Too many resumes skip the numbers game

I see so many people post about trying to land a job at places like Mercy Hospital in Chicago, but their resumes just list duties without any real numbers. If you saved 3 hours a shift or cut wait times by 15%, you need to put that in there. How do you expect hiring managers to see your impact if you don't spell it out with specifics?

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the_vera15d agoMost Upvoted

I mean, sure, numbers can help, but is it really that serious? "Spell it out with specifics" makes it sound like hiring managers are robots who can't read between the lines. A lot of jobs don't have clear numbers to track, especially in healthcare support roles where you're dealing with human beings, not widgets. Plus, some people just aren't good at bragging about themselves with metrics, you know? Their actual work ethic and experience should still count for something.

parker_campbell15d ago

One time I sat through a hiring meeting where the manager literally skipped over a resume because it said "helped patients" instead of "reduced wait times by 15 minutes and handled 20 cases a day." Numbers made all the difference there, even for a support role. I get that not everything can be measured, but specifics separate you from the pile way faster than general talk about work ethic.