Know that the employer wants to hear what you have accomplished, but he/she might be searching for more information.  Below are items to consider when preparing your answers to questions about your accomplishments:

• A complete description of the accomplishment

• The organization you worked for and what it did

• The actual results achieved: numbers, facts, changes made, details, amounts

• When it took place

• How long it took

• The importance of this accomplishment to the company

• Your title and role

• Why you were selected; what were the criteria?

• The biggest challenges you faced and how you dealt with them

• A few examples of leadership and initiative

• Some of the major decisions made

• The environment and resources available

• How you made more resources available

• The technical skills needed to accomplish the objective

• The technical skills learned; how quickly did you learn them?

• The team involved and the reporting relationships

• Some of the mistakes you made and the lessons learned

• How you changed and grew as a person

• Aspects of the project you truly enjoyed

• Aspects you didn't especially care about

• The budget available and your role in preparing it and managing it

• How you developed the plan

• How you motivated and influenced others, with specific examples to prove your claims

• How you dealt with conflict with specific examples

• Anything else you felt was important to the success of the project

When describing your accomplishments:

1.  Keep your accomplishments relevant to the job position and your field of work.

2.  Paint a picture  using the STAR method: the situation, the actions you took, and the end result.

3.   Describe unique/memorable situations that may help an employer remember you over other candidates.