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Words to use in your CV
To highlight your skills and achievements, you can use words from the lists below. If you are unsure of the meaning of a word, check it in a dictionary before you use it. Many of these words express some form of "action", which is why we refer to them sometimes as "action words".
Words that imply communication
| Advertised Called Circulated Coached Communicated Conferred Corresponded Discussed Displayed Distributed Edited |
Emphasised Familiarised Informed Instructed Interested Lectured Oriented Presented Promoted Publicised |
Recommended Redirected Represented Referred Related Showed Translated Transmitted Tutored Wrote |
Words that imply leadership
| Administered Allocated Appointed Approved Assigned Authorised Awarded Conducted Controlled Delegated Designated Directed |
Disapproved Discharged Encouraged Enforced Evaluated Executed Governed Hired Led Managed Oversaw |
Presided Recommended Regulated Required Selected Settled Signed Specified Sponsored Stipulated Supervised |
Words that imply organisation
| Arranged Analysed Assembled Budgeted Calculated |
Coordinated Organised Planned Prepared Purchased |
Recorded Reorganised Reported Scheduled |
Words that imply initiative
| Attended Automated Collected Compiled Considered Contemplated Contracted Delivered Discharged Engaged Engineered Established Examined Expedited Founded |
Handled Implemented Increased Induced Inspected Instituted Insured Interviewed Inventoried Maintained Monitored Moved Operated Packaged Participated |
Performed Processed Provided Received Recruited Reviewed Shipped Solicited Sorted Staffed Submitted Systematised Trained Utilised Verified |
Words that imply results
| Accomplished Accounted Achieved Advanced Altered Answered Attained Attracted Awarded Benefited Built Changed Combined |
Completed Constructed Dismantled Earned Eliminated Enlarged Expanded Finished Generated Identified Improved Manufactured Marketed |
Obtained Predicted Prevented Produced Profited Reduced Repaired Replaced Solved Tested Turned around Upgraded |
Words that imply interpersonal skills
| Accommodated Adjusted Advised Agreed Arrange Assisted Consulted Contributed Cooperated Counselled |
Facilitated Guided Harmonised Influenced Mediated Moderates Modified Motivated Negotiated Personalised |
Persuaded Provided Reconciled Related Requested Respected Served Sold Taught |
Words that imply creativity
| Adapted Authored Composed Conceived Created Designed Developed |
Established Estimated Forecasted Formulated Initiated Invented Investigated |
Originated Proposed Researched Revised Studied Set up |
Personal qualities
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You can include relevant personal qualities in your CV, cover letter and application form. It can also be useful to ask someone who knows you well to choose words which they think describe you best.
Consider other qualities you have that might not be on this list!
| Accomplished Active Adaptable Adventurous Analytical Approachable Artistic Astute Attentive Broadminded Business-like Careful Cheerful Committed Competent Confident Conscientious Consistent Co-operative Creative Credible Curious Demonstrative Determined Decisive Diplomatic Discreet Easygoing Efficient Empathetic |
Energetic Enthusiastic Even-tempered Friendly Generous Good-natured Happy Hardworking Helpful Honest Humorous Imaginative Impartial Industrious Innovative Intelligent Intellectual Judicious Knowledgeable Level-headed Lively Logical Loyal Mature Motivated Non-judgemental Objective Open Optimistic Outgoing |
Passionate Patient Perceptive Persistent Persuasive Positive Practical Proactive Productive Prudent Questioning Quick-witted Rational Reasonable Relaxed Reliable Responsive Sensitive Serious Sincere Spontaneous Stable Sympathetic Talented Thorough Tolerant Trustworthy Visionary Warm |
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