In the end, the effort suffered for its emphasis on promises
rather than accomplishments, ambiguous scoring criteria, and murky process for selecting and training judges.
While your education, qualifications and skills do help the employer decide how good you are, there is nothing
better than accomplishments to do the trick.
In The Case Against Perfection, Michael Sandel writes, in (despite himself) a kind of Rawlsian spirit, that «if our genetic endowments are gifts, rather
than accomplishments for which we can take credit, it is a mistake and a conceit to assume that we are entitled to the full measure of the bounty they reap in a market economy.»
Fehr's contributions are real enough, but for Christians, and anyone who worries about the ontological, moral and epistemological dimensions of economic activity, his gaps are probably more
concerning than his accomplishments.
There's nothing wrong with calling your daughter beautiful and your son brave, but feminist moms know that the way we've been subliminally trained to talk to girls focuses more on their
appearance than their accomplishments or interests and that focusing on a boy's bravery or athleticism can come at the cost of encouraging him scholastically.
These are less
visible than accomplishments tend to be in other jobs, but if you look at the duties this particular machinist fulfilled, you will see the skill set displays specific accomplishments above and beyond the call of duty, like seeking EMT certification for a manufacturing job.
The study surveyed 100 of the UK's leading senior executives and found that 63 % had CVs that were more duties -
driven than accomplishments - driven.
It's probably time for education reformers and policymakers to admit that just pushing harder on test - driven accountability as the primary tool for changing our creaky old public school system is apt to yield more backlash than accomplishment
Frederick Hess at the American Enterprise Institute attacked the grant program for «its emphasis on promises
rather than accomplishments,» but Joanne Weiss, who helped direct the program, later defended it by claiming that «it moved away from the notion that federal policy is designed chiefly to prevent bad actors from doing harm, and it set its sights on excellence.
Accomplishments are great to include and expand on; even something such as, Families remark on my knack for connecting with patients can be
better than no accomplishments.
«More
than the accomplishments, I think I have enjoyed the process,» he says.
Since its inception, I've regarded Race to the Top (RTT) as an important and valuable idea, but I also spent much of last fall and winter arguing that the administration's program design was not equal to the weight it was being asked to bear (what with its murky criteria for judge selection, ambiguous scoring system, focus on promises and grant - writing rather
than accomplishment, and the remarkable emphasis that Secretary Duncan placed on union «buy - in» in round one).
Among other things, he wrote, «It's probably time for education reformers and policymakers to admit that just pushing harder on test - driven accountability as the primary tool for changing our creaky old public - school system is apt to yield more backlash
than accomplishment.»
Although decent responses exist for every one of these concerns, as do sundry ways of curbing their excesses, it's probably time for education reformers and policymakers to admit that just pushing harder on test - driven accountability as the primary tool for changing our creaky old public - school system is apt to yield more backlash
than accomplishment.
But as I grow older I see this more and more as pride rather
than accomplishment.
The body of the document had many other problems, including a format that «screamed» entry - level candidate, content that emphasized job responsibilities rather
than accomplishments, and data that was working against the newly graduated student, actually helping employers to screen the resume out rather than in.
One thing you want to avoid when writing your own resume is focusing heavily on tasks rather
than accomplishments.
Featuring duties rather
than accomplishments.
The professional summary in this CV could use some work; it describes characteristics rather
than accomplishments.
Ofer's original resume was basically a notepad document that included a long paragraph entitled «Background» written in the first person; an Objective statement; and bullets that were duty - rather
than accomplishment - focused.
A curriculum vitae is more of a narrative presentation of material rather
than accomplishment - based.
To complete 25, 40 or even 50 years of service in real estate is more
than an accomplishment — it is a huge feat.
It also showed me that probably most parents feel like I do... that we see our shortcomings more
than our accomplishments, and it validated what my kids have been telling me... that we did all right.