PROBLEM ACTION AND RESULTS (PAR) STATEMENTS.

PROBLEM



Identify a problem that you faced while employed in the job that required extra-ordinary performance in order to solve.



ACTION



State the action that you took in order to solve the problem or that identified a solution. Include a short description that indicates how you prepared to handle the solution.



RESULTS



Now state the results that you obtained after implementing the solution. Express by using numerical terms such as dollars, percentages, or hours saved.

Insert a positive statement detailing your overall accomplishments after each position.



RESULTS STATEMENTS



Utilize PAR structure to develop your result's statement.

Results Example: Executed restructuring of all equipment maintenance under one department. Increased preventive maintenance completion percentages by 75%.



PAR STATEMENT DEVELOPMENT EXAMPLE



PROBLEM:



Overall production yield at the end of the manufacturing line was 50% below expectation, causing a loss in company revenue. The products built were co-fired electronic ceramic packages used to house computer chips.



ACTION:



Implemented process improvements that provide better product alignment. Developed test procedures to verify alignment accuracy during intermediate manufacturing stages.



RESULT:



Increased the overall production yield 40% and reduced product resident time on the line by 20%.





ACCOMPLISHMENT STATEMENT:



Implemented process improvements in the manufacturing of electronic ceramic packages, increasing the overall production yield 40%.









SAMPLE RESULTS STATEMENTS



GENERAL MANAGEMENT:

Reduced head count by 50% while improving planning service levels, by restructuring organization of planning department and eliminating one layer of management.

Supervised the quality control of 350 diagnostic products worth $7 million per year in sales.

Designed, developed, and implemented a forecast/master production schedule system which resulted in a $2.5 million reduction in inventories in 1986 and record low customer back orders.



FINANCIAL AND ACCOUNTING:

Analyzed monthly data center and labor charges, identifying previously undetected errors often in excess of $30,000 per month.

Developed and controlled a capital and operating budget in excess of $4.5 million annually.

Administered pension plans for 500 employees.



TECHNICAL:

Directed manufacturing of 19 autoimmune diagnostics; products worth $1 million annually.

Produced technical products manual for a leading emergency services and respiratory care equipment manufacturer.

Obtained the Technical Achievement Award for 1985 for developing isolation and purification procedures.



INFORMATION SYSTEMS:

Automated employee records and medical claims functions, reducing staff size by 40% and improving processing time savings $160,000 per year.

Improved laboratory quality control by implementing tracking program utilizing Lotus 1-2-3 spreadsheet template.

Conducted a management software evaluation for one of the world's largest medical equipment manufactures.



SUMMARY STATEMENT



DESCRIBE YOURSELF

Utilize a Personality Inventory

 Social Styles

 Decision Making Styles

 Communication Styles

 Organization Styles



EXAMPLE OF A SUMMARY STATEMENT:



Resourceful, results-oriented, hands-on, people / systems manager. Excellent interpersonal communication skills. A team people builder with high ethical standards and work ethic. Fast learner. Successful in applying practical people and computer skills towards creating an effective operation.