Quantifying your accomplishments on your resume is important because it helps you stand out from the crowd. It’s not enough to just list the jobs you’ve had and the years that you worked at them; this information is easily accessible to the reader. Instead, quantify your accomplishments by using specific numbers and percentages to demonstrate how much you contributed to the company’s success.

This is true even if you did not have any direct impact on sales or profits—you can still quantify your accomplishments by using percentages related to other metrics like hours worked, amount of work produced, or client satisfaction.

Here are two examples:

“Increased sales by 20% in [month].” This shows that you increased sales by a specific amount within a particular time frame. The more specific, the better!

“Increased client satisfaction ratings by 5%.” This shows that you improved client satisfaction ratings over time and gives an actual number to back up your claim.

In order to get started with quantifying your achievements on your resume, look at the job description carefully. What does it say? What does it ask for?

Then try answering these questions:

-What is most important to this company? (For example, if they’re looking for a social media manager who can write engaging content, then maybe they’d want someone who has experience writing blog posts.)

-What do they need from this position? (For example, if they’re looking for someone who can manage multiple projects at once while maintaining strong relationships with clients and colleagues, then maybe they’d want someone who has experience working in teams

Then reflect upon your experiences that meet their needs and frame them in the format of an accomplishment statement. There are three types of quantifiable statements:

A. Quantified statements that emphasize your results (e.g., increased productivity by 15%).

B. Quantified statements that emphasize your impact (e.g., increased revenue by $10,000).

C. Quantified statements that emphasize both results and impact (e.g., reduced turnover by 30% while increasing employee satisfaction by 35%).

When you use quantified statements in your resume, they will help you enhance the effectiveness of the overall document and give the reader a better understanding of what you have accomplished in past roles.