Resume Metrics That Get You Interviews Fast

Recruiters skim for proof. When every bullet has a number, you control the story and cut through a crowded inbox. Here is a quick framework to make your metrics believable.

Anchor each bullet to a baseline

Write one sentence with a before and after. “Reduced page load time from 4.2s to 1.8s” or “Raised weekly demo bookings from 11 to 27.” If you cannot find a baseline, measure a recent sprint and extrapolate cautiously.

Measure what the business felt

• Speed and reliability: latency, error rate, incident count, MTTR.
• Revenue and efficiency: conversion, activation, cost per lead, cost per job run.
• Adoption: weekly active users, seats, feature usage %, retention.

Keep numbers credible

Use real ranges (“~12%”), round sensibly, and avoid vanity totals. If you influenced but did not own the outcome, note your role: “Improved onboarding flow, contributing to a 9% lift in activation.”

Tailor per role

Match the metric to the job description. For infra roles, show reliability. For product, show adoption and revenue. For support tooling, show handle time, backlog burn, and CSAT.

Store your source bullets in RunnieResume, then tailor by swapping the metrics that align with each job you target.