200+ Resume Action Verbs That Get Interviews

Every bullet on your resume should start with a strong verb — past tense for previous roles, present for current. Weak openers like "responsible for" or "helped with" hide your impact.

The formula

Verb + what you did + result (preferably quantified)

Example: "Reduced customer wait time from 8 minutes to 3 by redesigning the intake workflow."

Leadership & management

Led, directed, coached, mentored, orchestrated, spearheaded, established, scaled, aligned, delegated, championed, recruited, retained, facilitated

Achievement & results

Increased, decreased, improved, accelerated, exceeded, delivered, generated, saved, grew, reduced, optimized, streamlined, eliminated, surpassed

Technical & engineering

Built, architected, deployed, automated, debugged, integrated, migrated, refactored, engineered, implemented, configured, maintained, tested, documented

Analysis & research

Analyzed, modeled, forecasted, evaluated, assessed, investigated, measured, benchmarked, identified, quantified, validated, synthesized

Sales & customer-facing

Closed, negotiated, upsold, retained, converted, onboarded, resolved, consulted, advised, presented, demoed, sourced, prospected

Creative & marketing

Designed, launched, produced, branded, edited, curated, published, campaigned, positioned, segmented, A/B tested

Operations & admin

Coordinated, scheduled, processed, organized, standardized, audited, complied, tracked, allocated, procured, shipped, reconciled

Verbs to avoid or replace

Weak	Stronger
Responsible for	Led, owned, managed
Worked on	Built, delivered, completed
Helped	Partnered, supported, enabled
Assisted with	Co-authored, executed, processed

Match verbs to the job description

If the posting says "drive pipeline," use drove or generated — mirror their language naturally. Wizume's ATS score highlights missing terms from the job description.

Let AI tighten your bullets

"Improve with AI" in the Wizume builder suggests stronger verb choices per bullet while keeping your facts intact — you accept or reject each change.

See verbs in context

Browse resume examples by role — from software engineer to project manager — to see how strong verbs pair with metrics in real layouts.