6 Stronger Synonyms for “Worked On” on a Resume

"Worked on" is one of the vaguest things you can write on a resume. It says you were involved but nothing about what you did, how well you did it, or what resulted from it.

Instead of “worked on”, try
DevelopedBuiltEngineeredDesignedImplementedExecuted

Synonyms with Resume Examples

Each alternative below includes a real resume bullet point so you can see it in context.

1. Developed

Example

“Developed a customer segmentation model that increased email conversion rates by 22%”

2. Built

Example

“Built the internal analytics dashboard used by 50+ team members to track real-time KPIs”

3. Engineered

Example

“Engineered a caching layer that reduced API response times from 800ms to 120ms”

4. Designed

Example

“Designed the information architecture for a 200-page documentation site serving 10K monthly visitors”

5. Implemented

Example

“Implemented SSO integration with 3 enterprise identity providers, enabling 15 new B2B contracts”

6. Executed

Example

“Executed a 6-month content strategy that grew organic traffic from 5K to 35K monthly visitors”

Pro Tip

Replace "worked on" by answering: did you build it, design it, test it, launch it, or improve it? That verb is your replacement.

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