Quantify these accomplishments if possible.
Not exact matches
Don't despair, however,
if you can't
quantify as many
accomplishments as you'd like.
If you're having trouble wording your contributions or
quantifying your
accomplishments, you may want to ask a professional resume writer for advice.
Work backwards to
quantify your
accomplishments by asking,
If I had not done X, what could have happened?
If your resume does not
quantify or qualify your
accomplishments, you're ignoring what may be your only opportunity to illustrate them with numbers or to tell a compelling story.
Forget to list your
accomplishments - including Context, Challenge, Actions, Results (
quantify if possible!).
If you can
quantify your
accomplishments, then it makes your resume quite impressive.
Demonstrating your amazing abilities and
quantifying your
accomplishments with bold action words are meaningless
if they are convoluted in a format that is unreadable.
The best way of proving that you offer what the company needs is to come up with a list of your daily responsibilities, the major projects you've worked on, projects you've worked on that you weren't asked to do, recommendations or endorsements from others inside or outside the company, future responsibilities, examples of how you've made your boss's job easier, and,
if possible,
quantify your
accomplishments, don't mention that you work hard (so does everyone else) or that you've been with the company for a long time.
If you can quantify your accomplishments: this provides a more impressive show of your abilities to the recruiter if you can say that you increased sales by 25 % or reduced defects by 10
If you can
quantify your
accomplishments: this provides a more impressive show of your abilities to the recruiter
if you can say that you increased sales by 25 % or reduced defects by 10
if you can say that you increased sales by 25 % or reduced defects by 10 %.
If you can
quantify your
accomplishments, so much the better.
If you have increased sales, reduced core costs, streamlined procedures or implemented a new system, be prepared to
quantify these
accomplishments.
If possible,
quantify your
accomplishments using metrics that give clear and measurable values for your impact on the business or its customers.
For instance,
if you changed «Managed Research and Development team» to «Managed 6 - person Research and Development team for 2 years,» you would have
quantified that
accomplishment.
What
if your
accomplishments aren't easy to
quantify?
If you can
quantify your
accomplishments, that is even better.
But even
if you aren't remotely connected to sales,
quantifying your
accomplishments (using numbers, dollars, and percentages to describe what you've done) will grab attention and show that you'll be a great asset.
If you can focus on
accomplishments that
quantify those results with numbers, even better.
Keep in mind, though, that
accomplishments are more impressive and memorable
if they are
quantified (read: use numbers!).
End each
accomplishment with a result,
quantify if possible.
Highlight your
accomplishments, especially
if it's something you can
quantify, such as achieving a measurable percentage increase in sales.