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Resume Bullet Point Improver
Paste your bullets and see what is holding each one back: duty language, no numbers, filler words, passive voice. Swap in a stronger action verb with one click, or ask the AI for a rewrite.
- Five checks per bullet, instantly, in your browser
- One-click action verbs, grouped by the kind of work
- Optional AI rewrite that never invents numbers
Check and improve your bullet points
Paste one bullet per line. The checks run in your browser. The optional AI rewrite sends only the bullet you click, and we do not store it.
What a strong resume bullet looks like
A bullet answers a recruiter’s silent question: so what? Duties say what the job was; a strong bullet says what you did and what changed because of it. The shape that works is action verb + what you did + how + result.
| Weak | Stronger |
|---|---|
| Responsible for managing the customer support team | Led a team of 8 support agents, cutting average first-response time from 9 hours to 3 |
| Helped with onboarding new hires and other HR tasks | Onboarded 30 new hires across 4 departments, building the checklist the HR team still uses |
| Managed social media accounts and posted content | Grew the brand’s Instagram following from 2,400 to 9,100 in a year by posting three times a week and testing short video |
The “stronger” lines use made-up figures to show the shape. Use your own, and only ones that are true: employers check, and an interviewer will ask you to walk through any number on the page.
Choosing the opening verb
The “Pick a stronger verb” button above groups verbs by the kind of work: leadership, achievement, improvement, building, analysis, communication, service and operations. Use the past tense for roles you have left and the present tense (“Lead”, “Manage”) for the one you hold now, and pick the most specific verb that is true. For a longer list with notes on when to use each one, see the guide to resume action verbs.
Bullets that need a number but have none
Most roles produce a figure if you look for one. Ask: how many people, customers, projects or dollars? How often, or how fast? What was it before, and what was it after? How did you compare with the team or the target? If the honest answer is “I do not know”, say what you can: the scale of the work (“for a 40-seat clinic”) is a figure too.
Once your bullets are tight, check the whole document with the resume length checker and the free ATS resume checker.
Frequently asked questions
- How do I write a good resume bullet point?
- Open with a strong past-tense action verb, say what you did, how, and what came of it, in one or two lines. A formula that works: action verb + what you did + how + measurable result. “Cut ticket response time from 9 hours to 3 by building a triage rota for a team of 8.”
- Do I really need numbers in every bullet?
- Not in every one, but in most. Numbers show scale and make a claim believable: people managed, money saved, time cut, volume handled, percentage change. If you do not have exact figures, use an honest estimate you could defend in an interview (“about 40 customers a day”), and never invent one.
- What are the best action verbs for a resume?
- The ones that say what you actually did and sit at the start of the bullet: Led, Built, Reduced, Launched, Negotiated, Analyzed. Pick the most specific verb that is true. The verb picker above groups them by the kind of work so you can find one fast.
- What words should I avoid in resume bullets?
- Duty phrases like “responsible for” and “helped with”, first-person pronouns, and empty adjectives such as “hard-working”, “dynamic” and “team player”. They say nothing a recruiter can verify. Replace each with something you did and its result.
- Should resume bullets be in the past or present tense?
- Use the past tense for jobs you have left and the present tense for the job you hold now. Pick one tense per role and keep it consistent.
- How long should a resume bullet be?
- One to two lines, roughly 10 to 25 words. Longer than that and a recruiter skims past it; shorter and it rarely has room for a result.
- What happens to the bullet I send to the AI rewrite?
- Only the bullet you click, and the optional job title, are sent to the AI service that writes the rewrite. We do not store them or attach them to an account. The rewrite is told never to add numbers you did not give: where a figure would help it leaves a [placeholder] for you to fill in or delete.
- Is the AI rewrite free?
- Yes, within a daily limit per visitor. The rule-based checks and the verb list have no limit and run entirely in your browser.
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