Understanding Your Accomplishments Dave Winter Winter HR Consulting, LLC

UnderstandingYour

AccomplishmentsDave Winter

Winter HR Consulting, LLC

www.winterhr.com

Steps of the Job Search

1. Come to Terms with Job Transition 2. Self-Evaluation/Personal Inventory 3. Research the Market 4. Develop a Marketing Plan 5. Understand the Interview Process 6. Execute the Plan

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Accomplishments

Everyone asks about them ….

Not easy to talk about!


By understanding your accomplishments . . .

Insights into your abilities, interests

and values


Personal Inventory

•Abilities: What am I good at?

•Interests: What do I enjoy?

•Values: What’s important?


Will help you . . .

Have a great 30-Second Commercial

Have material for your resume

• Stress accomplishments more than duties

• Have details and specifics (numbers!)


Prepare for Interviews. . .

Especially Behavioral Interviews:

Give me an example of . . .

Tell me about a time when . . .


And . . .

Feel good about all you have accomplished!


Professional Accomplishments

•Projects, presentations, customer service, cost savings

•Can be events or results


Personal Accomplishments

•Financial

•Education

•Artistic, athletic

•Family


What We Can Learn

Professional Accomplishments

• Tend to reveal abilities and strengths

Personal Accomplishments

• Tend to reveal interests and values


Analyze 3-5 Professional and Personal Accomplishments

• Describe the situation

• What action did you take?

• What challenges/barriers did you face?



• What resources did you use?

• What skills and abilities did you use?

• What were the results?



Give each

accomplishment

a name


What We Can Learn

After analyzing your accomplishments:

Look for themes and patterns


The Sweet Spot


Questions or Comments?

Dave Winter

Winter HR Consulting, LLC

www.winterhr.com

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Understanding Your Accomplishments Dave Winter Winter HR Consulting, LLC