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Accomplished
Achieved
Adapted
Administered
Advanced
Analyzed
Attained
Balanced
Brainstormed
Budgeted
Built
Calculated
Centralized
Championed
Changed
Clarified
Coached
Collaborated
Communicated
Complied
Conceptualized
Configured
Constructed
Converted
Created
Decreased
Delivered
Demonstrated
Designed
Determined
Developed
Devised
Directed
Distributed
Documented
Earned
Eliminated
Energized
Engineered
Enhanced
Ensured
Established
Evaluated
Exceeded
Excelled
Executed
Expedited
Extracted
Facilitated
Finalized
Followed-
up/through
Forecasted
Formed
Fulfilled
Gained
Generated
Handled
Headed
Identified
Implemented
Improved
Increased
Initiated
Innovated
Installed
Instituted
Integrated
Introduced
Investigated
Landed
Launched
Lead
Maintained
Managed
Manufactured
Maximized
Monitored
Negotiated
Operated
Optimized
Ordered
Organized
Out paced
Outsourced
Overcame
Oversaw
Partnered
Performed
Piloted
Pinpointed
Planned
Positioned
Predicted
Prepared
Presented
Prevented
Processed
Procured
Produced
Programmed
Qualified
Quantified
Rebuilt
Rectified
Redefined
Redesigned
Re-engineered
Related
Resolved
Restored
Restructured
Revitalized
Salvaged
Satisfied
Saved
Set-up
Solved
Specialized
Streamlined
Supported
Tailored
Tested
Trained
Uncovered
Unified
Upgraded
Utilized
Validated
Wrote
Traits and Skills
Accurate
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Agile
Capable/capability
Collaborative
Competitive
edge/advantage
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pressure
Communication
Confident
Conflict resolution
Consistent
Creative/creativity
Critical thinking
Cross functional
Culturally
conscious
Ethical
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Focused
Decision making
Detail oriented
Determination
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Dynamic
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Efficient
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Go getter
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Initiative
Innovative
Integrity
Intuitive
Investigative
Judgment
Leader
Mindful
Motivated
Negotiations
Objective
Organized
Quality
Quick learner
Partnering
Passionate
Persuasive
Prepared
Proactive
Problem solve(r)
Productive
Professional
Prompt
Provide/provision
Punctual
Reliable
Resourceful
Respectable
Respectful
Responsive
Selfless
Service
Specialist
Strategic
Tactical
Task oriented
Teamwork
Technical
Time
management/timel
y
Transformative
Troubleshooter
Unifying
Updated
Visionary
Well-written
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