The data part always gets me. I feel like trying to quantify what I did is difficult and when I put something like "increased profit by X" or "increased efficiency by Y" I just read it and delete it cause it seems... like I am trying too hard to sound cool.
I mean TBH in many organizations I was at we didn't even make data statements like that, or maybe I didn't even have a real quantifiable impact like I thought I did? Haha, anyway, even as a sw eng, I don't think in these data terms and they ring a bit "hyping my stuff up too much" to me so I have avoided them, maybe I need to re-think this though...
Thanks for taking the time to comment! A lot of hiring managers will want to see you hype yourself up, as long as it seems legit and isn’t hyperbolic. I’m sure whatever you’re working on makes an impact higher up the chain - try to communicate that in some way. Feel free to shoot me your resume on LinkedIn and I’m happy to take a look.
Very helpful! Thank you!
Good article, thanks.
The data part always gets me. I feel like trying to quantify what I did is difficult and when I put something like "increased profit by X" or "increased efficiency by Y" I just read it and delete it cause it seems... like I am trying too hard to sound cool.
I mean TBH in many organizations I was at we didn't even make data statements like that, or maybe I didn't even have a real quantifiable impact like I thought I did? Haha, anyway, even as a sw eng, I don't think in these data terms and they ring a bit "hyping my stuff up too much" to me so I have avoided them, maybe I need to re-think this though...
Thanks for taking the time to comment! A lot of hiring managers will want to see you hype yourself up, as long as it seems legit and isn’t hyperbolic. I’m sure whatever you’re working on makes an impact higher up the chain - try to communicate that in some way. Feel free to shoot me your resume on LinkedIn and I’m happy to take a look.