Resume & LinkedIn Optimization

Quantified Achievements & Action Verbs

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Formula: [Action Verb] + [What] + [Impact/Result]

Weak:

  • Worked on recommendation system
  • Used Python for data analysis
  • Helped improve model accuracy

Strong:

  • Built recommendation system increasing CTR by 15% using collaborative filtering
  • Analyzed 500K user records identifying 3 key churn predictors with XGBoost
  • Optimized model architecture reducing inference time from 2s to 200ms

ML-Specific Action Verbs

Model Development:

  • Engineered, Architected, Designed
  • Fine-tuned, Trained, Optimized

Deployment:

  • Deployed, Shipped, Launched
  • Scaled, Automated, Containerized

Analysis:

  • Analyzed, Investigated, Identified
  • Evaluated, Benchmarked, Validated

Impact:

  • Improved, Increased, Reduced
  • Accelerated, Achieved, Delivered

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