Writing bullet points
What is the difference between a weak bullet point and a strong one?
A weak bullet is vague and describes a general duty; a strong bullet is specific, starts with an action and shows scope or results.
Weak: "Responsible for social media."
Strong: "Planned and posted daily content on Instagram and LinkedIn for a regional furniture brand, growing followers steadily over a year."
Weak: "Helped customers."
Strong: "Answered about 50 customer calls a day on billing and technical issues, resolving most on the first call."
Weak: "Did maintenance work."
Strong: "Carried out preventive maintenance on 12 chillers and AHUs in a hospital, following the monthly PPM schedule."
What made the difference:
- An action verb instead of "responsible for" or "helped".
- What exactly was done and for whom.
- Size, frequency or a result.
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Templates to try
Free to edit and preview. Single-column layouts are the safest choice for applicant tracking systems.

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