Accomplishments August 13, 2008
Posted by hardly Resumes
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Everyone has accomplishments. Things they've done that indicate they did something for themselves, their team, their organization, their company.
A pet peeve of mine is the "Accomplishments" section on a resume. To me, they are redundant, muddle your story, and significantly reduce your crispness as a candidate.
Your accomplishments should be tied to the roles where they occurred. And, it is ideal if all roles have at least one significant accomplishment that is either operationally or financially tied to the business:
- Winner of Upselling Contest
- Reduced bug counts by 20%
- Improved Client Satisfaction scores by 25% and recurring revenue by 20%.
- Reduced team churn by 50%
- Increased deal revenue by 50% in my first year, and 150% in my second.
One of the side benefits of accomplishments is that when you go back and read them again, you get that big burst of feeling good all over again. Good stuff when you're pounding the pavement looking for a new job!
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