u&u Recruitment Partners

Level 12

259 Queen Street

Brisbane Qld 4000

07 3232 9100

uandu.com

Looking to land a role through u&u?Accounting & FinanceAlan Duggan: 07 3232 9131

Business SupportErica Brock: 07 3232 9129

Construction & PropertyJess Mitchell: 07 3232 9149

DigitalSophia Philippou: 07 3232 9139

EngineeringErin Dennis: 07 3232 9117

ExecutiveTim Turner: 07 3232 9135

Human Resources & HSEAndrea McDonald: 07 3232 9103

Information TechnologyBen Pace: 07 3232 9112

Legal, Risk & ComplianceKatie Francis: 07 3232 9116

Marketing & CommunicationsCassandra Vickers: 07 3232 9119

Procurement & ContractsDee Clarke: 07 3232 9100

SalesChris O’Flynn: 07 3232 9111

Top 9 Resume Achievements to make you stand out

Your resume is an opportunity to sell your unique aspects and what sets you apart from others with the same skills and experience.

Does your resume focus on duties and responsibilities? Ask yourself the question: could the list of duties I have under each role in my resume be found in the related job descriptions? Don’t just write a list of what your job description says you do in the role; that won’t set you apart from all the other professionals applying for the role who have performed the same duties as you.

You need to take your resume from responsibility-based to achievements-based and select terms that are quantifiable. What has made you more successful in your job than others? You didn’t just prepare reports; you reduced the time to prepare reports by 30%, helping the management team make important decisions faster.

Employers don’t just want to know about what you did, but rather what you achieved and what impact it had on the business. They want to decide if you will add value to their business. Money, time and efficiency are usually the attention-grabbers.

So, here are some examples to help you stand out:

Saved money or reduced costs.

Prepared and presented training on new computer system for 28 people, saving $51,000 annually.

Streamlined & improved processes.

Designed and implemented standard Financial Model that assured data integrity, eliminated analytical and data inconsistencies, and reduced workload by 2 days or replaced the paper-based stationery ordering system with an emailed spreadsheet, which resulted in less order errors.

Increased efficiency & improved outcomes.

Reduced employee turnover by 20% and significantly increased productivity by introducing a performance management system that recognised contribution, challenged staff to accept responsibility and empowered them to make decisions.

Improved profitability.

Planned and implemented the launch of the company into the NSW market, increasing market share from 20% to 35%.

Exceeded targets or objectives.

Exceeded the annual sales target by 10% in the first year and by 15% in the second year.

Improved employee morale & reduced

staff turnover.

Developed and launched the company’s performance management / strengths finder series of meetings, providing staff with role clarity, the opportunity to utilise their strengths more in their role and improve skills and capabilities aligned to business needs which enabled the company to more effectively identify, develop and retain talent.

Improved processes. Increased employee productivity and the overall efficiency of the department by implementing processes and procedures that eliminated duplication and reduced the time to complete month-end reports and increased accuracy rate from 60% to 85%.

Improved customer satisfaction.

Coordinated, resolved and responded to 500 consumer letters in a 5-day turnaround, measurably improving customer satisfaction.

Solved problems. Successfully recovered lost data. Developed staff. Successfully worked with a poor performing employee, mentoring and providing guidance and training which resulted in that employee becoming one of the top 3 highest performers in a quarter.