⚫Bulletpoints

Bullet points are one of the most important parts of your resume because they showcase you impact and can help recruiters gauge your value-add to the company. Bulletpoints should be formatted in the following format:

Question Model: What, How, Why?

This model should be used in each bullet point. It shows impact by answering 3 questions to showcase context , skills, and impact through answering the following questions:

What

• Explains what you did, what you built, what you contributed

• Should say what project you built

How

• Explains how you built it, what skills you developed

• Should list all technologies used and learned

Why

• Explains why it mattered, what impact you had on the company

• Should list number of people impacted, money generated, or efficiency increased

Example #1: Company Internship

Developed a website extension (what) using HTML, Node JS, and CSS (how) resulting in an increase in website traffic of 20% (why)

Example #2: Research or On-Campus experience

Created a database (what) using Python, React, and C# (how) in order to help the college make strategic decisions for 10K students(why)

Example #3: TA or Tutor experience

Assisted 150 students in a CS course(what) in learning C++ (how) resulting in an average class average of a B+(why)

Verbs to use

The verbs you use in your resume matter because they showcase leadership qualities, confidence, and show more impact. Use active verbs vs. passive verbs in all your bullet points, examples of active vs. passive verbs are below: