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The Salary Tutor:

5 Ways Your Resume Bullet Points Get You Hired

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5. Include Specific Numbers

When looking at resumes, the mistake I see the most is not having enough numbers under work accomplishments. Sometimes it’s just adding them in, thus:

  • Oversaw yearly offsite training courses for team members

becomes…

  • Oversaw $200,000 training program for 8 offsite courses for 300+ team members

Sometimes you need to go out and grab the numbers. Pretend your company is working on a new iPad app, and you’re looking to get some mobile experience on your resume. If you’re not involved, don’t just wait for an opportunity to happen. Volunteer to help out the team in any way you can, through marketing, design, promotion, or other skills. You might not get paid extra to do it. You might have to put in extra hours and work late for a few months. You might not get the recognition other team members received.

However, you’re doing it for a crucial bullet point on your resume:

  • Mobile experience: Worked on newly-formed emerging media team to help market and promote ABC Corp’s premier iPad app, which was downloaded 33,000 times in the first 14 days and has driven $120,000 in revenue

 

  • Jim Hopkinson

    Jim Hopkinson is an author, writer, and speaker living in New York City. His focus is on career development for the new economy, showing how new media, technology and branding are changing how people look at their career and lifestyle. Read more...