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university of phoenix advanced resume tools online program instructions for accomplishments worksheet a series of brainstorming questions are asked below for your current or most recent job respond to as many of the questions as you can when building your résumé answer these same questions for your four most recent jobs to help you uncover your accomplishments for new graduates and/or those with minimal job experience be sure to complete the accomplishments worksheet school and unpaid experience as you complete this worksheet keep the following in mind 1 try to list accomplishments that are specific and action-focused and quantify whenever possible examples increased sales by 45 over the previous year supervised staff of 28 served a customer base of 150 the largest on firm s customer-service team 2 use superlatives to describe your accomplishments ­ words such as first only best most and highest 3 make sure each accomplishment is relevant to the type of job you seek for every accomplishment you list ask yourself so what does the item really describe your abilities and demonstrate a potential benefit to your future employer in this job what special things did you do to set yourself apart list specific examples of how you took initiative or went `above and beyond were you promoted rapid and/or frequent promotions can be especially noteworthy how has the organization benefited from your performance how did you/will you leave this employer better off than before you worked there list any awards you won such as employee of the month president s club what are you most proud of in this job obtained and re-purposed from quintcareers.com accomplishments worksheet current or recent job check your annual performance reviews for this job provide any glowing or even complimentary quotes from your reviews did you consistently receive high ratings have you received any complimentary memos or letters from employers or customers provide quotes from these letters that support your accomplishments what tangible evidence do you have of accomplishments publications you ve produced products you ve developed software applications you ve written how did you contribute to this employer s profitability such as through sales increase percentages be specific this is a perfect opportunity to quantify your accomplishments how did you build relationships or image with your peers managers employees and/or customers how did you attract new customers or retain existing ones 1

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university of phoenix if you had to write a letter of recommendation about you from your boss what key points would you mention how did you solve one or more specific problems in this job hint use the sar technique in which you describe a situation or problem that existed in a given job tell what action you took to fix the situation or problem and what the result was advanced resume tools online program list relevant accomplishments from · · · · · · · · accomplishments worksheet school and unpaid experience summer jobs campus jobs work-study or internships entrepreneurial/self-employed jobs or temporary work volunteer work school church club not-for-profit organizations classroom experiences assignments research papers/projects group projects hands-on assignments real-world experiences laboratory experience presentations study-abroad programs simulations certification courses campus activity positions fraternity/sorority/social club positions extracurricular or sports leadership positions looking at all of the above possibilities brainstorm responses to the questions below be sure to list the context for each accomplishment you can list multiple accomplishments from multiple sources what technical accomplishments have you had for example did you write a software program design a web page how have you demonstrated teamwork for example as an athlete or a member of a learning team how have you demonstrated individual drive and determination what competitions did you excel in what superlatives can you list such as the highest grade the best test score the strongest essay what creative accomplishments have you had were any of your poetry plays stories music or art published performed or exhibited what leadership positions have you held that demonstrate important skills that relate to the type of position you seek did a supervisor professor or group member hand-pick you for additional responsibilities or special projects also list situations in which you chose to take on additional responsibilities 2 obtained and re-purposed from quintcareers.com

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university of phoenix what kinds of things have your friends and classmates always asked you for help and advice about what are your areas of expertise what community service projects did you undertake and what were the results of your efforts hint for group efforts phrase your accomplishments like this participated in team effort that raised funds for charity that broke a school record how have you used organizational or managerial skills list situations in which you required to juggle many projects simultaneously under deadline pressure what ideas have you come up with to improve the organizations with which you ve been involved list situations in which you ve handled money or budgets how have you raised collected or managed funds have you recruited new members to any organizations in what situations have you employed problemsolving conflict-resolution or mediation skills hint use the sar technique in which you describe a situation or problem that existed tell what action you took to fix the situation or problem and what the result was advanced resume tools online program 3

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