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ResumeAugust 28, 2026

The XYZ method for bullet points

Google recommends a framework for writing resume bullets called the XYZ method, and it is the fastest fix for a resume that is not getting callbacks. Accomplished X, by doing Y, resulting in Z. What you did, how you did it, and what changed because of it.

Most accounting bullets stop at X, and usually a weak version of it.

The part you cannot drop is Z. A bullet with no result is a job description, and every other candidate with your title wrote the same one. Try it on three bullets tonight, just the ones in the top third of page one, because that is the part a recruiter is guaranteed to read.

Before

Responsible for month-end close and account reconciliations

After

Streamlined month-end close processes for three international subsidiaries ($400M combined revenue) by rebuilding 60+ balance sheet recons in Blackline and automating 14 recurring accruals and allocations in SAP, cutting close from 8 business days to 3