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The Skills section of a resume is an opportunity for the job applicant to explain the skills and knowledge used to achieve results. The applicant should emphasize those skills that were used in the highest impact positions held throughout their work history. The marketable skills appearing on a resume should be positioned as the tools used to support the applicants summary of qualifications or success stories.
When compiling a list of career or job skills, the applicant should initially put together an exhaustive list, then prioritize and edit them at a later point in time. Some examples of skills used on a resume include:
- Sales / Marketing Skills - market research, advertising, account development
- Operational Skills - product research, procurement, materials management
- Human Resource Skills - recruiting, training, labor negotiations
- Financial / Administrative Skills - mergers and acquisitions, budgeting, cost reduction strategies
- Supervisory Skills - staff development, planning skills, team building
Other forms of this term include - skill, skilled |
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