PAR
Updated 2026-08-08
INTRODUCTION
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CORE DEFINITION
PAR is a structure for presenting accomplishments. Problem states the situation or challenge that existed. Action describes what the individual specifically did about it. Result reports the outcome, ideally in measurable terms. Its purpose is to convert a job description into evidence of contribution, since a description of responsibilities says what someone was assigned rather than what changed because of them. The structure assumes the action can be attributed to the individual rather than to a team, and that the result can be quantified or at least made concrete.
SCAFFOLDING EFFECT
Reduce cognitive load
- Use situation framing: open with the problem and its stakes rather than with your job title. - Use individual attribution: state what you personally did, distinct from what the team did. - Use quantified result: close with a number, or the most concrete outcome you can support.
Anchor fast decisions
Readers of resumes and interviewers are trying to predict future contribution, and duty statements provide no evidence, because everyone with the same title has the same list. Describing a problem establishes that something was actually wrong, which gives the action meaning and the result a baseline. Quantifying the result converts the claim into something checkable, and the three-part sequence makes the causal link between the person's action and the outcome explicit. The structure fails when a part is missing.
MINIMUM ACTION
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Source support: Explicit
- en.wikipedia.orghttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parverified
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