Resume Evaluation Part 3: Professional History

Today I will go over what you should look for when writing the Professional History part of your resume.

Professional History: Your professional history must be packed with accomplishments. Each profession has different standards as to what constitutes accomplishments. For example, an accomplishment for a teacher may be the ability to create curriculum that is suitable for all learning styles. On the other hand, an accomplishment for an administrative assistant can be the streamlining of files that allows for accessibility.

Many job seekers are under the impression that accomplishments have to contain numbers. This is not the case as noted by the examples in the previous paragraph. A gauge you can use as to whether something is an accomplishment or not is this: are you proud of the said activity? Did the activity win praise from others?

Critique: Does each position have at least three noticeable accomplishments? Note: the number of accomplishments varies from individual to individual. Use the number three as a realistic gauge. ___ Yes ___No