><\/li>
  12. Sharpened<\/span><\/li>
  13. Shattered<\/span><\/li>
  14. Steered<\/span><\/li>
  15. Stimulated<\/span><\/li>
  16. Supervised<\/span><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Here\u2019s how you can use some of these action verbs in your resume:<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    Achieved:<\/strong> I achieved my monthly targets consistently for 3 years as a sales executive in xyz<\/em> company.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Surpassed:<\/strong> Surpassed established department productivity goals by 23%.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Spearheaded: <\/strong>I spearheaded a team of 12 engineers to deliver the abc<\/em> project well within the deadline.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Supervised: <\/strong>Supervised a team of nine content writers to deliver the monthly targets of xx<\/em> blogs.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Exceeded:<\/strong> Exceeded expectation by delivering traffic growth of 93% YoY instead of the target of 85%.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Steered:<\/strong> I single-handedly steered the branch to profit by winning customers that we had lost.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Drove:<\/strong> Drove 37% increase in sales from the top 10 accounts by consistently following up and timely handling of customer queries.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Capitalized:<\/strong> I capitalized on analytics to make data-driven decisions that led to a 15% growth in sales.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    You cannot go wrong with these action verbs when you qualify these with something concrete.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    You may have noticed; we\u2019ve backed these action words with data.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    For example, exceeded expectation is vague if you are not mentioning the quantity or quality you exceeded.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Similarly, drove, spearheaded, surpassed and achieved among others are very powerful words but without quantifying they are just words that show promise. With numbers and data, they demand attention.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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