career highlight
Crowning work achievement
A career highlight is a notable achievement or memorable moment from someone's professional life—the kind of accomplishment worth mentioning in a résumé or retrospective.
The term often appears in sports contexts for exceptional performances: That game-winning shot remains the career highlight for the point guard.
In broader use: Meeting the president was a career highlight.
- achievementAccomplished goal or deed
- crowning achievementGreatest success attained
- milestoneNotable event marking progress
- pinnacleUtmost summit or spire
- triumphResounding, celebrated victory
accomplishment · peak · crowning · defining moment · moment · breakthrough · big break · award · recognition · glory · success · defining · memorable · proudest · finest hour · apex · zenith · victory
- sports legacyHall of Fame, Hall of Famer, retired jersey, jersey retirement, number retirement
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