The document provides a worksheet for inventorying an individual's work experience and skills. The worksheet includes sections to provide details of the position such as dates of employment, manager name, job duties, skills obtained, accomplishments, reasons for leaving, and praise received. Completing the worksheet in detail allows individuals to highlight their relevant experience and skills when creating job application materials like resumes and personal branding statements.

1. Chapter 2: Know Yourself to Market Yourself
Your Career: How to Make It Happen, 9e 11
CAREER ACTION WORKSHEET
2-2 Experience and Skills Inventory
Duplicate the worksheet for each position or project (cooperative work experience,
internship, volunteer/paid work experience, military experience) and complete the
sections that apply to your situation. Specific and detailed information will help you
create your Personal Brand Statement and 30-Second Commercials. You will also use
some of this information in your resume.
POSITION (or ACTIVITY) TITLE
Name of Organization/Committee
Address
Phone Number ____________________ Salary (if paid experience)
Circle Type of Experience: (1) Cooperative (2) Volunteer (3) Internship (4) Paid Work
Dates of Employment or Involvement
Manager Name/Title
JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Career-Related Skills
Job-Specific Skills
Transferable Skills
Accomplishments and Achievements. Describe your accomplishments in this position
using the WHI (what, how, importance) method (examples: reduced order processing
time by 15% by developing more efficient processing methods that enabled the
company to take more orders; named employee/volunteer of the month because of
punctuality and being helpful to customers; supervised evening shift of five employees
independently and allowed the senior manager to take a vacation).
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Temporary Production Manager/Production Associate
Union Gospel Mission Thrift Store (DT)
301 W.Boone St Spokane, WA
(509)326-3316 $11.80 Hr
06-1-10 to 01-27-16
Lee Brown
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sort clothes, hang clothes, price, put on floor. evaluate items.
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Your Career: How to Make It Happen, 9e 12
Job Transition. Why did you stop working here?
Performance rating from manager:
Excellent Very Good Good Needs Improvement Poor
Career Builder Files. Add any evidence of your skills, accomplishments, and praise to
your Career Builder Files (examples: written performance appraisal, job description,
certificate for attending a workshop).
Add your completed work to the “About Me” section of your Career Builder Files.
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distributed with a certain product or service or otherwise on a password-protected website or school-approved learning management system for classroom use.
Praise Received. Summarize praise received from managers, coworkers, committee
members, and customers.
Job was eliminated.
Excellent
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