Brag Document Template

What is a brag document?

A brag document helps you track the tiny wins in your career, so you have a record of your accomplishments.

Brag documents or “brag docs” are memory aids for success and a practical way to improve your resumé or build the case for a promotion.

Nobody likes a bragger, but secretly keeping track of your accomplishments? Now that’s a great idea.

The brag document has many names:

• Brag doc
• Hype sheet
• Accomplishment sheet
• Personal assessment document
• Career management document (CMD)
• Career project diary
• Professional brag sheet

Why you need a brag document

People tend to undervalue their skills, and I’ve struggled with that. Some people don’t value theirmy work enough. Knowing that you have this secret career data might help you develop the confidence to ask for more money and a senior title.

The benefits of a brag doc

• It keeps you from forgetting
• It builds confidence in your abilities
• It helps you see your career trajectory
• It prompts you to think about goals and impact
• It encourages you to excel
• It makes it easier to ask for a promotion
• It makes your employee reviews a breeze
• It fills your resumé with specific career data
• It keeps you from being too hard on yourself

Adding something to the doc and watching it grow is also a joy. Trust me…adding an accomplishment to your doc will be the best part of your day. I love the tiny dopamine rush, like crossing an item off a to-do list.

Adding something to my doc is a nice little reward for completing a task, which is a great way to build a habit of improving your professional self.