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As an executive, your resume (and LinkedIn profile) should be so much more than an
overview of all the jobs you’ve had throughout your career. Ideally, your executive
resume will tell a compelling story of your career trajectory while highlighting your
most impressive achievements and illustrating your value as a leader.
Key achievements are an impactful tool that helps recruiters or hiring committees
understand what you might be able to do for their organization. Rather than simply
listing your past job duties, key resume achievements bring these responsibilities to life
by highlighting not only what you did, but how your actions positively impacted your
organization.
So how exactly should you go about identifying your key achievements? We’ve got you
covered.
Going job by job, sit down and list out everything you accomplished in each of your
prior roles. Write it all down – big and small. The idea here is to jog your memory and
get your creative juices flowing. Did you implement an exceedingly popular company
policy? Add it to your list! Save your company millions? Write it down!
You’ll likely end up with a pretty long list of career accomplishments, which will be way
more content that you’re going need for your resume. But don’t worry about length yet.
For now, the goal is to simply capture as many of your past achievements as possible.
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Step 3: Decide What’s Relevant
Chances are, you’ve probably accomplished a lot throughout your career. And while
that’s awesome (go, you!), it might make editing your resume more challenging. As you
work through your list of achievements, asking yourself these questions will help you to
identify what’ll be most relevant to a future employer.
How does this relate to the position I’d like to hold next?
Is this one of the top three things I accomplished in my tenure at this company?
Would the skills I leveraged for this task be relevant or transferable to the job I’m
targeting?
Is this something I’d be excited to talk about during an interview?
What was the outcome or result of this achievement? Is it compelling?
Can I quantify this skill (e.g., % increase or decrease, $ amounts, measurable
improvements, etc.)?
Keep in mind that generally, you’ll want to select between three to five key
achievements for each role you include on your resume. Be selective and do your best to
feature resume achievements that are not only relevant but impressive, impactful and
quantifiable.
That wasn’t too hard, was it? We have a feeling you’ve worked on much more
challenging projects throughout your career. While this exercise may be a bit time
consuming, you’re now armed with a resume chock full of compelling wins and
quantifiable accomplishments. Even better, you’ll be more prepared to discuss your
work history once you score an interview.
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Jaclyn Westlake is a career advice columnist and founder of The Job Hop. With more
than ten years of experience in the recruiting and human resources space, she’s
passionate about empowering job seekers to achieve their career goals. She’s also
particularly fond of coffee and instantly falls in love with every dog she meets.
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