I analyzed 176 resume PDF uploads from the platform's job-applications/ and resumes/ flows. 173 PDFs parsed successfully. From those, I extracted 1,575 bullet-like lines and deduped them down to 1,069 candidate resume bullets.
The clearest pattern was not "use better verbs." Most people already use action verbs. The real gap is whether the bullet proves anything.
This matters more in the current market because hiring is getting more skills-based. NACE's 2026 Job Outlook Spring Update says nearly 70% of surveyed employers use skills-based hiring, and employers want candidates who can share examples of using skills to solve problems. LinkedIn's 2026 Skills on the Rise report points in the same direction: employers are looking less at titles and degrees, and more at what people can actually do.
So a resume bullet has one job:
It should make a hiring manager believe you can create value in the job they are hiring for.
Not that you were near the work. Not that you know the tool. That you can create value.