The skills section of a resume
is an opportunity to highlight your strengths and abilities. You can
tailor what you list in this section to a specific role so that the
skills listed on your resume match the skills mentioned in the job position description.
The
skills that you include in your resume and cover letters will help your
job application materials get selected by the systems employers use to
select applicants to interview. You should also be prepared to mention
your most relevant skills during job interviews.
Top Skills Employers Want
Review these lists of the most in-demand skills employers seek.
- Top 10 Communication Skills
- Top 10 Customer Service Skills
- Top 10 Leadership Skills
- Top 7 Soft Skills
- Top 7 Skills Employers Seek in Job Applicants
- Top 10 Information Technology (IT) Soft Skills
Resume Skills Listed By Type
Review these comprehensive lists that include both hard and soft skills for each category.
A - D
- Accounting
- Active Listening
- Administrative
- Analytical
- Behavioral
- Blue Collar Job Skills
- Business Intelligence
- Business
- Business Storytelling
- Cognitive
- Collaboration
- College Student / Graduate Skills Listed by Major
- Communication
- Computer
- Conflict Management
- Conflict Resolution
- Consulting
- Content Strategy
- Creative Thinking
- Critical Thinking
- Customer Service
- Decision Making
- Delegation
- Deductive Reasoning
- Digital Marketing
- Digital Media
E - M
- Editing
- Entrepreneurial
- Finance
- Flexibility
- General
- Hard Skills
- Health Care Skills Listed by Job
- High School Student Skills
- Hospitality Industry
- Inductive Reasoning
- Information Technology
- Interpersonal
- Leadership
- Legal
- Listening
- Logical Thinking
- Management
- Marketing
- Microsoft Office Skills
- Motivational
- Multitasking
N - Z
- Negotiations
- Nonverbal Communication
- Organizational
- Personal
- Persuasive
- Presentation
- Problem Solving
- Public Speaking
- QuickBooks
- Research
- Retail Industry
- Sales
- Social Media
- Soft Skills
- Strategic Planning
- Strengths
- Team Building
- Teamwork
- Tech Skills Listed by Job
- Technical
- Time Management
- Transferable
- Verbal Communication
- Writing
Skills Listed by Job
As
well as the general skills you'll need for most jobs, it's important to
show employers that you have the job specific skills required for
success in the workplace. Review this list of employment skills listed
by job for information on the skills and attributes required for many
different occupations.
Types of Skills
When you're adding skills to a resume, there are two types of skills that you should include.
Soft skills
are the skills that apply to every job. They are your people skills -
interpersonal skills, communication skills, and other qualities that
enable you to be successful in the workplace.
Hard skills
are the qualifications required to do the job. For example, computer
skills, administrative skills, or customer service skills. Find out more
about the difference between hard and soft skills.
Match Your Skills to the Job
Employers
want to see that you have what it takes to succeed on the job. The
skills you list on your resume will be used to match your qualifications
to the job for which you're applying.
When you're including skills on your resume be specific. The better a match you are for the job,
the better chance you will have of being chosen for an interview. Here
are examples of skills for resumes, cover letters, job applications, and
job interviews.
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