--- title: 139 Power Words That Will Make Your Resume Stand Out Immediately description: These 139 words will help you resume standout when you're submitting for a new job. authors: - name: Kristen Bahler role: Managing Editor url: https://money.com/author/kristen-bahler/ bio: Kristen Bahler has spent more than a decade turning culture, work and consumer spending trends into conversation-driving stories. Today, she leads Money's sponsored content channel and reader-favorite franchises like Best Places to Live and Best Places to Travel. education: Northeastern University, MA Journalism at_money_since: 2016 articles: 52 covers: - Career Advice - Banking - Business - Credit - Credit Cards - Economy and Politics - Education - Health and Wellness - Housing - Identity Theft - Insurance - Investing - Lifestyle - Loans - Mortgages - Personal Finance - Pets - Professional Services - Retirement - Shopping - Taxes - Technology social: - https://www.linkedin.com/in/kristen-bahler/ published: '2019-01-03T11:00:02.000Z' modified: '2024-04-02T05:21:57.000Z' section: Career Advice tags: - work word_count: 314 canonical: https://money.com/resume-power-words/ type: Article source: structured-blocks --- > **Disclosure:** We research all brands listed and may earn a fee from our partners. Research and financial considerations may influence how brands are displayed. Not all brands are included. [Learn more](https://money.com/page/disclaimer/). ![190103-resume-action-words](https://img.money.com/2018/12/190103-resume-action-words-1.jpg) A [good resume](https://money.com/best-free-resume-template/) is like a magic wand. If you know what you're doing, hiring managers will gravitate in your direction. There are a lot of little things to consider: Format, content, design (more on all of that [here](https://money.com/best-free-resume-template/)). But maybe the most valuable—the language you use throughout—puts it all into perspective. “Recruiters come across tons of resumes every day,” says Paul Wolfe, SVP of human resources at Indeed. “You want to convey the most compelling message. Be bright and be specific.” Need help punching up the tone of your resume? Here are 139 action words that can powerfully describe common work tasks, courtesy of Indeed’s [Career Guide](https://www.indeed.com/career-advice) Team. ## **To demonstrate your strong work ethic or introduce your accomplishments, try:** Achieved Capitalized Deciphered Discerned Drove Enacted Endeavored Established Exceeded Sharpened Shattered Sparked Spearheaded Steered Stimulated Supervised Surpassed ## **Your day-to-day isn’t filled with 'duties.' It’s much more nuanced. Try these:** Accelerated Accomplished Analyzed Assembled Built Founded Created Constructed Delivered Developed Executed Expanded Finalized Forged Guided Handled Headed Improved Increased Initiated Implemented Instituted Produced Reached Simplified Volunteered ## **Of course you’re a team player — show it off with these words:** Collaborated Conveyed Enlivened Instructed Performed Presented Spoke Trained ## Are you in a creative field? Try: Authored Brainstormed Briefed Communicated Conceptualized Curated Derived Designed Diagramed Drafted Edited Illustrated Imagined Influenced Intensified Modeled Proofread Published Researched Strategized Storyboarded Translated Visualized Wrote ## If you're in sales, try: Captured Conserved Converted Earned Generated Maximized Negotiated Won ## If you're applying for a managerial position, try these: Advised Arranged Augmented Centralized Championed Differentiated Directed Empowered Endorsed Enforced Ensured Forecasted Fostered Identified Integrated Leveraged Reconciled Reduced Replaced Resolved Orchestrated Optimized Predicted Renovated ## For financial positions, use: Audited Classified Collected Equalized Dispensed Halted Investigated Lowered Maintained Minimized Recognized Secured ## Or for technical positions, try: Advanced Architected Automated Coded Deployed Detected Devised Diagnosed Discovered Formulated Installed Launched Networked Planned Programmed Rewrote Refined Tested Troubleshoot Upgraded ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "BreadcrumbList", "@id": "https://money.com/resume-power-words/#breadcrumb", "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "name": "Home", "item": "https://money.com" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "name": "Career Advice", "item": "https://money.com/career-advice/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "name": "Resume", "item": "https://money.com/resume/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "name": "139 Power Words That Will Make Your Resume Stand Out Immediately" } ] }, { "@type": "WebSite", "@id": "https://money.com/#website", "url": "https://money.com", "name": "Money", "publisher": { "@id": "https://money.com/#organization" } }, { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://money.com/resume-power-words/#webpage", "url": "https://money.com/resume-power-words/", "name": "139 Power Words That Will Make Your Resume Stand Out Immediately", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://money.com/#website" }, "datePublished": "2019-01-03T11:00:02.000Z", "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://money.com/resume-power-words/" }, "inLanguage": "en-US", "breadcrumb": { "@id": "https://money.com/resume-power-words/#breadcrumb" }, "dateModified": "2024-04-02T05:21:57.000Z" }, { "@type": "Article", "headline": "139 Power Words That Will Make Your Resume Stand Out Immediately", "articleSection": "Career Advice", "image": [ { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "https://img.money.com/2018/12/190103-resume-action-words-1.jpg", "width": 3000, "height": 2000, "caption": "190103-resume-action-words" } ], "author": [ { "@type": "Person", "name": "Kristen Bahler", "url": "https://money.com/author/kristen-bahler/", "@id": "https://money.com/author/kristen-bahler/#author", "description": "Kristen Bahler has spent more than a decade turning culture, work and consumer spending trends into conversation-driving stories. 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