Friday, May 9, 2014

How to Transform Your Activities Into Accomplishments for Your Résumé

Activity
Accomplishment
Coordinated artist press releases
Coordinated 8 artist press releases that contributed to an increase in annual sales by 14%
Maintained customer mailing list
Managed a mailing list of 12,000 customers, the art center’s largest ever
Dealt with photo and press releases to media outlets
Distributed photo and press releases to CNS Television and Yorkville Daily News
Assisted in radio copywriting
Collaborated on a team of 3 editors on the copywriting of promotional radio commercials for 16 events


Addendum (7/19/2014):

Activity
Accomplishment
Handled a large database and assisted with organization’s fundraising efforts
Oversaw a database of 42,000 donors, and helped the organization raise $11.4 million during the 2013 capital campaign

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