Self-Assessment: Developing ACCOMPLISHMENT STATEMENTS

Self-Assessment:
DeVELOPING ACCOMPLISHMENT STATEMENTS

Triggering Action Verbs

This list of active verbs can trigger your thinking process in developing your accomplishment statements.

In working with
DATA I have… / In working with
PEOPLE I have… / In working with
THINGS I have…
Administered / Organized / Administered / Performed / Arranged / Installed
Analyzed / Planned / Advised / Persuaded / Assembled / Introduced
Arranged / Presented / Assisted / Presented / Balanced / Invented
Assembled / Processed / Coached / Produced / Bargained / Made
Assessed / Promoted / Communicated / Protected / Built / Modernized
Authored / Programmed / Conducted / Provided / Centralized / Opened
Balanced / Proved / Consulted / Reconciled / Conceived / Operated
Budgeted / Provided / Counseled / Recruited / Conserved / Organized
Calculated / Publicized / Decided / Reduced / Consolidated / Originated
Co-Authored / Published / Delegated / Represented / Constructed / Pioneered
Compiled / Read / Demonstrated / Resolved / Converted / Presented
Completed / Recorded / Determined / Restructured / Created / Produced
Composed / Reconciled / Directed / Scheduled / Cut Costs / Purchase
Computed / Refined / Eliminated / Served / Demonstrated / Reconstructed
Condensed / Reorganized / Enforced / Shared / Designed / Redesigned
Converted / Reported / Established / Showed / Determined / Reduced
Coordinated / Researched / Expedited / Staffed / Developed / Repaired
Corrected / Revised / Facilitated / Supervised / Devised / Restructured
Defined / Setup / Guided / Taught / Eliminated / Shaped
Designed / Simplified / Headed / Tended / Established / Strengthened
Determined / Sorted / Hired / Tested / Expanded / Tended
Developed / Standardized / Initiated / Tested / Fabricated / Tested
Edited / Streamlined / Instructed / Trained / Formed / Upgraded
Evaluated / Systematized / Learned / Traveled / Founded
Formulated / Synthesized / Led / Unified / Generated
Identified / Tracked / Managed- / Guided
Integrated / Updated / Motivated / Handled
Interpreted / Verified / Negotiated / Improved
Marketed / Wrote / Operated / Innovated
Modified / Organized / Inspected

Self-Assessment:
DeVELOPING ACCOMPLISHMENT STATEMENTS

Constructing Accomplishment Statements

Build an initial list of accomplishments in reference to your most recent positions, volunteer experiences or classroom activities. Use powerful active verbs to begin your statements, suggesting movement. List as many strong accomplishments as possible for each position or activity, remembering that quantifiable results deliver maximum impact.

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Self-Assessment:
DeVELOPING ACCOMPLISHMENT STATEMENTS

Constructing Accomplishment Statements

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Self-Assessment:
DeVELOPING ACCOMPLISHMENT STATEMENTS

Constructing Accomplishment Statements

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Self-Assessment

Assessing Skills

The ability to clearly discuss your skills and to link them to specific achievements is a key step in building forward momentum in your career. Start this process by reviewing your accomplishment, and then determining the skills you used to complete the project or goal. Once you have completed several of these, you will begin to see a repetition of skills that you have routinely used. These become your signature skills. Use the following list to assist you naming your signature skills.

COMMUNICATION: / LEADERSHIP: / ADMINISTRATION:
Writing / Reporting / Motivating / Analyzing
Using Excellent Vocabulary / Directing / Reviewing
Public Speaking / Managing / Prioritizing
Presentations / Supervising / Scheduling
Negotiating / Staff Development / Controlling
Arbitration / Delegating / Expediting
Selling Ideas / Empowering / Persevering
Thinking / Speaking on Feet / Risk Taking / Policy Development
Coping with Difficult People / Problem Solving / Project Implementation
Consulting / Project Management
PLANNING: / TRAINING: / INFORMATION:
Visualizing / Designing Instruction / Inputting
Developing Strategy / Planning Classes / Using Computer Knowledge
Innovation / Instructing / Programming
Creativity / Facilitating / Troubleshooting
Conceiving / Explaining Concepts / System Designing
Designing / Coaching / System Development
Initiating / Counseling / System Analysis
Improving / Mentoring / Research
Developing / Guiding
Implementing / Presentation
PEOPLE SKILLS: / ORGANIZATION: / CONTROLLING:
Recruiting / Setting Goals / Assessing
Interviewing / Scheduling / Appraising
Motivating / Gathering Data / Auditing
Team Building / Developing / Reviewing
Delegating / Prioritizing / Budgeting
Advising / Assigning / Financial Analysis
Using Diplomacy / Tact / Coordinating / Accounting
Using Empathy / Sensitivity / Liaising / Managing Money
Persuading / Team Building
Improvising

Self-Assessment

Assessing Skills

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Assessing Skills

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Self-Assessment

Assessing Skills

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Skills Assessment

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