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a) Determine your absolute top twelve lifetime accomplishments. One way is to decide which have had the greatest impact on your life. Another way is to ask yourself which ones will reveal the most skills. Or, which ones will have the greatest impact in interviews. As you begin to write, be sure to leave a three-inch margin on the left so you’ll have room to identify skills.

b) Write 100-400 words on each experience. Begin by describing the situation. Give some background. What were the circumstances? What were the problems you faced? How did you analyze the situation? What occurred? What actions did you take? What were the results? Use the SHARE model: Situation, Hindrances, Actions, Results, Evaluation. See pages 30 to 32. Write as completely as you can and give enough details so any reader would have a good understanding of what you did. If the accomplishment is job related, avoid acronyms or any technical jargon.

c) Describe your role. Many accomplishments are achieved through a group effort. You can still claim it as a personal accomplishment; simply concentrate on what your role in it was.

d) Describe the result. Every experience, every project, has a result. To describe the result, think about what your goal was. Did you achieve it? One of the best ways to think about results is to consider what you did, and then add the words, “which resulted in.” An example would be: “I trained all year for cross-country, which resulted in my placing sixth in the state—the highest finish ever for someone from my high school.”

e) Quantify your accomplishments whenever possible. It may mean estimating, but that’s fine. Did your accomplishment increase productivity at the office? If so, how much—10%, 40%, 65%? As a manager, did you decrease turnover? If so, how much? As a committee leader for a volunteer organization you may have increased membership, attendance at monthly meetings, or revenue on fund raisers. For more on results, read pages 32-40.

f ) Write as fast as you can—after all, this is an experience you lived through. Memories will jump into your consciousness. One memory will lead to another as you recall what occurred in the accomplishment. Try to make your pen keep up with your brain or make your fingers race along the keyboard without worrying about typos. You can correct those later. Do not be concerned about spelling, grammar, sentence structure, or polished writing, just get your thoughts on paper. This is not a philosophy paper where every word must be perfect.