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| Management/Leadership | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Accelerated Achieved Administered Analyzed Appointed Assigned Attained Chaired Conducted Consolidated Consulted Contracted Controlled Coordinated |
Decided Delegated Designated Directed Enforced Enhanced Established Executed Evaluated Facilitated Governed Harmonized Hired Implemented |
Improved Increased Initiated Instituted Judged Lead Lobbied Managed Motivated Named Negotiated Organized Oversaw Planned |
Presided Prioritized Produced Recommended Reconciled Reorganized Reported Restructured Reviewed Scheduled Spearheaded Strengthened Supervised |
| Communications | |||
| Addressed Aided Arbitrated Advised Appraised Arranged Authored Briefed Clarified Collaborated Communicated Composed Conferred Consulted Contracted Contributed Convinced |
Cooperated Coordinated Corresponded Counselled Debated Defined Directed Documented Drafted Elicited Edited Enlisted Explained Expressed Formulated Influenced Informed |
Inspired Interpreted Interviewed Lectured Mediated Merged Moderated Motivated Negotiated Persuaded Presented Printed Promoted Publicized Published Read Reconciled |
Recruited Represented Reported Resolved Revamped Rewrote Spoke Suggested Summarized Talked Translated Unified Updated Verbalized Wrote |
| Research | |||
| Analyzed Calculated Catalogued Clarified Collected Compared Computed Conducted Correlated Critiqued Diagnosed |
Discovered Evaluated Examined Experimented Explored Extracted Extrapolated Gathered Identified Inspected Interpreted |
Interviewed Investigated Located Monitored Observed Organized Proved Read Researched Reviewed Solved |
Studied Summarized Surveyed Synthesized Tabulated Tested Uncovered Verified |
| Technical | |||
| Adapted Adjusted Applied Assembled Built Calculated Calibrated Coded Computed |
Computerized Designed Developed Devised Dissected Engineered Fabricated Installed Maintained |
Manufactured Mapped Navigated Operated Overhauled Programmed Remodeled Repaired Replaced |
Standardized Studied Solved Trained Upgraded Utilized |
| Teaching | |||
| Adapted Advised Assisted Clarified Coached Communicated Consulted Cooperated |
Coordinated Counselled Developed Enabled Encouraged Enforced Evaluated Explained |
Facilitated Focused Graded Guided Individualized Informed Initiated Instructed |
Persuaded Schooled Served Set goals Stimulated Taught Trained Tutored |
| Financial | |||
| Administered Allocated Analyzed Appraised Audited Balanced Budgeted Calculated Checked |
Computed Developed Estimated Evaluated Figured Financed Forecasted Inspected Investigated |
Maintained Managed Marketed Memorized Ordered Organized Planned Prepared Projecte |
Reconciled Reduced Researched Selected Tracked Verified |
| Creative | |||
| Abstracted Acted Adapted Arranged Composed Conceptualized Cooked Created Customized Demonstrated Designed |
Developed Devised Directed Drew Entertained Established Fashioned Founded Generated Illustrated Imagined |
Improvised Initiated Innovated Instituted Integrated Introduced Invented Made Modeled Originated Painted |
Performed Planned Predicted Problem solved Produced Revitalized Shaped Sketched Solved Synthesized Visualized |
| Helping | |||
| Advised Advocated Aided Arbitrated Assessed Assisted Attended Cared Carried out Clarified |
Coached Coordinated Counselled Delivered Demonstrated Diagnosed Educated Empathized Encouraged Expedited |
Facilitated Familiarized Furnished Guided Helped Intervened Mentored Motivated Provided Referred |
Rehabilitated Related Represented Resolved Saved Served Suggested Supported Volunteered |
| Administrative/Clerical | |||
| Approved Arranged Catalogued Charted Classified Coded Collated Collected Complied Dispatched Distributed |
Documented Executed Generated Implemented Inspected Maintained Monitored Operated Organized Prepared Prioritized |
Processed Proofread Purchased Recorded Resolved Retrieved Reviewed Routed Scheduled Screened Set up |
Specified Spearheaded Standardized Systematized Tabulated Transformed Updated Validated Verified Word Processed |
| Results Achieved | |||
| Achieved Adapted Attained Completed Contributed Cut Decreased Lowered Doubled Eliminated Established Expanded Furnished Implemented |
Improved Increased Introduced Maintained Multiplied Opened Pioneered Proposed Provided Raised Realized Recommended Reduced Resolved |
Restored Revamped Revised Revitalized Risked Saved Simplified Sold solved Stimulated Streamlined Strengthened Structured Submitted Succeeded |
Supported Surpassed Transferred Transformed Troubleshot Uncovered Unified Upgraded Utilized Widened Won |
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