Key Quantitative Skills for Resumes

7 Ways To Quantify Your Value On Your Resume: Want better results from your resume? You need to include measurable metrics. Here are 7 ways to do that (that anyone from any background can use): 1. Time How long did it take you to achieve something? Was that faster that usual or ahead of the timeline? If so, by how much? Ex: Reduced order fulfillment time by 50% YoY by implementing new tracking software 2. Scope What was the measurable scope of the project you worked on? How many people did you manage on this project? How many people use the product you work on? What was the budget for this project? Ex: Partnered with 3 cross-functional teams to ship new product feature to 17,500+ users 3. Efficiency Were you able to save budget? Save people time? Improve outcomes? Ex: Developed new ticket routing automation, increasing first-response efficiency by 45% and reducing customer wait time by 30%. 4. Productivity Were you able to reduce the hours invested in something? Did you squeeze more results out of the same timeframe? Ex: Overhauled financial modeling templates, improving productivity by 30% and enabling 20% more analyses per quarter 5. Revenue How much money did you generate for the business? How does that compare to the past? Ex: Spearheaded pipeline development for new SaaS feature generating $1.7M in new business within 6 months of launch 6. Comparison How did your results compare to the past? Did you do things faster? Better? Can you quantify and compare that to previous work? Ex: Implemented new scheduling philosophy, saving manager 3.5 hours of meetings per week (compared to last quarter) 7. What If None Of These Apply? If you're still not sure? Ask yourself two things: 1. What other teams / people leverage my work? 2 . Which of those teams / people have numbers tied to their roles Go find those people and ask them! For example, let's say you're a designer who made a brand new pitch deck for the sales team. Go talk to the sales team and: - Ask how many deals they've closed with your deck vs. the previous deck - Survey them and ask them to rate your deck compared to the previous deck You can always find a quantifiable way to measure your value if you're willing to get creative.

Are you struggling to find numbers/metrics for your resume? Here are some tips that might help: ✅ STEP 1: Consider your past jobs Make a list of your tasks, responsibilities, and outcomes from each role. Then consider the following questions: • How was success measured at your job? What metrics were used to indicate success? (Did you have personal metrics? Did your team have metrics?) • What was your department trying to achieve? (How did your department support the overall goals of the company?) • Ask your coworkers and former colleagues for their ideas too. EXAMPLES: Reduced turnover, increased click-through rates, shortened wait time, project completion rates, percentage of pitches closed, number of customers helped/number of resolved complaints, size of the budgets/projects, amount of money raised, increase in sales/profit, and reduction in cost/waste. ✅ STEP 2: Ask, “How many, how much, how long, how often?” Look at your list from STEP 1 then ask, “How many, how much, how long, how often?” An estimate or range is ok, it doesn’t have to be precise: NO: “Answered phone calls at the front desk” How many calls? YES: “Managed 100+ phone calls/day, relaying messages for 25 employees” If you saved money or time, that is an important quantifiable measure: NO: “Started a new filing system” YES: “Initiated a new filing system, efficiently saving 10 hours/week in administrative duties” You can also measure this over time: “Taught 200 undergraduate students across four classes” “Closed $1M in sales in two years” Use action words with your quantifiable measures: “Created,” “eliminated,” “saved,” “increased,” “generated,” “dispatched,” “mobilized,” “spearheaded,” “transformed,” “mentored,” “oversaw.” ✅ STEP 3: Find your SAR stories Look at your list of accomplishments from STEP 1. Write a short story using the SAR format: SITUATION, ACTION, RESULT helps you structure a story in a short, impactful way. (It’s also helpful to answer open-ended job interview questions like: “Tell me about a time when …” “What do you do when …” “Give me an example of …”) • Situation: Describe the situation you were in, the problem you needed to solve, the challenge to overcome • Action: What did you do and how did you do it? • Results: What were the outcomes and the IMPACT (on the company/you)? Here are some prompts to help you brainstorm SAR stories: • Successes, impact, when you made a difference • Issues you recognized and addressed • Opportunities you recognized and acted on • Disasters you helped avoid or quickly clean up • Problems you solved • Processes you improved • Situations when you reduced something: expenses/waste • Situations when you improved something: profits/workplace/morale I'm rooting for you. 👊 ♻ Please repost if you think this advice will help others. ***** Hi, have we met? I'm Emily and I'm on a mission to get the #greenbannergang back to work, one actionable step at a time. #jobsearch #jobhunt #jobseekers #resume

Earlier this week I posted about using AI tools to help you identify different metrics that you could quantify on your resume. When we think of quantifying metrics, we usually think of it in terms of quantifying our successes, results, or accomplishments to help demonstrate our impact... But there are plenty of other things you can quantify, too, that can communicate the magnitude of your work and the positive impact you had on your team, company, or the people you served. So, when you’re thinking about adding quantifiable metrics to your resume, make sure you’re considering things like: ➡ Volume metrics (number of customers/clients/patients served, amount of calls/emails/messages handled, volume of files/records/data processed) ➡ Efficiency metrics (time saved on a project/task, reductions in process time, percentage decrease in errors or issues) ➡ Project metrics (number of projects or initiatives led, size of teams, scope of projects, completion rate within deadline or budget) ➡ Operational metrics (budgets managed, inventory levels, waste reduction, cost-savings) ➡ Development metrics (number of people trained/mentored, hours spent delivering or completing trainings, certifications/courses completed) ➡ Communication metrics (number of reports/presentations generated or delivered, frequency and volume of communications distributed, open rates) ➡ Service metrics (average customer response time, number of complaints/issues resolved, retention rates, satisfaction levels) And there are probably quite a few other areas I’m missing… the point is, quantifying helps you better demonstrate your impact and value, makes your resume more convincing, provides context for your experiences, and helps you set yourself apart from other candidates. So next time you’re updating your resume, consider different metrics beyond traditional success indicators that you could potentially quantify! #resumewriting #resumetips #quantifiablemetrics

❌ "What if my job didn't have metrics?" ❌ "My last role didn't involve anything measurable." ❌ "I don't have access to the data associated with my last role." We hear these concerns from job seekers at least 5x/week at Teal. But 9 times out of 10, you can find a way to quantify *something* about your past job—even without direct access to the data. (And it doesn't involve lying or making up numbers.) Here's a step-by-step breakdown of how to quantify your work experience and add metrics to your resume. 1️⃣ Think back on your job description and responsibilities. Questions to ask yourself: ↳ What were you hired to do? ↳ What tasks were you accountable for? Write these down for each job you've held and the specific responsibilities that came with it. (Your Teal Resume Builder is a great place for this—don't worry about things being "perfect." Just get them down on paper.) 2️⃣ Reflect on your accomplishments. For each job, think about what you accomplished: ↳ Did you make the company money? ↳ Did you save the company money? Write down these potential accomplishments next to your responsibilities. 3️⃣ Identify the impact of your work. Reflect on the ripple effect of your accomplishments. Ask yourself, "So what?" or "What was the impact of this on the business?" For example: ↳ Did your cost-saving strategy enable other projects to be funded? ↳ Did your improved process save employees time each day? 4️⃣ Find the numbers. If you're in sales or marketing, this might be easier—but for other job families, you might have to think creatively. ↳ If you managed a project, consider the budget, timeline, or number of people. ↳ If you implemented a new process, calculate the time saved or efficiency gained. For example, imagine you were the team lead on a project, and you reduced project meetings from 3 hours/week to 1 hour/week. While you can quantify the time saved, you can also roughly calculate how much money was saved: 👉 Your team has five people 👉 You saved two hours per week, per employee 👉 This equates to saving 104 hours per year in company time 👉 If each colleague earns $30/hour, you can quickly run the math 👉 One hour for five employees costs the company $150 👉 Over the course of the year, your team saved $15,600 Still struggling to find numbers? Try asking yourself: ↳ How many? ↳ How often? ↳ In what timeframe? 5️⃣ Write your quantified achievements With your metrics in hand, write out each achievement in a clear, concise way. Start with an action verb, clearly state your accomplishment, and end with the quantified impact. Remember to keep it relevant—the most impressive numbers relate directly to the job you're applying for. I'll link in the comments to a YouTube video and article that break this down even further. What other advice would you add? #resume #resumetips #careergrowth