How important is it to include my work based achievements on my cv?

I am currently writing my cv and wondered how important it was to include work based achievements? Do employers really care? Don’t they just care about my qualifications?

no they probably wont just care about your qualifications, depending what kind of job your going for. but anything you have achieved which you put down will also stand out

WTH!?! seasonal69magic, what are you talking about?! Ofcourse employers care about your achievements.. Why wouldnt they? It is quite important to include your achievements into your CV, im not talking about your elementary school drawing contest trophy but something solid which may have some relevance to the job you are applying for...

Hi There

I have just found this really interesting piece of research conducted by a company called iProfile.org.

The research has been based on 1,000 jobseekers and 200 employers to find out what really is the most important part of your CV.

What the research found was that a massive 73% of all employers rejected candidates for interviews due to a lack of work based achievements on their CV’s.

The research also stated that jobseekers could effectively demand 5% on their starting salaries based around the inclusion of work based achievements.

These are just some of the examples discovered by the research, for more information I would recommend visiting the site. The link is provided below

Achievement Amnesia is the title of this research and can be found at http://www.iprofile.org/Career-Advice/Ac... or accessed from the homepage http://www.iprofile.org

It is a really interesting read and shows exactly what employers are looking for from a CV.

So! In answer to your question I would suggest that including your work based achievements is very important!

Hope this helps