Bragging Specifically

http://www.beyond.com/articles/how-to-effectively-demonstrate-your-value-16749-article.html
http://www.beyond.com/articles/what-s-in-it-for-the-employer-16706-article.html

Today, a couple of articles that seem unrelated: interviews and cover letters. Don't you write the latter to get the former?

But both need attention to a key strategy: bragging specifically.

You're looking for a job; so are a gazillion other people. And perhaps they are very similar to you. Or perhaps they are even a little better than you. The one thing that will make you stand out of the herd is the ability to quantify your successes:

• Saved my former employer $2,000 (not "saved my employer some money")
• Decreased volunteer turnover by 30% (not "got more volunteers to stick around")
• Managing editor for on-campus newsletter with one issue per semester, 10 pages, 3 years running (rather than "contributed to newsletter")

Bring particulars to your interview and your letter of application to show a prospective employer what you can do for the organization where you want to work.

Thanks and a tip 'o the Twitter hat @BeyondJobs!