Understanding Your Accomplishments Dave Winter Winter HR Consulting, LLC .

UnderstandingYour

AccomplishmentsDave Winter

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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!

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By understanding your accomplishments . . .

Insights into your abilities, interests

and values  

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Personal Inventory

•Abilities: What am I good at?

•Interests: What do I enjoy?

•Values: What’s important?  

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Will help you . . .

Have a great 30-Second Commercial

Have material for your resume

• Stress accomplishments more than duties

• Have details and specifics (numbers!)

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Prepare for Interviews. . .

Especially Behavioral Interviews:

Give me an example of . . .

Tell me about a time when . . .

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And . . .

Feel good about all you have accomplished!

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Professional Accomplishments

•Projects, presentations, customer service, cost savings

•Can be events or results

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Personal Accomplishments

•Financial

•Education

•Artistic, athletic

•Family 

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What We Can Learn

Professional Accomplishments

• Tend to reveal abilities and strengths

Personal Accomplishments

• Tend to reveal interests and values

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Analyze 3-5 Professional and Personal Accomplishments

• Describe the situation

• What action did you take?

• What challenges/barriers did you face?

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Analyze 3-5 Professional and Personal Accomplishments

• What resources did you use?

• What skills and abilities did you use?

• What were the results?

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Analyze 3-5 Professional and Personal Accomplishments

Give each

accomplishment

a name

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What We Can Learn

After analyzing your accomplishments:

Look for themes and patterns

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The Sweet Spot

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Questions or Comments?

Dave Winter

Winter HR Consulting, LLC

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