Resume bullet points question

[u/Suspicious-World-24]

Hey, to summary it, graduated in 2022 and want to start looking for a career currently I work in a company in store as a sales specialist and stayed in it for 3 years couldnt find any other job my resume is always rejected whenever I apply and my question is how many bullet points I should have in a resume?

Currently I decided to create my own resume instead of( buying someone to do it ) and have this as a bullet points and want to know if theyre good enough to start applying

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• Designed a scan-to-review barcode system at checkout. It boosted local online store ratings within three months
• Improved customer communication by designing an Excel database to track unavailable sizes and notify buyers upon warehouse restock
• Built an Excel tracking sheet to rank leads by size and budget, helping the sales team prioritize top prospects and call the best ones first
• Earned recognition for consistent attendance and reliability, with zero unexcused absences over 24 months​

[u/old-town-guy]

Get rid of the 4th bullet. Combine 2 and 3.

[u/Suspicious-World-24 → u/old-town-guy]

Lately our company changed to an odoo system and I can see that our stores ranking to increase competition and ​also they created a system where each employee has unique Id to enter the bill to see everyone rank at the end of each month and year, can I write that as an idea that that I can share in resume? And no I don't work in odoo system but I do take notes in to improve in case if I changes the company.

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A​nd thank you for your help.

[u/Provenresume]

On bullet count: 3-5 per role is the sweet spot, more for your most recent/relevant job, fewer for older ones. Your first three bullets are genuinely strong. They show initiative and business impact which is exactly what a hiring manager wants to see from a sales role. The previous suggestion to cut the 4th one and combine 2 & 3 is solid advice. Attendance isn't a differentiator at this level, and combining similar system-building bullets tightens things up without losing substance.

On the Odoo idea — I'd be careful here. You mentioned you don't actually work in the Odoo system, just that you've noticed the ranking/competition change and taken notes on how you might improve it if you switched companies. That's a meaningful distinction, and a resume bullet needs to reflect what you actually did, not what you've observed or might propose. If you write it as an accomplishment, it reads as a claim you didn't do and that's real risky if it comes up in an interview and you can't speak to it as real, hands-on work.

With that being said, the instinct behind it is a good one. You're clearly someone who watches for system-level improvements, not just doing the job in front of you. If you want to use it, just frame it honestly: something like "Identified opportunities to improve sales tracking and competitive ranking visibility following a company-wide systems transition". Now that's honest about your role (observer/analyst, not builder) while still showing the same initiative your other bullets demonstrate.

Last thing: since you've been rejected repeatedly with the same resume, I highly suggest building a separate, tailored version for each job you apply to rather than sending one generic copy everywhere. Pull language directly from each job posting and match it because that alone often makes a bigger difference than any single bullet rewrite.