When promoting yourself, you must express your skills, assets, experience, and accomplishments in an active voice which is in an easy, straightforward and economical manner. Begin each descriptive section with an action verb. The following is a sample list; create your own that reflects your discipline and skills.
Management Skills
- administered
- analyzed
- assigned
- attained
- chaired
- contracted
- consolidated
- coordinated
- delegated
- developed
- directed
- evaluated
- executed
- improved
- increased
- organized
- planned
- prioritized
- produced
- recommended
- reviewed
- scheduled
- strengthened
- supervised
Communication Skills
- addressed
- arbitrated
- arranged
- authored
- corresponded
- developed
- directed
- drafted
- edited
- enlisted
- formulated
- influenced
- interpreted
- lectured
- mediated
- moderated
- motivated
- negotiated
- persuaded
- promoted
- publicized
- recruited
- spoke
- translated
- wrote
Research Skills
- clarified
- collected
- critiqued
- diagnosed
- evaluated
- examined
- extracted
- identified
- inspected
- interpreted
- interviewed
- investigated
- organized
- reviewed
- summarized
- surveyed
- systematized
Technical Skills
- assembled
- built
- calculated
- computed
- designed
- devised
- engineered
- fabricated
- maintained
- operated
- overhauled
- programmed
- remodeled
- repaired
- solved
- trained
- upgraded
Teaching Skills
- adapted
- advised
- clarified
- coached
- communicated
- coordinated
- developed
- enabled
- encouraged
- evaluated
- explained
- facilitated
- guided
- informed
- initiated
- instructed
- persuaded
- set goals
- stimulated
Financial Skills
- administered
- allocated
- analyzed
- appraised
- audited
- balanced
- budgeted
- calculated
- computed
- developed
- forecasted
- managed
- marketed
- planned
- projected
- researched
Helping Skills
- assisted
- assessed
- clarified
- coached
- counseled
- demonstrated
- diagnosed
- educated
- expedited
- facilitated
- familiarized
- guided
- referred
- rehabilitated
- represented
- serviced
- supported
- tended
- tutored
Leadership Skills
- appointed
- approved
- arranged
- assessed
- assigned
- authorized
- carried out
- chaired
- coached
- completed
- consulted
- delegated
- demonstrated
- determined
- devised
- directed
- enlisted
- facilitated
- headed
- initiated
Creative Skills
- acted
- conceptualized
- created
- designed
- developed
- directed
- established
- fashioned
- founded
- illustrated
- instituted
- integrated
- introduced
- invented
- originated
- performed
- planned
- published
- revitalized
- shaped
Information Skills
- catalogued
- clarified
- classified
- compiled
- composed
- conveyed
- copied
- corrected
- defined
- documented
- gathered
- informed
- kept records
- memorized
- proofread
- questioned
- reviewed
- specified
- studied
- surveyed
- tabulated
- tested
- verified
Administrative Skills
- approved
- arranged
- catalogued
- classified
- collected
- compiled
- dispatched
- executed
- generated
- implemented
- inspected
- monitored
- operated
- organized
- prepared
- processed
- purchased
- recorded
- retrieved
- screened
Problem-Solving Skills
- analyzed
- applied
- calculated
- compiled
- consulted
- corrected
- created
- critiqued
- designed
- developed
- diagnosed
- discovered
- dissected
- examined
- explored
- problem solved
- proposed
- researched
- resolved
- revised
- searched
- studied
- tracked
- troubleshot
- uncovered
Teamwork Skills
- accomplished
- assisted
- collaborated
- coordinated
- corroborated
- dispatched
- encouraged
- explained
- followed
- helped
- shared
- volunteered