{"id":844,"date":"2025-05-16T18:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-05-16T18:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kafkaonline.com\/?p=844"},"modified":"2025-05-21T13:42:58","modified_gmt":"2025-05-21T13:42:58","slug":"how-recent-grads-can-quantify-their-accomplishments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/kafkaonline.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/16\/how-recent-grads-can-quantify-their-accomplishments\/","title":{"rendered":"How Recent Grads Can Quantify Their Accomplishments"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.workitdaily.com\/media-library\/recent-college-grad-on-laptop-quantifies-her-accomplishments.jpg?id=29731500&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800&amp;coordinates=0%2C0%2C0%2C0\"><\/p>\n<p>Quantifying your accomplishments on a resume is very important since employers do not make important hiring decisions based on qualifications only. Recent college graduates often struggle with how to quantify their accomplishments. However, accomplishments aren&#8217;t only about big numbers. Anything that contributes to the company&#8217;s goals is an achievement.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>How To Quantify Your Accomplishments As A Recent College Grad<\/h3>\n<p><span class=\"rm-shortcode\" data-rm-shortcode-id=\"5ac0f4170025cfbd688adf3d1fa4b0ce\" style=\"position:relative;padding-top:56.25%\"><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"No. 1 Technique NEW GRADS Need To Use To Get HIRED\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3WOuzUapZEM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Even as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.workitdaily.com\/how-to-be-good-intern\" target=\"_blank\">an intern<\/a> or recent college graduate, changing a process to improve the ease or speed of a task is an accomplishment. You should be able to find some achievements from your course or work experience. <strong>It is easy to impress the interviewer with examples of increasing profits, decreasing costs, or streamlining processes.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>When asked about accomplishments, don&#8217;t say clich\u00e9s answers like, &#8220;I got 2:1,&#8221; or &#8220;I got a driver&#8217;s license.&#8221; Having a degree is hardly going to make you <a href=\"https:\/\/www.workitdaily.com\/stand-out-entry-level-job\" target=\"_blank\">stand out<\/a> from the crowd. Ideally, you would want to mention something tangible that you can measure (e.g., if you raised money for charity, how much did you raise in the end?).<\/p>\n<p>As with competency-based interviews that usually focus on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.workitdaily.com\/answer-behavioral-interview-questions\" target=\"_blank\">behavioral questions<\/a>, you should aim to use the &#8220;Experience + Learn = Grow&#8221; technique when quantifying your accomplishments. <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Experience: Give the interviewer some context. Describe the experience (challenges, goals, your methodology, etc.) and why the accomplishment was significant. Why was it difficult to achieve?<\/li>\n<li>Learn: What did you learn from this experience? Think about the skills you developed, the knowledge you gained.<\/li>\n<li>Grow: How did you grow from this experience? What was the outcome? Make sure it is specific. If you&#8217;ve saved time or money or received great feedback, say it. Let the interviewer know you get results and learn from your mistakes and successes. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you&#8217;re still struggling to come up with something, think about whether you&#8217;ve done any of these:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Trained for and finally completed a marathon or other sporting achievement.<\/li>\n<li>Set up a new student society or turned a struggling one into something more successful.<\/li>\n<li>Overcame a fear by completing something you were frightened of.<\/li>\n<li>Gave a presentation at an event and got over public speaking worries.<\/li>\n<li>Raised a certain amount of money for charity.<\/li>\n<li>Helped others succeed by teaching them a new skill.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Here are some examples of quantified accomplishments for recent college grads:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Worked as a part of a team of students who created a multi-media campaign that increased student enrollment by 45%.<\/li>\n<li>Named class representative of 5,000 students during final year at college, owing to consistently acquiring &#8220;A&#8221; grades and exceptional personal conduct.<\/li>\n<li>Streamlined 3 university admissions office procedures by introducing centralized online enrollment procedures.<\/li>\n<li>Received 8 awards for drama and music during the 4 years spent at college.<\/li>\n<li>Attained the Dean&#8217;s Award for Excellence following distinctions in 5 languages and 3 sports.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You can choose a professional accomplishment that&#8217;s related to the role, such as exceeding sales targets in your part-time job, but you don&#8217;t have to. It&#8217;s more important that it&#8217;s an achievement you&#8217;re genuinely proud of.<\/p>\n<p>Good luck quantifying your accomplishments on your resume! We&#8217;re here for you if you need any more help navigating the post-grad job search.<\/p>\n<h3>Need Help Landing Your First Job Out Of College?<\/h3>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Join our <a href=\"https:\/\/workitdaily.lpages.co\/free-resource-center-optin\/\" target=\"_blank\">Free Resource Center<\/a> today to learn how to use your personality and passion to get hired. It&#8217;s the best free resource you&#8217;ll use in your job search\u2014and the only one you need to land your first job.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Quantifying your accomplishments on a resume is very important since employers do not make important hiring decisions based on qualifications only. Recent college graduates often struggle with how to quantify their accomplishments. However, accomplishments aren&#8217;t only about big numbers. Anything that contributes to the company&#8217;s goals is an achievement. 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