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- Administrative/Organizational
approved
arranged
cataloged
centralized
charted
classified
collected
compiled
composed
delivered
executed
finalized
generated
implemented
inspected
issued
minimized
monitored
operated
organized
prepared
processed
purchased
recorded
retrieved
revised
screened
specified
updated- Analytical/Research
analyzed
characterized
clarified
collected
consulted
critiqued
diagnosed
evaluated
examined
extracted
identified
inspected
interpreted
interviewed
investigated
isolated
optimized
organized
reported
reviewed
studied
summarized
surveyed
tailored
verified- Communication
addressed
arranged
authored
collaborated
composed
convinced
corresponded
drafted
edited
enlisted
formulated
influenced
interpreted
lectured
mediated
moderated
negotiated
persuaded
promoted
publicized
recruited
spoke
translated
updated
verified
wrote- Creative
acted
brainstormed
composed
conceived
conceptualized
constructed
created
customized
designed
directed
displayed
envisioned
established
founded
illustrated
initiated
instituted
integrated
introduced
invented
modeled
originated
performed
planned
tailored
visualized- Financial
administered
allocated
analyzed
appraised
audited
balanced
budgeted
calculated
charted
computed
developed
estimated
forecasted
managed
marketed
planned
projected
reported
researched
secured
tailored
updated- Helping
assessed
brainstormed
clarified
coached
consulted
counseled
demonstrated
diagnosed
educated
enhanced
estimated
expedited
facilitated
guided
motivated
referred
rehabilitated
represented
served
validated
verified- Leadership
achieved
coordinated
delegated
directed
enlisted
executed
expanded
expedited
founded
improved
initiated
mentored
recruited
reduced (losses)
resolved (problems)
restored
transformed- Management
administered
analyzed
assigned
attained
chaired
conducted
consolidated
contracted
coordinated
delegated
designated
developed
directed
empowered
evaluated
executed
hired
improved
increased
interviewed
led
organized
oversaw
planned
prioritized
produced
recommended
reviewed
scheduled
streamlined
strengthened
supervised- Teaching/Instructing
adapted
advised
authored
clarified
coached
communicated
coordinated
correlated
developed
enabled
encouraged
evaluated
explained
facilitated
guided
informed
instructed
mentored
persuaded
reported
served
stimulated
studied
trained- Technical
assembled
built
calculated
charted
computed
constructed
debugged
designed
devised
engineered
fabricated
finalized
formatted
isolated
maintained
modified
operated
optimized
programmed
remodeled
repaired
secured
solved
streamlined
upgraded
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