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Make Your Resume Sizzle with Success Stories

In today's competitive job market you you do to solve the problem or meet the
can't afford a résumé that fizzles. performance objective? Begin this
Power up your résumé with solid success sentence with an action verb.RESULT.
stories. Include simple, clear Explain why what you did matters. The
accomplishment statements to get and keep result should answer the question. "So
the attention of hiring what, who cares?"Now you have ten or more
managers.Appreciate the value you bring success stories. These can play a
to your employer! You haven't just been valuable role during interviews, where
"doing your job." Recognize that the way there's time to present the story's
you work-your dedication, creative beginning, middle and end. But for your
suggestions, and ability to implement new résumé, you must edit each story down
ideas-sets you apart from your to an accomplishment statement: two
colleagues.Where to Start?1. Review old sentences that describe the action you
performance appraisals with a highlighter took and the results of that
in hand. Mark the successes you've action.Results are what employers are
forgotten about and jot down additional looking for! Other features contribute to
details about those projects.2. Review a a successful résumé, but solid
list of action verbs and check those that accomplishment statements are the most
describe tasks you most enjoy performing. important because they demonstrate what
Jot down specific examples of when you you can do for a potential
have successfully performed those employer.Always, always, always write
tasks.3. Think about specific problems more success stories than you think you
you've solved or tough performance need. Then you can pick and choose the
objectives you've met. Describe best for a particular situation and hold
them.4. Jog memories of your the rest in your "back pocket," ready to
accomplishments by answering these be pulled out at a moment's notice during
questions:* What has your manager an interview. Not only will your résumé
complimented you on or recognized you for sizzle, but you will too, as you
in your work?* Give examples of a problem enthusiastically convey your
you solved or an emergency you handled.* accomplishments in person.Mary Jeanne
Give an example of something you built, Vincent is the author of Acing the
made, or created.* When did your idea or Interview tip cards featuring answers to
suggestion result in an award?* How have the top 20 "killer" interview questions.
you streamlined operations, increased Also included are tips for interviewing
productivity, or cut costs?* How have you in the new economy, ideas for responding
influenced individual or team to illegal and trick questions, and
productivity?* What do you do better than suggestions for avoiding 10 deadly
your colleagues and why is this helpful interview mistakes.Go to for free job
to the organization?Writing About Your search articles and to sign up for the
SuccessesOnce you have a list of ten free WorkWise e-zine. For information on
accomplishments (the more the better), individual job and career coaching or to
write about each one using this find out about other practical,
formula:PROBLEM. What was the problem or easy-to-use career tools call Mary Jeanne
performance objective? This is the reason at 831.657.9151.
why you did what you did.ACTION. What did




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