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The moment I realized my resume was just a list of duties for 8 years
I was at a networking event in Austin last month and this guy looked at my resume and said, 'So what did you actually accomplish?' and I froze. I had been writing 'responsible for managing inventory' when I should have been saying 'cut inventory losses by 12% over two quarters.' Has anyone else had that moment where a simple question made you see you were doing something totally wrong the whole time?
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milacraig9d ago
The funny thing is that focusing on duties versus results is actually more common in fields where the work is visible but the impact isn't. Nobody's going to argue you didn't manage inventory, but they can argue about whether you did it well. It's like a mechanic listing "changed oil" instead of "cut average service time by 20 minutes and kept repeat customer rate above 90%." The job market rewards people who can prove their work mattered, not just that they showed up and did the basic tasks. That question in Austin probably helped you way more than it stung at the moment.
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