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Matching Your Target Position & Achievements Job descriptions will be one of the main sources we use for researching keywords and phrases in order to optimize your resume, cover letter and LinkedIn. 1. Copy and paste 2 to 3 job postings that match your ideal position (include the link to the posting as well). 2. Highlight all the words and phrases that match your skills and abilities (Notice any patterns between all job postings, including position titles, vital skills and keywords). POSITION 1 JOB POSTING URL:
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Matching Your Target Position & Achievements
Job descriptions will be one of the main sources we use for researching keywords and phrases in order to optimize your resume, cover letter and LinkedIn.
1. Copy and paste 2 to 3 job postings that match your ideal position (include the link to the posting as well). 2. Highlight all the words and phrases that match your skills and abilities (Notice any patterns between all job
postings, including position titles, vital skills and keywords).
POSITION 1JOB POSTING URL:
POSITION 2JOB POSTING URL:
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POSITION 3JOB POSTING URL:
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The table below will help you easily match your skills and achievements with your target role and show how and why you are qualified for your ideal position.
1. For each pattern you found, list them out below in the first column (position titles, vital skills and keywords).2. Think of one accomplishment that in your current and past positions that best support the pattern in the first column
(position titles, vital skills and keywords).3. Complete this process for each of the relative positions you’ve held in your career beginning with your most current
position and working backward.4. List at least 3 accomplishments for each of your positions.
Questions to help you uncover accomplishments (always think, will this add value to my target role?):What was the biggest challenge you had in this position? How did you overcome it?How did you help operations, increase sales, savings, retention or improve systems?How did you contribute to a major project?
Company Name / Position Title (most recent):
Skills highlighted in target job description Problem / Challenge Action you took
Results (how would you measure the achievement?)
Quantified
Example:Ability to identify problem
areas and lead change.
Company systems/processes outdated causing a slowdown
in order processing
Researched technology that would automate operationsImplemented and trained all
staff on new order processing system.
Order processing time cut in half, from 2 hours a day to 1 hour a day, saving $10K in
labor costs annually.
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Company Name / Position Title
Skills highlighted in target job description Problem / Challenge Action you took Results (how would
you measure the achievement)
Example:Ability to identify problem
areas and lead change.
Company systems/processes outdated causing a slowdown
in order processing
Researched technology that would automate operationsImplemented and trained all
staff on new order processing system.
Order processing time cut in half, from 2 hours a day to 1 hour a day, saving $10K in
labor costs annually.1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
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Company Name / Position Title
Skills highlighted in target job description Problem / Challenge Action you took Results (how would
you measure the achievement)
Example:Ability to identify problem
areas and lead change.
Company systems/processes outdated causing a slowdown
in order processing
Researched technology that would automate operationsImplemented and trained all
staff on new order processing system.
Order processing time cut in half, from 2 hours a day to 1 hour a day, saving $10K in
labor costs annually.1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Company Name / Position Title
Skills highlighted in target job description Problem / Challenge Action you took Results (how would
you measure the achievement)
Example:Ability to identify problem
areas and lead change.
Company systems/processes outdated causing a slowdown
in order processing
Researched technology that would automate operationsImplemented and trained all
staff on new order processing system.
Order processing time cut in half, from 2 hours a day to 1 hour a day, saving $10K in
labor costs annually.1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
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Company Name / Position Title
Skills highlighted in target job description Problem / Challenge Action you took Results (how would
you measure the achievement)
Example:Ability to identify problem
areas and lead change.
Company systems/processes outdated causing a slowdown
in order processing
Researched technology that would automate operationsImplemented and trained all
staff on new order processing system.
Order processing time cut in half, from 2 hours a day to 1 hour a day, saving $10K in
labor costs annually.1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
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