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> I don't like how the common advice for writing resume, which I can only presume reflects what hiring managers want to see in someone's resume, says you must q
by noch 6y ago
> I don't like how the common advice for writing resume, which I can only presume reflects what hiring managers want to see in someone's resume, says you must quantify your achievements.
It's not about résumés but about how the skill of measuring/estimating one's own effectiveness/impact/productivity is positively correlated with successful outcomes and rate of progress in life in general.
Recall Mike Acton's principle questions[0] that a goal-orientated individual must answer:
>> - I can articulate precisely what problem I am trying to solve.
>> - I have articulated precisely what problem I am trying to solve.
>> - I have confirmed that someone else can articulate what problem I am trying to solve.
>> - I can articulate why my problem is important to solve.
>> - I can articulate how much my problem is worth solving.
[0]: https://www.dropbox.com/s/doiq8ovho1k9d4b/fired.pptx?dl=0 https://www.dropbox.com/s/doiq8ovho1k9d4b/fired.pptx?dl=0
- bonoboTP 6y agoOr more cynically, keep on doing your thing at your core, but do know that people expect to hear stuff like that so consciously sit down and architect some answers to those things. You can reinterpret and rewrite the story later, but you need to have one. Also you don't have to get too attached to it and believe it too much. Think of it as your interface towards society. They cannot all have time to actually latch onto your inner person. You must present to them all the handles you want to be grabbable by.