# Cybersecurity Resume Bullet Builder

North Star Security

Use this worksheet to turn projects, labs, tickets, and investigations into specific cybersecurity resume bullets.

## 1. Base formula

> [Action verb] [security task] using [tool/data/source], documented [evidence/output], and recommended or completed [action/outcome].

## 2. Action verbs

- Investigated
- Analyzed
- Documented
- Validated
- Reviewed
- Correlated
- Triaged
- Summarized
- Remediated
- Reported

## 3. Evidence words

- timeline
- incident report
- vulnerability summary
- log analysis
- evidence packet
- control note
- remediation plan
- executive summary
- evidence-backed answer

## 4. Before and after

**Weak:**

> Did a cybersecurity lab.

**Stronger:**

> Investigated simulated SSH brute-force activity using authentication logs, documented a timeline and source IP summary, and produced an incident report with recommended account security actions.

**Weak:**

> Used vulnerability scanner.

**Stronger:**

> Validated vulnerability scan results against affected assets, documented evidence and business impact, and wrote a remediation recommendation with retest steps.

## 5. Your worksheet

**What did you investigate/build/review?**  
**What tools, logs, or data did you use?**  
**What evidence did you produce?**  
**What decision or recommendation came from the work?**  
**Final resume bullet:**  

## 6. Credibility check

Before using the bullet, ask:

- Can I explain every word in an interview?
- Is this based on work I actually did?
- Does it name evidence or output?
- Does it avoid exaggeration?

## North Star standard

Specific beats generic. Evidence beats buzzwords.