How do I add KPIs and numeric detail to my resume when I have no such data?
A recruiter has asked me to spruce up my resume by including more numeric detail, a.k.a. KPIs achieved, percentage improvement on whatever process or project... The problem is my last job lasted about 5 months and the projects either went unfinished or were "professional services" type engagements where I was just building whatever the client asked, week after week. As well, previous jobs I didn't focus on that sort of metric (my fault, I know) as opposed to more-or-less building what you were told to build and making sure that the service ran without error and did what it was asked to do. What can I do to tease numbers out of these fairly generic tasks or how can I give assurances of the validity of my efforts without resorting to numeric descriptions?
A recruiter has asked me to spruce up my resume by including more numeric detail, a.k.a. KPIs achieved, percentage improvement on whatever process or project...
The problem is my last job lasted about 5 months and the projects either went unfinished or were "professional services" type engagements where I was just building whatever the client asked, week after week. As well, previous jobs I didn't focus on that sort of metric (my fault, I know) as opposed to more-or-less building what you were told to build and making sure that the service ran without error and did what it was asked to do.
What can I do to tease numbers out of these fairly generic tasks or how can I give assurances of the validity of my efforts without resorting to numeric descriptions?
