Collect evidence of what you can do

Turn work, projects, volunteering and informal experience into specific, honest examples.

Who this is for

You have experience but struggle to describe it, or you think you have 'nothing to show'.

You will have

At least five confirmed items in your JoRoute profile, each backed by an example in your own words.

Time

20–40 minutes

Before you start

• Old job descriptions, performance notes or messages of thanks (if you have them)
• Certificates or training records

Steps

1. List where you have done real work

   Jobs, side work, caregiving, volunteering, school, community groups. Informal experience counts if you can describe what you did.

2. For each, write one specific task

   Not 'responsible for customers' but 'answered about 40 customer emails a day'. Use numbers only if you actually know them.

3. Add the result or what changed

   What was better because you did it? Faster, fewer errors, happier customers, a finished project. If you don't know the effect, describe what you delivered.

4. Note tools, methods and skills

   Software, equipment, languages, ways of working. These become searchable skills in your profile.

5. Collect proof you could show

   Certificates, work samples you are allowed to share, public projects, references. Never share an employer's confidential material.

6. Confirm or correct every suggestion

   JoRoute suggests skills from your words. Confirm only what is accurate; correct or delete the rest. Only confirmed items are used in your summary.

Example

Evidence card

Common mistakes

• Inventing or rounding up numbers
• Leaving out volunteering and informal work
• Listing skills with no example behind them

Free resources

• O*NET OnLine — O*NET (sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor), checked 2026-10-13
• My Next Move — O*NET (sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor), checked 2026-10-13

JoRoute tools for this

• Answer the experience questions — Your answers become evidence

Limits