YOUR CURRENT OR MOST RECENT JOB:

1. In this job, what special things did you do to set yourself apart? How did you do the job better than anyone else did or than anyone else could have done?



2. What did you do to make this job your own? How did you take the initiative? How did you go above and beyond what was asked of you in your job description?



3. What special things did you do to impress your boss so that you might be promoted?



4. And were you promoted? Rapid and/or frequent promotions can be especially noteworthy.



5. How has the organization benefited from your performance? How did you/will you leave this employer better off than before you worked there?



6. List any awards you won, such as Employee of the Month, President's Club?



7. What are you most proud of in this job?



8. Check your annual performance reviews for this job. Provide below any glowing or even complimentary quotes from your reviews. Did you consistently receive high ratings?



9. Have you received any complimentary memos or letters from employers or customers? Provide below quotes from these letters that support your accomplishments.



10. What tangible evidence do you have of accomplishments -- publications you've produced, products you've developed, software applications you've written?



11. How did you contribute to this employer's profitability, such as through sales increase percentages? How have you helped your employer to make money? How did you contribute to the firm's Return on Investment (ROI)?



12. How did you contribute to operational efficiency in this job, such as through cost reduction percentages? How did you help this employer or a part of the organization to save money, save time, or make work easier?



13. How did you contribute to productivity, such as through successfully motivating your team?



14. How did you make your company more competitive?



15. How did you build relationships or image with internal and/or external constituencies? How did you attract new customers or retain existing ones?



16. How did you expand the business?



17. How did you help the organization fulfill its mission statement?



18. If you had to ghost-write a letter of recommendation about you from your boss, what would be in it?



19. How did you solve one or more specific problems in this job? What were the problems or challenges that you or the organization faced? What did you do to overcome the problems? What were the results of your efforts?