In today’s highly competitive marketplace the most desirable positions are being filled by those who are perceived as “impact professionals”. The key to a successful search lies in one’s ability to communicate their potential value to an organization. You must give a company reasons to want to interview and hire you!

 

For that reason, we strongly suggest you have a resume and/or “List of Accomplishments” sheet that includes examples of your most recent successes. It should provide specific information on ways that you have made/saved money, reduced rates, etc. Use the following memory joggers to help you recall your accomplishments:

• Did you identify or assist in identifying any problems or challenges?
• Did you resolve or minimize any problems?
• Did you discover and take advantage of any opportunities?
• Did you target a need for a product, service, plan, program, system, method, procedure, etc.?
• Did you reduce costs, waste, time or effort?
• Did you create any original works? (reports, newsletters, guides, manuals, proposals, contracts, etc.)
• Did you develop or design a new program, plan, service, product, process, project, system, method, strategy, etc.?
• Did you improve (redesign, streamline or reorganize) any projects, plans, programs, processes, services, products, etc.?
• Did you administer or implement any programs, plans, procedures, etc.?
• Did you increase or participate in increasing sales, profits, market share, volume, distribution, production, revenues, cash flow, etc.?
• Did you formulate or participate in formulating any management decisions, policies, goals, organization changes, acquisitions, terminations, and/or hirings?
• Did you make any recommendations that saved money, made money, increased efficiency or productivity?
• Did you improve employee relations or boost morale?
• Did you improve quality or standards for hiring, products, or services?
• Did you make a technical contribution?
• Did you facilitate or improve communication among employees, with clients, or with the community?
• Did you improve service or customer satisfaction?
• Did you develop personnel or build a team?
• Did you improve safety or security standards?