Chapter 5: Write Your Resume
CAREER ACTION WORKSHEET
5-4 Resume Action Verbs and Keywords
1. Prepare a comprehensive list of appropriate action verbs and keywords (industry
term; acronyms; terms describing your job positions, experience, education, skills,
etc.).
a Organize, analyze, illustrate, motivate, develop, collaborate, create, manage, present,
time management, marketing, organizational skills, flexibility, communication, design,
creative, abstract thinking
2. Use the list on page 113 and the Internet as a primary resource in your research.
3. Create a report with (a) your lists of action verbs and keywords and (b) the resources
you used to identify them.
a Organize, analyze, illustrate, motivate, develop, collaborate, create, manage, present,
time management, marketing, organizational skills, flexibility, communication, design,
creative, abstract thinking
b Resources:
i http://career.opcd.wfu.edu/files/2011/05/Action-Verbs-for-Resumes.pdf
ii https://designshack.net/articles/business-articles/10-skills-every-designer-
needs-on-their-resume/
Resources for identifying action verbs and keywords for your resume
Your Career: How to Make It Happen Chapter 5 Web Links (in MindTap folder in
Week 5 folder)
Job advertisements and descriptions for positions you are considering
Websites of employers you are considering
Government publications such as the Occupational Outlook Handbook
Professional associations in your field (check their websites, publications, and
meetings)
Internet searches on resume keywords, resume action verbs, resume power
verbs, and resume power words
Online encyclopedias and dictionaries
Chapter 5: Write Your Resume
Add your completed work to the “About Jobs” section of your Career Builder Files.
Your Career: How to Make It Happen, 9e
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