Great KSAs Descriptive Words List

I have posted several articles about writing great KSAs. This particular writing will give you some specific action verbs, nouns and descriptors you can incorporate into your writing as you build and develop your great KSAs otherwise known as knowledge skills and abilities.

The foremost purpose of writing great KSAs is to distinguish YOU as the candidate who fulfills most or all of the desired qualifications; stating your experience using descriptive words that characterize who you are thusly enticing the reader to continue reading. Below is a list of descriptive words you can use to succinctly characterize who you are and set yourself apart from other qualified candidates. Remember, how you market yourself in your KSAs is fundamental to being selected as a best qualified candidate and being referred to the selecting official.

These are just a few examples of some of the great verbiage you can incorporate into your KSAs transforming something ordinary into something extraordinary.  For more ideas, consider adding a thesaurus to your personal library.  Not only will you be developing and writing great KSAs, you’ll also expand upon your own verbal communicative vernacular, another highly desirable skill.

Action Verbs
Analyze Consult Contact Design Establish Improve Research Supervise Train	Administer Conduct Edit Evaluate Expand Negotiate Operate Present Produce	Coach Contract Counsel Develop Manage Organize Publish Support Test	Appoint Devise Engage Monitor Motivate Recommend Reorganize Sponsor
Specific Nouns
Goals Literature Members Needs Performance Plans Policies Records Surveys	Accounts Colleagues Campaigns Courses Criteria Findings Products Projects Reports	Analysis Conference Guidance Institutions Litigation Procedures Prototypes Publications Study	Budge Confidence Document Facilities Measurement Morale Requirements Specification
Descriptors
Analytical Congressional Definitive Federal Fiscal Functional Monthly National Resourceful	Accurate Leading Legal Long-Range Numerous Pioneering Potential Scientific Successful	Accurate Adept Competent Customers Diverse Implementation Profitable Statistical Strategic	Annual International Professional Qualitative Quantitative Revolutionary Innovative Original
Results
Decreased Enhanced Enlarged Expanded Increased Quicker	Additional Faster Growth Improved Reduced Outcome	Concentrated Condensed Extended Successful Winning	Winning