This is Find Your Dream Job, the podcast that helps you get hired, have the career you want, and make a difference in life.

I'm your host, Mack Pritchard.

I'm also the founder of Mack's List.

It's a job board in the Pacific Northwest that helps you find a fulfilling career.

Every Wednesday, I talk to a different expert about the tools you need to get the work you want.

Employers hire problem solvers.

But in applications and interviews, most candidates highlight past duties, not results.

Ashley Jornais is here to discuss why you need to track and talk about your wins.

She's a recruiter, an HR professional, and runs the candidate advocate resume writing services.

Ashley joins us from Charlotte, North Carolina. Well, let's get

right into it, Ashley. What stops people from talking about their wins when they're looking for work?

You know, Mack, I believe that people, they see their accomplishments, you know, just as their

day-to-day responsibilities at work. So when we're doing our job day-to-day,

we're making an impact. We don't really think of the impact we're making. We're just sitting saying,

you know, we're just doing our job. So when it comes time to write that resume, a lot of people,

they sit and they're like, man, I don't have, I don't have any achievements.

I can't think of any accomplishments.

And this is something I experienced with early career to executive level clients.

And I'm like, no, let's sit down, write your responsibilities down.

Now let's go and think of the impact that you made.

If you save that company money, if you save them time,

you know, if you finished a project ahead of schedule,

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