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Use Numbers to Highlight Your Accomplishments

 
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PostWysłany: Pon 19:30, 06 Gru 2010    Temat postu: Use Numbers to Highlight Your Accomplishments

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Numbers are powerful resume tools that will help you draw to your accomplishments the attention they deserve from prospective employers. With just a little thought [link widoczny dla zalogowanych], you can find effective ways to quantify your successes on your resume. Here are a few ways to do just that:

Think Money

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Think Time

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Suggested procedures that decreased average order-processing time from 10 minutes to 5 minutes.

Think Amounts

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