The 6 words that make a résumé bullet land
Most résumé bullets describe duties. The ones that get interviews describe results — and they almost always follow the same six-word skeleton.
The skeleton is: [strong verb] + [what] + [scope] + [measurable result]. Miss the result and a hiring manager can't tell a great hire from an average one.
Before → after
- Responsible for social media. → Grew Instagram from 4k to 22k followers in 8 months, lifting referral traffic 31%.
- Handled customer issues. → Resolved 40+ support tickets a day at a 96% satisfaction score.
- Helped with the budget. → Managed a $250k marketing budget, cutting cost-per-lead 18%.
The fastest fix
Open each bullet with a strong verb and end it with a number. If you can't add a number, add scope (how many, how big, how often). Our checker rewards exactly this structure.
Guidance from the GhostProofJob résumé team, reflecting the structure our Résumé Strength Checker scores against.
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