{"id":3551,"date":"2017-04-28T09:31:19","date_gmt":"2017-04-28T15:31:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/careercenter\/?p=3551"},"modified":"2017-04-28T09:31:19","modified_gmt":"2017-04-28T15:31:19","slug":"how-to-write-resume-bullets-thatll-make-the-hiring-manager-pay-attention","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/careercenter\/how-to-write-resume-bullets-thatll-make-the-hiring-manager-pay-attention\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Write Resume Bullets That\u2019ll Make the Hiring Manager Pay Attention"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.themuse.com\/author\/andrea-gerson\">ANDREA GERSON<br \/>\n<\/a>Re-posted from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.themuse.com\/\">THE MUSE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Not to be a downer, but most job postings receive an average <a href=\"https:\/\/www.themuse.com\/advice\/6-insider-job-search-facts-thatll-make-you-rethink-how-youre-applying\">of 250 applications<\/a> per role. This might seem like a depressing number, but it\u2019s important to keep the competition in mind.<\/p>\n<p>Why? Because it reminds you that it <em>is<\/em> worth putting that extra time into your application (even if you\u2019d rather be doing something else).<\/p>\n<p>As a professional resume writer, there is one change I\u2019m always recommending to my clients: perfecting their bullet points.\u00a0Strong bullets will spice up your resume and help ensure that your content actually showcases your strengths, not just the boring tasks that you were assigned. And that\u2019s what\u2019ll help you <a href=\"https:\/\/www.themuse.com\/advice\/my-team-reviews-1000000-resumes-a-year-and-these-are-the-people-who-stand-out\">stand out<\/a> to hiring managers.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.themuse.com\/advice\/how-to-write-resume-bullets-thatll-make-the-hiring-manager-pay-attention?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=weekly_20170428&amp;utm_source=blueshift&amp;utm_content=daily_20170428_final&amp;bsft_eid=63fcbf51-5944-45bc-bf00-79d9f581e143&amp;bsft_clkid=d4e1bd84-dcc1-43f7-9a48-8135e71c65ff&amp;bsft_uid=cdb818f3-fbe0-4a30-8137-2d1f7c3e2d56&amp;bsft_mid=64990b23-68f6-47f2-a820-78523eeccedb\">READ MORE<\/a> about how to do it<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By ANDREA GERSON Re-posted from THE MUSE Not to be a downer, but most job postings receive an average of 250 applications per role. This might seem like a depressing number, but it\u2019s important to keep the competition in mind. Why? 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