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Resume Bullet Quantifier (action + number scorer)

Recruiters skim, not read. Numbers and strong verbs make bullets clear.

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How to use this calculator well

  1. Paste your actual bullets — full sentences, not keyword lists.
  2. US resumes rarely exceed 6-8 bullets total. Quality over quantity.
  3. Aim for 1 number per bullet — percentage improvement, dollar value, time saved, count of users.
  4. Avoid weak openers ('helped', 'worked on'). Strong openers demonstrate ownership.

Frequently asked questions

How many bullets per role?

4-6 for recent roles, 2-3 for older ones. Recruiters spend 6-8 seconds on initial scan.

Should I use first-person?

No — drop the 'I'. US resumes are telegraphic: 'Led team of 4 to ship in 3 weeks', not 'I led the team...'.

Is a longer resume ever better?

For consulting / IB target roles, 1.5 pages is borderline accepted. For most industries, 1 page hard limit.

What are the common mistakes when using Resume Bullet Quantifier (action + number scorer)? Most common mistakes come down to four habits: entering 20 when the field expects 0.2 because the field is a percentage; leaving a field blank and accepting the default without checking what it stands for; changing one input and reading a result that was calculated before the change; and quoting the output as an exact figure when the page describes it as a reference estimate. Press calculate again after any edit, and treat the number as a reference point rather than a final answer.

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