If you’re looking for a job in medical sales, clinical diagnostics sales, laboratory sales, DNA sales, medical supplies or equipment sales, pharmaceutical sales, or biotechnology sales, marketing, or tech support (or you will be soon), it would help you tremendously to have a brag book.

A brag book is a list of your accomplishments (stories for behavioral interviews, right here), new skills and training, stack rankings, performance reviews, e-mails or letters from satisfied customers, and awards. You can keep it in a kudos file for easy updates for your resume, job interview preparation, or a morale booster. One source says you should bind it like a book to give to potential employers. Note: You do not have to leave a brag book with the interviewer.

Either way, it’s a tremendous resource for you.