Postion Accomplishments Worksheet: Free Job Search Tool

Sometimes the tools that you use to create your resume can be used for your other job search needs such as LinkedIn, interviewing, career assessment, a cover letter or networking. The Position/Responsibilities/Accomplishments Worksheet© is an example.

I created is tool as a handy device to capture a candidate’s accomplishments in both technical skills and soft skills and align them to the requirements needed in an open position. (Now that I think about it, this tool can be used for identifying a customer’s needs in relation to a sales call too). 

The idea behind this tool is to list the job requirements of the open position on the left side of the document and on the right, list your accomplishments that support or align to these. For example, if the open position requires that a candidate develop technical specifications for procurement and contractual services, you would list that requirement on the left side of the worksheet and one right-hand side, list examples of your experience doing the same thing, the money you saved, any processes you created to simplify or manage the procurement process, ensure the accuracy of the procurement process, etc.

The worksheet can help you add specific, measurable examples to your resume, cover letter or LinkedIn profile and in addition, allow you to provide strong, results-oriented examples to some of your interviewing questions.  Here is an example of the tool for your use.

 

Based upon your examples you will see your strengths, weaknesses, opportunities for growth, etc. It is a rather simple worksheet but as uncomplicated as it is, it is designed to allow you to align a position to your strengths.

Resume Accomplishments Worksheet

Did you ever do something and think,"Now that was easy"? That's what I think every time I work with a client to design his or her resume and I use the worksheet shown below. I also share it with clients as they prepare for an upcoming interview. So many have benefited from this simple yet effective form that I thought I'd share it with you. 

To use it for creating a targeted resume, review the open job description and list the accomplishments that you have made that support each of the stated responsibilities.  Be able to answer, how many, how much, what, why and results. Basically jot down what you have done in your past job(s), volunteer activities or school in the past that align with each listed job responsibility. Using this form makes a lot of sense if you do so after creating a template resume but it also helps if you are creating your resume from scratch.

If you already have a targeted resume and were called in to for an interview, use the worksheet in the same manner. This time, list the job requirements and for each, list a STAR (Specific, Task, Actions, Results) example. This worksheet is now a "cheat sheet" to help you prepare for your upcoming resume. 

I hope it works for you!