Resume Planning Worksheet

In my last blog post I was telling you about some of the questions that you can ask yourself when planning to write your resume.  It's really hard to pull out your past accomplishments and I'm pretty sure that any help to gather that information would be welcomed.  

Here is a worksheet that I put together for an upcoming resume writing workshop.  Feel free to use it for your own resume prep work.   Is there a special tool that you use to help you write your resume?

Questions to Ask Yourself When Planning Your Resume

Project or Task Name:                  

Company that this Project or Task Occurred and Approximate Dates it Occurred:

What was the purpose for completing this task or project?

Did you complete this ahead of schedule, budget or any other measurements? Explain.

Who benefitted from this project or task for (internal or external clients, your manager, your team, etc) and why?

What makes this project or task so special or remarkable?

Other Considerations:

Who was involved?

What were the steps you followed?

When did this occur?

How did you complete this task or project?

How did you know you were successful?

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Once you answer any of the questions, you might remember other details.  Remember, a company wants to see your accomplishments and then relate those to their own organization.  Your resume will demonstrate what you can do for them and should not read like a job description.