{"id":"col-resume-bullets","audience":"college","category":"applications","technique":"examples","title":"Turn your campus job notes into resume bullets","free":false,"task":"You're applying for a summer internship and want resume bullets for your old campus library job. You want exactly 3 bullets, under 50 words in total, each starting with a past-tense action verb and including a number from your notes, in the same style as the example bullet you saved. Use only facts and numbers your notes confirm, and don't take credit for team totals. Output just the bullets.","materialLabel":"Your job notes (attached to your prompt automatically)","material":"Library Help Desk Assistant, Hollins Library, Sept 2024 - May 2026, about 12 hrs/week\n\nstuff I did:\n- answered questions at the desk, walk-ins + online chat. Supervisor said our desk handled about 3,100 questions last year (that's the whole desk, 6 of us, not just me)\n- trained 4 new student workers this past fall on the checkout system\n- made a laminated cheat sheet for fixing printer jams. Supervisor said printer complaints went down a lot (not sure by how much... maybe 40%?? never got a real number, DON'T use it unless she confirms)\n- reshelved about 200 books per shift\n- closed the library alone on Fridays, counted the cash drawer for printing fees at close\n- noticed the hours page had a broken link and emailed IT, they fixed it\n\nExample bullet from the career center handout (I like this style):\n\"Organized 12 campus tours for 300+ prospective students and families\"\n\nCareer center tips: start with a strong verb, put the number in, keep it to one line, never \"Responsible for\". Recruiters spend about 7 seconds on a resume (lol).\n\nInternship I'm applying to: summer operations assistant at a regional museum. Application due Nov 20.","rules":[{"type":"maxBullets","max":3},{"type":"maxWords","max":50}],"mistakes":[{"title":"Asking for \"resume bullets\"","why":"The AI writes 5 to 8 bullets, often with a summary line and tips on top.","fix":"Be exact: \"exactly 3 bullets.\"","checks":["maxBullets"]},{"title":"Not showing an example","why":"Without a model, the AI writes long, buzzword-heavy bullets that sound like everyone else's.","fix":"Paste one you like: \"Match this style: 'Organized 12 campus tours for 300+ students.'\"","checks":["r0"]},{"title":"Letting it use shaky numbers","why":"The AI loves a big percentage and will grab one even when your notes say it's a guess.","fix":"Add: \"Use only numbers my notes confirm. Credit team totals to the team.\"","checks":["r1"]},{"title":"Trusting the AI to count words","why":"AI is bad at counting. Ask for a total word limit and it often lands 10-20% over.","fix":"Cap each part instead: \"each line under 15 words.\"","checks":["maxWords"]},{"title":"Getting extras you didn't ask for","why":"The AI adds alternate versions and advice, so you have to dig out the bullets.","fix":"Say: \"Output only the 3 bullets.\"","checks":["r2"]}],"promptHints":[{"label":"Says how many bullets","patterns":["\\b(3|three)\\b.{0,15}bullet","bullet.{0,20}\\b(3|three)\\b"]},{"label":"Shows an example","patterns":["example","like this","this style","organized 12"]},{"label":"Asks for verbs and numbers","patterns":["verb","number","metric"]},{"label":"Keeps it to confirmed facts","patterns":["confirm","only.{0,25}notes","don't (use|invent|guess)","do not (use|invent|guess)","40"]},{"label":"Limits length","patterns":["\\d+\\s*words","one line","short"]}],"hint":"Showing the AI one bullet you like works better than describing a style. Pair it with an exact count and a rule about which numbers are safe to use.","rubricLabels":["There are exactly 3 bullets, each starting with a past-tense action verb (like 'Trained' or 'Reshelved', not 'Responsible for' or an -ing word) and each containing a number from the notes","Does not use the unconfirmed printer-complaint figure (about 40%), and if it uses the 3,100 questions figure, credits it to the desk team rather than the student alone","Outputs only the bullets in one-line style like the example: no intro, no headings, no alternative versions, no tips"]}