The formula
Action verb + what you did + how (tool, method or keyword) + measurable result.
Keep each bullet to one or two lines, about 18 to 28 words. Put the bullets most relevant to the posting first, and give every role at least three bullets with a number: a percentage, a dollar amount, a time saved, or a volume handled.
Before and after
- Before: Responsible for weekly reports.
After: Produce weekly performance reports for 12 regional managers, cutting review meetings from 90 to 45 minutes. - Before: Helped with vendor issues.
After: Renegotiated delivery terms with 40 suppliers as primary purchasing contact, reducing late shipments by 30% in one year. - Before: Trained new staff.
After: Coached 8 new sales associates through a structured onboarding plan, lifting their first-quarter sales by 20%.
Use your own real figures. If you do not know the exact number, estimate it honestly from records, or leave a placeholder while you check.
Openers to avoid
Responsible for, duties included, worked on, helped, assisted with and involved in all describe presence, not achievement. Starting with an -ing word has the same problem. Replace them with a verb that says what you did: led, built, reduced, negotiated, launched, resolved, coached.
Tense and variety
Use present tense for your current job and past tense for earlier jobs. Vary the opening verbs within a role, so a recruiter scanning down the left edge sees a range of strengths rather than Managed, Managed, Managed.
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How many bullet points per job?
Four to seven for recent, relevant roles; fewer for older roles. Roles that ended more than 15 years ago can be summarized without dates.
What if I do not have numbers?
Most jobs have something countable: volume, frequency, team size, budget, turnaround time, error rate. ProofFit leaves a placeholder such as [X%] where a real figure belongs instead of inventing one.
Should bullets end with a period?
Either is fine. Pick one style and use it everywhere.