More on highlighting accomplishments on your resume

Ready for more tips on how to highlight accomplishments on your resume?  Here goes.

1. Use numbers: Why use numbers on your resume? Think of it like this: nothing sells on a job hunt like "Increased sales by 99.9%",  or "Generated more than $250,000,000 in revenue in Q1," or even "Marketing campaign to fight lung cancer contributed to a 100% rise in survival rates."  That's what you want to think in terms of when using numbers.

2. Resume Guide: CareerOneStop.org has a neat article on highlighting accomplishments here.

Here's one more:

3. Show off victories off the job: You don't have to actually be at work in order to highlight accomplishments on your resume.  Here are some ways on how to do just that here, courtesy of fedsmith.com. 
 
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