How to make your tech resume attractive to employers and recruiters if you don’t have a lot of professional experience? Strengthening experience descriptions is one of the ways you can achieve this goal. Jointly with the team of , an ML-powered app for resume improvement, we’ve run through dozens of junior developer resumes to pick up “weak” bullet points and show by example how it is possible to make them sound more impressive. Take a look at the difference: CV Compiler I was responsible for designing and implementing X feature for the XYZ CRM. X, a new built-in CRM feature enabling its users to easily keep track of their business expenses. ✓ Designed and implemented 20k Implemented social login and profile autofill functionality using OAuth with JavaScript. by implementing social login and profile autofill functionality using OAuth with JavaScript. ✓ Achieved a 20% uplift in conversion rates Reduced page load time using Ajax. Reduced of the page load time using Ajax. ✓ 30% Rebuilt the home page on the website. Rebuilt the home page, . ✓ improving page load time by 3 seconds with updated code Worked with senior developers to develop, deploy, and troubleshoot some web applications. with team of software engineers on the development, deployment, and troubleshooting web applications. ✓ Collaborated cross-functional agile 7+ Responsible for prototyping UI animations, improving performance and stability of UI and JavaScript runtime. new UI animations, performance and stability of UI and JavaScript runtime. ✓ Prototyped significantly improved Used Bootstrap, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and jQuery to build a mobile-friendly website for Khan Academy. website for Khan Academy using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. ✓ Built a fully functional mobile-friendly Helped convert front-end from ERB files to React framework. front end from ERB files to React framework in joint collaboration with X. ✓ Converted Building a mobile version of the sales reporting application using X, Y, and Z. a mobile version of the sales reporting app using X, Y, and Z. ✓ Independently built/developed Created a new client CSS branding file using Less. a new client CSS branding file using Less, ✓ Coded resulting in a 70% reduction in file size and 2x less time to brand a site. Now, try to improve yours! Here’s a quick how-to guide for you: If you haven’t already, describe your experiences in . bullet-point form Start out all your bullet points with . Make sure to these verbs so you don’t sound repetitive. strong action verbs vary When describing the roles/projects that have already ended, use action verbs in the . past tense your accomplishments, as much as possible. Quantify If you’re an IT student, be sure to share with your bootcamp/career coaches to get access to CV Compiler’s resume and job search toolkit for young professionals in tech. Over 500 bootcamp students and recent graduates have already benefited from using it. this link

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