Developing Bullets on Your Resume

SURVEY A SPECIFIC EXPERIENCE

Context
Situation
In one or two sentences, summarize the situation.
Where were you working? What was your
role/responsibility?

Obstacle / Opportunity
In one or two sentences, summarize the nature of the
problem you faced or the goal you sought to
accomplish.

Your Role
Actions
What did you do? The more specific you are in
describing the many different things that you did, the
more choices you give yourself in how you describe
your experience to others.

What does this experience illustrate - skills

/ expertise / attributes?
What skills, what knowledge and expertise, and what
kinds of personal attributes did you demonstrate?

Results
What resulted from your efforts? How did your
efforts make a difference?

DRAFT ONE POSSIBLE VERSION OF THIS EXPERIENCE

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