I always run a quick heat‑map of each bullet point before it hits the printer—look for that “X‑factor” you mentioned. For example, the transition from a junior analyst to a project lead often hides a 0.4 lift in stakeholder influence; I quantify that and add it as a KPI. Lateral moves that land in a different industry can be a strategic pivot if you align the skill vector with the target market’s growth curve. In interviews I pre‑test every answer against the STAR model, then tweak the wording until the sentiment score hits 92%. Those hidden patterns are really just the statistical footnotes that most people skip, but they’re the difference between a static résumé and one that optimizes for return on effort.