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Management Skills administered analyzed assigned attained chaired consolidated contracted coordinated delegated developed directed evaluated executed improved increased organized oversaw planned prioritized produced recommended reviewed scheduled strengthened supervised Communication Skills addressed arbitrated authored collaborated convinced corresponded drafted edited formulated influenced interpreted lectured mediated moderated negotiated persuaded promoted publicized spoke translated wrote Research Skills analyzed 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 upgraded Teaching Skills adapted advised clarified coached communicated developed enabled encouraged evaluated explained facilitated guided informed instructed set goals stimulated trained Financial Skills administered allocated analyzed appraised audited balanced budgeted calculated computed developed forecasted managed marketed planned projected researched Creative Skills acted conceptualized created customized designed developed directed established fashioned illustrated initiated instituted integrated introduced invented originated performed planned revitalized shaped Helping Skills assessed assisted clarified coached counseled demonstrated diagnosed educated facilitated familiarized guided motivated referred rehabilitated represented validated Administrative or Detail Skills approved arranged catalogued classified collected compiled dispatched executed generated implemented inspected monitored operated organized prepared processed purchased recorded retrieved screened specified systematized tabulated Leadership Skills achieved coordinated delegated developed directed enlisted executed expanded expedited founded improved initiated pioneered recruited reduced (losses) resolved (problems) restored spearheaded transformed Adapted from The Damn Good Resume Guide by Yana Parker, Berkeley: Ten Speed Press.