The STAR Method for Achievements
STAR is a framework for structuring your accomplishments clearly and compellingly.
STAR Components
- Situation: The context or challenge
- Task: Your responsibility
- Action: What you did
- Result: The measurable outcome
Example Transformation
Before (Duty):
"Responsible for managing social media accounts"After (STAR Achievement):
"Grew Instagram following from 5K to 50K in 8 months by implementing data-driven content strategy, resulting in 300% increase in website referral traffic"Practice Exercise
For each job on your resume, ask yourself:
- What problems did I solve?
- What did I improve or create?
- What results can I quantify?
- What would be different if I hadn't done this work?