I had my resume reviewed by a professional this week and it came back with, in my opinion, with a pretty harsh critique. I haven’t had to write a resume in 30 years so I really did appreciate the feedback. Doesn’t mean it didn’t sting a little bit.
The thing that stung the most was, I sound more like a Do’er than an Achiever. My mind had a hard time with this one. Damn right I’m a do’er! I jump in and get shit done. Why is that bad? After the sting faded I realized it implies I do a lot, I’m a good worker, but do I ever achieve what I set out to do? The answer….You bet I DO! (does anyone else see the irony there LOL)
It was clear to me I didn’t explain myself well, nor do I think I really understood, I AM A DO’ER…..With A Plan, therefore I ACHIEVE MY GOALS. It dawned on me, since I missed explaining this important step in my resume I may not be passing it on to you correctly either. I am trying to help you achieve what you are looking for and maybe I have been telling you to just DO it!
We are remedying that now so you become an ACHIEVER, let’s start with a plan:
- Write down what you want
- Describe Why you want it
- How will you measure your progress to keep moving in the right direction
- What SPECIFIC steps will you take to get there? (don’t use exercise more, state specifics like exercise 3 hours a week)
- How much effort are you going to put into this, how bad do you want it?
- Now define a realistic time frame you will accomplish this, write it down, add it to your calendar.
Go get to work! I know you can achieve Great Things!!!
