Hi everyone!
My tip is more focused on enhancing your CV (since many applications do require you to submit one and I feel like this is always overlooked as less important)
Many people write down 'task based' bulletpoints that would be on a job description such as "assisted in co-ordinating virtual events in collaboration with X." That's cool and all, but so what?
The key to a results-based CV is the following structure:
I did _____ and the outcome was ___
I did _____ and it resulted with _____
I did _____ and it helped with ______
CVs are usually limited to 1-2 pages so it is really important to showcase your key capabilities there and not waffle. Think about whether the person reading it would be excited about what you've done!
Here are some prompts that can help you think of what content to put down under each job:
- What special things did you do to set yourself apart from others? How did you do the job better than anyone else did, or than anyone else could have done? What evidence would you give to back that up?
- “Exceeded annual sales goals by 33%+ for five consecutive years; recognized as the highest performing sales professional during that time period.”
- 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?
- “Helped meet pressing production deadlines within the advertising department; worked over 30 hours in voluntary overtime to meet deadlines."
- What are you most proud of in this job, in terms of what you achieved?
- “Played a key role in helping to raise over $30,000 for cancer research; exceeded the fundraising goal by $10,000+.”
- 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?
- “Reduced customer dissatisfaction by transitioning from an automated phone response system to a ‘real person – real time’ response system."
- What tangible evidence do you have of accomplishments -- publications you've produced, products you've developed, sales you’ve generated, etc.?
- “Exceeded store sales goals 100% of the time, during my first year of employment, through a sharp focus on quality customer service.”
Another tip is to always add quantitative data where you can!
- "Collected survey data from email subscribers."
- "Collected survey data from 1,000 email subscribers. Used this data to implement four new marketing strategies that helped increase sales numbers by 15% within three months."
- "Oversaw day-to-day operations of the warehouse."
- "Oversaw a team of 20 employees. Delegated tasks among employees to increase overall productivity by 25%."
- "Created software applications to improve communication flow."
- "Created five software applications to assist in communication across all 12 company departments. Miscommunication decreased by 10% as a result."
Best of luck to everyone! If I come across any other tips for CV I will edit and add on here 
