It is the accomplishments on your resume that trigger an interview; it sets you apart from your competitors and gives potential employers a reason to consider you over others with similar qualifications. An accomplishment is a way in which you solved a workplace challenge and what the solution meant to your employer. Use this 3-step […]
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In the past, the most important characteristic of a career was the level of prestige attached to the job title. Thus, a traditional resume would look like a list of titles and positions giving absolute clarity to recruiters. The corporate or start-up world today, on the other hand, is often a place where there is
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A resume serves as a marketing advertisement of you to potential employers, similar to how a print/paper Ad does for a target market audience. It is the credibility factor that makes or breaks brands. Along similar lines, your resume should convey a message that is believable, informative, and well-presented. If you’re the brand, the hiring
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The key to a credible & solid accomplishment is if you can state it in quantifiable terms. The accomplishments section should be considered a self-marketing tool to demonstrate your impact on potential employers. You may have accomplished both qualitative goals (e.g., Reconciled sales accounts with receipts to enable easy access for stakeholders) and quantitative goals (e.g., Increased
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No matter which industry you’ve set your professional sights on, writing an accomplishment-based and quantified resume can be tricky. Try using the Challenge-Actions-Results (CAR) approach for ways to effectively present your achievements with metrics to hiring managers. Here are examples to help you get kick-started: ❎Create queries using SQL to integrate company X’s CRM database
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