When a recruiter or hiring manager looks at your resume, they spend an average of six seconds scanning it before making a decision. In today’s market, they are busier than ever and overwhelmed with applications. They aren’t going to “dig” into your history to find the value\u2014you have to hand it to them.<\/p>\n
Your goal is to make your resume easy to read and even easier to parse.<\/strong> If a hiring manager has to work to understand your experience, you\u2019ve already lost.<\/p>\n The best way to make your value obvious is to optimize your bullet points. In my experience, there are three distinct levels of resume accomplishments. To land a top-tier tech role, you need to be aiming for the third.<\/p>\n “Did the thing.”<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n In this format, you\u2019re simply stating a task you completed.<\/p>\n “Ran this aspect of the business using Technology A and Technology B.”<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n You are now sharing the tools and technologies you used to get the job done.<\/p>\n “Improved [Process X] using Technology C, which reduced latency by 15%.”<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n This is the desired format for every single bullet point. You are sharing what you did, how you did it, and the value you created.<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nLevel 1: The Basic Accomplishment<\/h2>\n
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Level 2: The Skillful Accomplishment<\/h2>\n
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Level 3: The Impactful Accomplishment (The Gold)<\/h2>\n