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Résumé bullet examples
A résumé bullet is the most compressed form of your work — one line that has to carry a strong verb, what you did, and a quantified result, for a reader (or an ATS) who spends seconds on your résumé before deciding whether to keep reading.
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From weak to strong.
The same accomplishment, written twice. The difference is almost always a strong verb, a real number and a stated result.
Worked on various product things and helped the team with a lot of tasks that went well.
'Various things' and 'a lot of tasks' say nothing about what you actually built or what changed as a result.
Rebuilt the onboarding funnel in Segment and Amplitude. Partnered with Design and Data Science to cut time-to-first-value 40% in 8 weeks. Lifted trial-to-paid conversion 3 points, and the playbook became the reference other PMs across the product division copied.
A strong verb, the specific tools, and two numbers that show real business impact — this is what an ATS and a hiring manager both reward.
How to write it
A repeatable structure.
- 1 Strong verb
Open with the verb for what you did (built, led, cut, launched), not a duty description.
- 2 What
Say specifically what you built, fixed, or ran.
- 3 Quantified result
Close with a number: percentage, dollar amount, time, or scale.
Tips
- Keep one accomplishment per bullet.
- Only include numbers you can verify.
- Cut any bullet that just restates your job title in sentence form.
What it is, and who writes it.
What it is
A résumé bullet is the most compressed form of your work — one line that has to carry a strong verb, what you did, and a quantified result, for a reader (or an ATS) who spends seconds on your résumé before deciding whether to keep reading. Most résumés are full of duty descriptions ('responsible for managing X'); the ones that get interviews are full of accomplishments with numbers attached.
Who writes it
You write it, whenever you are updating your résumé — ideally continuously, as accomplishments happen, rather than reconstructing a year of work from memory right before a job search.
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What if I genuinely don't have a number for this accomplishment?
Estimate honestly with reasonable rounding ('roughly 200 tickets a week'), or describe scope and outcome concretely instead ('the only engineer supporting a 40-person sales team'). Avoid inventing a precise number you can't defend in an interview.
How many bullets per job should I have?
Usually three to five for recent, relevant roles, fewer for older or less relevant ones — every bullet should be doing real work to earn its place.
Should every bullet start with a different verb?
Yes, where possible — repeating 'managed' or 'helped' across bullets reads as duty description, not accomplishment, and buries your strongest verbs.
Can I use the same bullets on LinkedIn?
You can adapt the substance, but LinkedIn rewards a slightly more narrative voice — see our LinkedIn About guide for that format.