Achievements In Your CV

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How To Write Achievements
In Your CV Or Resume

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Achievements
References

List your achievements, remembering what your potential employer is looking for in his or her ideal candidate. Include the following:

Awards you've won.
Relevant qualifications (if you've not included these already).
Projects you've delivered.
Cost savings you've made.
Promotions you've gained with your current employer.

Add some more detail around the ones which will impress the interviewer, based on the job advert. For example, you might write:

Awards
In 2006, I won the Retail Adviser Of The Year Award for my outstanding customer service and high sales volumes.

Project Delivery/Cost Savings
In 2005, I delivered 2 major projects ahead of schedule. The first aimed to reduce turnaround time for customer queries from 48 to 24 hours. It in fact fell to 14 hours. The second aimed to rollout 2600 new phones to employees over 3 weekends. I was able to reduce this to 2, resulting in a cost saving of $1700.