Are your resume verbs pulling their weight?

What this tool checks

The action verb checker scans your resume for weak bullet openers ('responsible for', 'worked on', 'helped with', 'tasked with', 'duties included') that bury the achievement behind passive phrasing. For each one, it points you toward a stronger verb that puts the impact in the first words of the line

Why it matters for recruiters and ATS

Recruiters read the first few words of a bullet and move on, so a line that opens with 'responsible for' hides what you accomplished. Strong verbs like 'led', 'shipped', 'cut', and 'launched' front-load the result. The verb alone will not pass a screen, but it makes the achievement visible in the half-second a bullet usually gets

How to use the result

• •Rewrite each flagged bullet to open with a specific past-tense verb that names what you did
• •Pair the verb with evidence: 'Reduced', 'Increased', and 'Built' are strongest when followed by a number or outcome
• •Vary your verbs. A resume where every line starts with 'Managed' reads as flat as one full of 'responsible for'.
• •Match the verb to your actual scope: do not inflate "helped" into "led" if you were not leading

Common mistakes

• •Replacing the weak opener but leaving the rest of the bullet vague ('Led various initiatives')
• •Using strong verbs that overstate your role; it falls apart under interview questions
• •Starting every bullet with the same verb, which dulls the effect
• •Front-loading a great verb but never adding the metric or result that proves it

Example improvements