This advice is spot-on and generally how I approach things when I'm looking for a job. For the "regular" parts, it's very important to be specific. Don't say

This advice is spot-on and generally how I approach things when I'm looking for a job. For the "regular" parts, it's very important to be specific. Don't say you "worked on" something, say exactly what you did. Did you "work" on optimizing performance, or did you dig in with profiling tools to identify expensive or highly used code loops, etc.