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is. Maybe the shavings represent a 10 % loss, and this idea recovered that for the company.

Whatever the numbers are, you should know so you can describe the money you saved or the
efficiency you improved. Think it all the way through.

Whatever your job is, think about what you have done that saved time, saved money, improved
efficiency, and reduced costs. It all adds up to a financial benefit for the company that helps to
justify the cost of hiring you—your salary. When you talk about it in your interview, they will be
thinking that if you did that for another company, you can do that for their company, too.