Posts tagged with “Bulletpoints”

Bullet points might be one of your resume's closest friends, but do you know how best to use them to maximize their effectiveness? Here are some points on how best to use bullets:

• Use them in moderation. Like most things you can get too much of a good thing, meaning that a page full of nothing but bullet points isn't much better than a page full of paragraphs.
• Prioritize and put your best points first, because the first thing they read is what a person is most likely to remember. Burying achievements several levels down in a list means they might not even be seen, let alone remembered.
  
• Bullet consistently, i.e. don't use them in one section and not another. Creating a clean, organized resume not only leads the reader to relevant information quickly, but also showcases your communication and presentation skills.
  

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Ah, the bullet point. Avoided like the plague by some and used to death by others, what's the real value in this unique little typographical tool?

Recruiters and hiring managers spend very little time reading resumes (as little as 3 minutes or less in many cases) and large blocks of unbroken text are likely to get skipped over and may even land your entire resume in the trash bin. But using bullet points can make your resume more reader-friendly, encourage concise and to-the-point writing, and help highlight the things you most want employers to see. They're one of the easiest tools for improving your chances at landing an interview!