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ACCOMPLISHMENTS
are
the contributions that can help make your resume stand out
in a crowd. Yet,
too many people are not aware of them. Are you aware of
yours? With this exercise, you are going to learn
how to discover your accomplishments that will later be
used in your resume. You must think in terms of how much money
you brought into or saved your company ($$), how many things
or tasks you do each day, week or month (#'s), and
what percentage did you increase something(%).
something To help you determine yours, look below at a
sample list of accomplishments for a wide variety of
fields. Below, are sample accomplishments.
| SAMPLE
ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
Administrative
Assistant: Manage
office team of 150 employees. Team received
"Division of the Year" award. |
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Computer
Programmer:
Designed
program for company's accounting department that
increased efficiency by 90%.
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Customer
Service Manager:
Manage
department with 30 customer service
representatives that handle over 5,000 customers
per week.
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| Engineer:
Designed
major prototype that brought $15 million in
revenues to
company.
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Human
Resources Manager: Supervise
20 H.R. reps who interview, place, and train more
than 10,000 employee on an annual basis. |
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Investment
Banking Manager: Manage
more than 15 clients, making investments of more
than $20 million. |
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Marketing
Manager: Implemented
innovative marketing plan that resulted in over
$60 million in revenue. |
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Project
Director:
Wrote
grant for $700,000 for non-profit organization.
Resulted in purchase of equipment, supplies and
books for neighborhood schools. |
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