Product Designer resume guide

This guide helps you tailor a Product Designer resume to a specific job description while keeping it clear, truthful, and ATS-friendly.

What hiring teams look for

• UX process and decision-making
• Interaction design and visual craft
• Collaboration with product/engineering
• Outcomes: conversion, usability, retention

Strong resume structure

• Header (name, location, links)
• 2–3 line summary aligned to the role
• Skills (grouped, not a keyword dump)
• Experience (impact-first bullets)
• Projects (optional but powerful)
• Education / certifications (as relevant)

Skills section: what to include

• UX: research, flows, wireframes, prototypes
• Tools: Figma (or equivalent)
• Design systems: components, consistency
• Delivery: handoff, iteration, accessibility basics

Bullet writing: the formula that works

Use: Action + Method + Result (+ Scope)

Examples:

• “Redesigned checkout flow, improving conversion by 9% after usability testing and iteration.”
• “Built a design system that reduced design-to-dev handoff time by 30%.”
• “Partnered with PM/Eng to ship improvements, reducing support tickets related to navigation by 20%.”

ATS and formatting notes

• Keep layout clean and easy to parse
• Link to portfolio clearly in header

Common pitfalls

• Only listing tools (Figma) without outcomes
• Vague “improved UX” bullets
• Missing collaboration evidence

Using HyperApply for this role

• Use HyperApply to align your summary and bullet language to the job’s UX focus (consumer vs B2B, mobile vs web).
• Related: /learn/how-to-write-star-bullets-for-your-resume