September is International Update Your Resume Month -Here’s What You Should be Doing Right Now

That perfect career opportunity can show up when you least expect it. With September being International Update Your Resume Month, now is the best time to reflect on your career accomplishments over the past year (or longer if you haven’t updated your resume recently), and add them to ensure you won’t be overlooked when that dream career unexpectedly becomes available.

Update Your Resume Month is a reminder to everyone to take inventory of successes achieved and add them to your resume. Even if you’re not actively job searching. Remember to include quantifiable achievements, such as revenue generated, time saved, productivity increased, a new award, seminar attendance, or new certifications. Don’t forget any new skills learned this year, too.

Some great questions to ask yourself and points to consider as you set out to update your resume this month:

What have you done at your current job that helped your employer make money, save money, or become more efficient and productive? Include quantifiable numbers in either dollar signs or percentages.

• Did the company’s revenue increase this year? Did you help impact (directly or indirectly) that increase? How?
• Did you propose ways to cut…