Action Verbs for Your Resume Print
Written by Regina Praetorius, MSSW, GSW, and Laura Lawson, MSW, GSW   

These are verbs that we suggest you use on your résumé. Please note that many of these verbs fall into multiple categories. Also, for positions you are still working in, use the present tense.

Administrative

Budgeted

Charted

Collected

Coordinated

Compiled

Documented

Managed

Organized

Planned

Prepared

Reviewed

Solicited

Supervised

Trained

Advocacy

Advocated

Arranged

Composed

Demonstrated

Developed

Implemented

Motivated

Organized

Participated

Utilized

Assessment

Attended

Assessed

Collaborated

Conducted

Defined

Diagnosed

Established

Gathered

Identified

Interviewed

Probed

Counseling

Assisted

Co-facilitated

Counseled

Designed

Determined

Discussed

Educated

Explained

Facilitated

Fielded

Intervened

Linked

Located

Referred

Served

Supported

Research

Analyzed

Collected

Designed

Developed

Interpreted

Presented

Published

Researched

Wrote