Because they connote action and activities, the following lists are all verbs. But you can easily turn them into nouns, if that suits your purpose (like for a scannable résumé). These are not the only terms to use on a résumé or CV—they are here just as prompts.

Accomplishment

• achieved
• became
• elected to
• established
• expanded
• improved
• pioneered
• reduced (losses)
• resolved
• restored
• spearheaded
• transformed

Communication

• addressed
• advertised
• arbitrated
• arranged
• articulated
• attended
• authored
• collaborated
• committed
• convinced
• corresponded
• demonstrated
• described
• developed
• directed
• discussed
• diverted
• drafted
• drew
• edited
• elicited
• empathized
• emphasized
• enlisted
• entertained
• expressed
• facilitated
• formulated
• harmonized
• influenced
• informed
• inquired
• interacted
• interpreted
• interviewed
• invited
• justified
• lectured
• listened
• manipulated
• marketed
• mediated
• moderated
• motivated
• negotiated
• networked
• perceived
• persuaded
• presented
• promoted
• proposed
• publicized
• recommended
• reconciled
• recruited
• reflected
• related
• reported
• represented
• responded
• settled
• showed
• signaled
• solicited
• specified
• spoke
• talked
• telephoned
• testified
• translated
• visited
• wrote

Creative

• acted
• anticipated
• appeared
• conceptualized
• created
• customized
• decorated
• designed
• developed
• directed
• displayed
• drew
• edited
• entertained
• established
• fashioned
• filmed
• founded
• illustrated
• initiated
• innovated
• instituted
• integrated
• introduced
• invented
• originated
• performed

Financial

• administrated
• allocated
• analyzed
• appraised
• assessed
• audited
• balanced
• bargained
• bought
• budgeted
• calculated
• computed
• developed
• exchanged
• forecasted
• insured
• managed
• marketed
• planned
• projected
• purchased
• researched
• sold
• spent

Function/Task

• approved
• arranged
• catalogued
• charted
• classified
• collected
• compiled
• delivered
• dispatched
• distributed
• drafted
• edited
• executed
• filed
• generated
• hosted
• implemented
• inspected
• kept
• memorized
• monitored
• operated
• organized
• outlined
• prepared
• processed
• purchased
• recorded
• registered
• relayed
• reorganized
• reproduced
• retrieved
• scanned
• scheduled
• screened
• separated
• simplified
• specified
• systematized
• tabulated
• transferred
• typed
• updated

Helping

• accompanied
• adopted
• advocated
• aided
• assumed
• clarified
• coached
• collaborated
• combined
• counseled
• demonstrated
• devoted
• disclosed
• educated
• effected
• enlarged
• ensured
• executed
• expanded
• expedited
• facilitated
• familiarized
• fortified
• guided
• helped
• increased
• involved
• maintained
• modified
• motivated
• offered
• participated
• protected
• provided
• reduced
• referred
• rehabilitated
• reinforced
• represented
• retained
• reviewed
• revised
• sampled
• served
• set up
• shared
• suggested
• supplied

Management

• administered
• allotted
• assigned
• attained
• broadened
• called for
• chaired
• changed
• consolidated
• contracted
• coordinated
• decided
• defined
• delegated
• developed
• devised
• directed
• eliminated
• enforced
• evaluated
• executed
• focused
• handled
• headed
• hired
• implemented
• improved
• incorporated
• increased
• instituted
• integrated
• judged
• led
• managed
• mobilized
• motivated
• organized
• overhauled
• oversaw
• planned
• prioritized
• produced
• recommended
• regulated
• resolved
• restored
• reviewed
• scheduled
• screened
• scrutinized
• selected
• shaped
• solved
• sought
• specialized
• strengthened
• structured
• supervised
• terminated
• verified

Research

• applied
• checked
• cited
• clarified
• collected
• compared
• deducted
• determined
• diagnosed
• discovered
• dissected
• estimated
• evaluated
• examined
• explored
• extracted
• forecasted
• formulated
• found
• gathered
• graphed
• identified
• inspected
• interpreted
• interviewed
• isolated
• located
• observed
• organized
• predicted
• read
• researched
• studied
• summarized
• surveyed
• systematized

Technical

• adjusted
• advanced
• altered
• amplified
• assembled
• built
• calculated
• computed
• designed
• devised
• engineered
• excavated
• extinguished
• fabricated
• installed
• made
• maintained
• mapped
• measured
• navigated
• obtained
• operated
• overhauled
• plotted
• produced
• programmed
• remodeled
• renovated
• repaired
• restored
• rotated
• solved
• synthesized
• upgraded