Story telling is a proven method for conveying key messages, usually by teachers, leaders and journalists. It is a technique that also can work for job seekers, especially at a mid- and senior level. It’s a way for you to highlight key accomplishments, and indicate the scope and impact of your work.

Telling a story is more effective than making a laundry list of your skills and projects, as is often done in a functional resume. I use the stories in chronological resumes that begin with a short profile describing your core value proposition: key skills and abilities that you bring to your employers. In most fields, chronological resumes are more intuitively friendly and easier to read, because people can trace your career. In the technology field, a functional resume often is preferred. Yet even those resumes can be more compelling if they include a few stories that include key words and skills.

Here’s how to do it:

1) Identify three or four accomplishments of which you are really proud. They need to show different aspects of your ability.

For example, one story could show your facility with numbers or complexity, another could showcase how you work well with others and team, another could demonstrate how you deal with crises, and the last could focus on long-term payoff of your planning and disciplined execution.

» Read more: Simple Guide to Telling Your Career Story in a Resume