A diary based on my latest attempts to get a job; this time in Munich. I'm an engineering graduate (and chartered engineer) with more than 10 years' experience in IT. Over five of these years have been spent in team leading and project management roles both in the UK and abroad.

Tuesday, October 11, 2005

Qualify by quantifying

Via Lifehacker, this on words to use in c.v.s.

To summarise I think it's ideal if you can quantify what you've achieved in bottom-line terms: "saved the company €1bn", "increased sales by £2m (45%)".

More realistically, for IT managers: "delivered [key project], dealt with 2,000 calls per month, reduced outstanding calls to 1,999, led 50 people".

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