Quantify your impact
Numbers turn claims into evidence. Percentages, dollars, time saved, and scale give a recruiter something concrete to hang onto.
Attach a number wherever you honestly can
Even rough, defensible figures beat none. Quantify the size of what you touched (users, revenue, requests) and the change you drove (faster, cheaper, higher).
Do
- Show magnitude (how big) and change (how much better).
- Use whatever unit fits: %, $, time, volume, or headcount.
- When a precise figure is unknown, estimate a defensible range rather than dropping it entirely.
Avoid
- Never invent numbers — a metric you can't defend in an interview is a liability.
- Don't quantify trivia; reserve numbers for outcomes that actually mattered.
Sped up the reporting job significantly.
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Concrete before/after makes "significantly" real.
How our AI applies this
- STAR reviewerscores each bullet against the STAR rubric and suggests rewrites
- Strategy coachgives prioritized, whole-resume recommendations
- Bullet writerrewrites your experience to match the job, staying 100% factual
- Summary writerdrafts a tailored professional summary
Leave a placeholder rather than a fabrication
If you know an impact existed but not the exact figure, mark it with a bracketed placeholder so you can fill it in later — honestly.
Do
- Use a visible placeholder like "[X%]" or "[N hours/week]" as a reminder to gather the real number.
- Track down the real figure from analytics, tickets, or a former manager before you submit.
Avoid
- Don't ship the placeholder to a real employer, and never replace it with a guess presented as fact.
Increased signups.
Increased trial signups by [X%] by reworking the landing-page headline and CTA.
Our AI uses this same bracket convention rather than inventing a number.
How our AI applies this
- STAR reviewerscores each bullet against the STAR rubric and suggests rewrites
- Bullet writerrewrites your experience to match the job, staying 100% factual