Yes. When formatting a resume, it’s acceptable to use bullet points in the professional summary for a resume to highlight important skills for quick scanning if it’s a functional or skills-based resume.
For example, a skills-based resume summary for a home health aide would look like this:
Multitasking: Provide quality daily health care, including blood testing, monitoring, washing and wound care to 10 patients with very different needs.
Verbal communication: Interface daily with family members and doctors concerning patients’ treatments.
Compassionate: Stellar customer reviews for the ability to provide emotional comfort to patients.
Knowledgeable: Stay updated on all new medical tests and procedures.
However, most job applicants will use either a chronological or a combination resume format. These job seekers should use the brief paragraph format because it allows them to address more than just skills.