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12.2 Choose from a List of Action Words to Describe your Skills and Experience

The figure below contains action words “verbs” you may use to describe and illustrate your knowledge and skill sets. Demonstrating a strong match between your capabilities and the job position is the goal or purpose of a resume: to get an interview for a job.

Table includes key words used for job descriptions.
Figure 12.1 Common action words to use when creating resume descriptions (Image created via Microsoft Word by Damla Ricks)

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