1. Writing Strong Bullet Points

2. Agenda Resume Basics How Recruiters Evaluate a Resume How to Start
Edit & Condense
Using Verbs and Adjectives
Exercise
Examples  

3. Resume Basics Body - 10 to 12 pt Font Headers - 12 to 14 pt Font
Contact Information
Expertise
Body - 10 to 12 pt Font
Headers - 12 to 14 pt Font
Margins - .5 to .8 inch
Reverse chronological
1 page
Submit as PDF or Word file; create a non-illustrator file
Education
Certifications
Profile
Leadership
Skills
Awards

4. How Recruiters Evaluate a Resume+
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5. Recruiters Look for… Expertise that connects with the job description
Bullet points that describe the impact you had on the organization
Information that goes beyond a task list and explains the results
The answer to the question: What value will you bring to my organization?

6. Pick a project or work experience and write a story
How to Start
Pick a project or work experience and write a story
Answer the questions:
What did I do?
How did I do it?
Why did I do it?
What did I achieve?
(include numbers & adjectives)

7. How to Start Write your narrative Edit & condense
-highlight phrases that explain what you did and what your successes were
-Start to edit your answers into short and concise phrases;
-Combine and link phrases that go together
-Be sure all phrases start with a verb
-Add in context – numbers and adjectives

8. Using Verbs & Adjectives
Always start a bullet point with a strong verb, either present or past tense, not ending in –ing
Add adjectives to help clarify what you accomplished. Be sure not to make the statement a hyperbole
Usually to convey time, ex: completed project in a timely manner ahead of schedule
How you did something, ex: delivered high quality customer service
Manage
Create
Analyze
Shipped
Implement
Execute
Design
Led
Launched
Solved
Define
Developed
Decreased
Automated
Increased

9. Exercise Write your narrative Exchange with a partner
Partners edit & condense

10. Examples
Automated image optimization, using Grunt and minified JS and CSS, which reduced page load times by up to 30%
Spearheaded redesign of company’s mobile app, which increased downloads by 28% in less than 6 months
Improved data mining processes, resulting in a 20% decrease in time needed to infer insights from customer data used to develop marketing strategies

11. Questions?