Achievements

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Essential to identify achievements

Memory jogger Self-confidence for the job search

Important for: CV Interviews Maintaining motivation




Success & Accomplishments

Important ones – create a list Your personal, volunteer and

educational accomplishments Impact on your work, performance

review or job interview




Employers & Recruiters

Need to know set you apart from others

YOUR unique contribution Ask yourself So what? Quantify and qualify them STAR – situation, task, action, result




Review your achievements

Career and personal life from school days up to present

evaluate your importance in society and the workplace

build awareness of your strengths. realize that you are valuable a boost confidence in your abilities and skills




Identify core achievements & abilities:

Make a list of your achievements in your life - about 30 to 35

Only list those where the outcome was significant.

Only list those where you played a key role.

Select the best achievements

Write a short essay about each & cover following points:

Specific situation {S} Task {T} Action taken {A} Result {R}




Underline all the action verbs in the actions taken which will be used to identify your strengths.

Then answer the following questions for each of the accomplishments:





List 30-35 greatest life achievements

Significant outcomes

You had key role

Select the best





Write a short essay

Use STAR

Specific situation {S}

Task {T}

Action taken {A}

Result {R}




Underline action verbs

Identify your strengths

Look for theme of success

Strength

Role

Important for : CV and Interview





Questions to ask yourself

What was the main achievement?

What did you most enjoy when taking the action?

Why did you enjoy it?

In what did you excel and why?

What was your motivation for doing it?

How did you get along with the other people involved?

What was the environment like and how did you feel about it?




Achievements

Answers to interview questions

Successes highlights on your CV

Accomplishments remind you of your abilities

Check-list:

– Ask - So what?– Quantify & qualify




Quantify & Qualify

– How much– How many– How small– How well– How often– How quick




Achievements

Too valuable to be simply forgotten when most

needed in a job search



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