Chapter 4: Plan Your Resume

CAREER ACTION WORKSHEET

4-5 Organize Your Experience
PART A: Look at each of your work and related experiences collected in Career Action
Worksheet 4-1, Career Action Worksheet 4-2, and Career Action Worksheet 4-4 in greater
detail. Identify which achievements you would like to highlight for each work experience
and put them in order by “wow” factor. Note any evidence you have to support the
achievement. Evidence can be presentations, reports, positive feedback received, and so
on.
Work Experience 1: ISU Card Office (Job title)
Project Achievement 1: Trained two new assistants on daily tasks by demonstrating
productive management of the desk and customer satisfaction

Evidence: Manager note

Project Achievement 2: Established speed and accuracy for students and staff by
confidently and effectively using the computer program and systems

Evidence: feedback from public

Project Achievement 3: Cooperated with students and staff effectively by always

keeping a calm demeanor and understanding circumstances.

Evidence: coworkers and manger feedback

Work Experience 2: Student Worker (Job title)

Project Achievement 1: Represented a valuable worked for the dining center by being
promoted to supervisor

Evidence: Promotion letter

Project Achievement 2: Guided students on quality work ethic by teaching expectations

Evidence: Supervisor note

Project Achievement 3: Provided a healthy and positive environment for students, staff,
and co-workers, by successfully communicating and completing daily tasks of cleaning
and preparing

Evidence: student reviews/surveys

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Work Experience 3: (Job title)

Project Achievement 1: Promoted to Assistant Director of Operations by
continuously providing great work and strong communication skills

Evidence: promotion letter

Project Achievement 2: Boosted morale by creating a friendly and strong
bond between coworkers and staff.

Evidence: coworkers and manager’s feedback

Project Achievement 3: Shaped a clean and welcoming religious environment
by cleaning and organizing to maintain and nice church

Evidence: church guests’ feedback

Add your completed work to the “About Jobs” section of your Career Builder Files.

PART B: Revise the resume outline you started in Career Action Worksheet 4-2 to include
all of your work experiences, in chronological order. Each bullet point under each
experience should be prioritized by what you want the employer to see first and written
using the WHI format. Later, when you are preparing for interviews, your list of evidence
will help you collect the right documents to take to an interview so that you have physical
evidence to support your achievements as you discuss them with an interviewer. You
should now have a first draft of your resume.

Add your updated first draft resume to the “About Jobs” section of your Career Builder
Files.
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