Accomplishments are the heart and soul, the meat and potatoes, of any resume. Prospective employers want evidence that the results you’ve attained for other employers can translate to the same results for your next workplace.
If you haven’t been tracking and recording your accomplishments all along, you may find it difficult to brainstorm them when you update your resume.
Our Accomplishments Worksheet will help significantly, but for accomplishment prompts broken down into 13 different professions, check out Wendy Enelow’s article, Showcasing Your Achievements To Make Your Resume Shine. The article is written for resume writers, but it’s just as helpful for job-seekers.
