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Achievement

Meaning in job interviews & careers, with examples

/əˈtʃiːvmənt/nounCore term

In job interviews & careers, achievement means: Something good that you did successfully through effort or skill, often shown on a CV with a result or a number.

In Turkish: başarı, kazanım

How it is used

CVs and interviews focus on achievements, not just duties: 'increased sales by 20%', 'reduced costs'. Interviewers ask 'What is your biggest professional achievement?' Americans often say accomplishment too.

Example sentences

  1. My biggest achievement last year was launching our app in three new markets.

  2. Under each job on my CV, I listed two or three achievements with clear numbers.

Common collocations

  • key achievements
  • biggest achievement
  • professional achievement
  • list your achievements
  • responsibilityA duty or task that is part of your job and that you must take care of; on a CV, the main things you did in each role.
  • track recordYour past performance and results, which show whether you are likely to do well in the future.
  • work experienceThe jobs you have done and what you learned from them; in British English it can also mean a short unpaid placement for school pupils.
  • STAR methodA way of answering behavioral questions in four parts, Situation, Task, Action and Result, so that the example is clear and complete.

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