Communicate accomplishments rather than job descriptions. Focus on scope and results when describing jobs, internships, volunteer work, and extracurricular activity.
Scope
How big was the project you worked on?
- How many press releases did you write per quarter?
- How many people received the newsletter you edited?
- How many people did you manage?
- How much did you increase sales?
Results
What happened as a result of your actions?
- What publications picked up your press release?
- How many donations did you get from your newsletter?
- On what did you focus when managing your direct reports?
- Were you the highest performing sales rep for the year?
Examples
Before: Worked with businesses to carry out United Way fundraising goals.
After: Partnered with more than 20 area businesses to raise $15K for United Way, exceeding fundraising goals by 5%.
Before: Helped accountants with various public accounting projects.
After: Assisted accountants auditing $55K in A/R for company's largest client.
Before: Developed marketing plans to promote campus concert series.
After: Developed a fully integrated marketing campaign distributed to 10K students resulting in 5% increase in concert attendance.