Resume Evaluation: Emphasis on Accomplishments

This is one of series of articles being written by Alpha Dog Resumes.com explaining how the online resume writing service evaluates the thousands of resumes that are sent to it each year.

One of the ten criteria that is reviewed is Emphasis on Accomplishments.  The resume is given a score of 1 to 5, with 5 being the highest score.

A score of 3 or lower indicates that, while your resume may list your past job responsibilities in great detail, your current resume does not sufficiently market your accomplishments - in other words, the ways that you made or saved money for your previous employers.  Accomplishments are difficult to write.  They require the proper action verbs and, wherever possible, quantification.

For example, a properly phrased accomplishment would be “Increased market share by 25% as a result of focusing on transit finance opportunities in excess of $100 million each.”  A bad example would be “Marketed transit agencies for new deal opportunities.”

Our Background Analyzer helps you dig deeply into your professional background to allow us to work together to sell your valuable accomplishments.  Accomplishments set you apart from the hundreds of other applicants.