Career Essentials_The Interview by Dale Mayer

Author:Dale Mayer [Mayer, Dale]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Non-Fiction
ISBN: 9781927461181
Publisher: Valley Publishing
Published: 2011-05-11T05:00:00+00:00

Skills

This building block can be left as General Skills or subheadings can be used to separate off what you need to highlight. There are many subheadings to consider, such as: Strengths, Talents, Expertise, Core Competencies, Proficiency, and Key Qualifications.

For example, if you have excellent computer skills with proficiency in various aspects, then create a heading called Computer Skills. Your choice will be based upon the type of experience needed and the type of job you are applying for.

In order to best represent yourself in this section look to the section you completed on work experience. This is often easier if you have completed your work history first. In this section you need to consider:

• What type of skills stand out?

• What skills does the job need?

• What is important about you that the employer should know?

• Can you name your strengths?

• What skills or traits can you offer that another applicant might not?

• What skills did you learn at a previous job that you can offer to the new employer?

• What are you good at?

Writing this particular section can be hard. Again, don’t expect to write this section perfectly the first time. Try to get the ideas down first, then tweak the phrases to make them more powerful.

Remember to think in terms of the job and what you have to offer the employer. Consider everything here – the various experiences, the skills learned, the licenses, training, anything that shows the benefit of hiring you.

Transferable skills count here too. These are skills that move from one job to another, such as management or communication skills.

Once you have this large jumble of skills, try to organize them into groups. This makes them easier to identify. Examples of skill groups include clerical, computer, and management. After putting each of your skills into a group, add in more details.

If you have management skills, put down how long, over how many people, or even the size of the budget you handled.

If you were a switchboard operator, put down for how long and the number of lines you handled.

There are hundreds of applicable skills. They can be in many areas and you can break down your skills into subheadings as appropriate. Some of the more common subheadings include Technical, Clerical, Management, Research, Computer, Creative, Communication and even an Other category if you need.

When you are looking at what skills you have, consider:

• Analyzing performance

• Budget management

• Billing

• Bookkeeping

• Designing

• Implementing

• Lecturing

There is an incredible array of potential skills to put down in this category. Here a few websites that offer lists for you to consider:

• www.resumedictionary.com/resume-skills-checklist

• www.quintcareers.com/job_skills_values.html

• www.job-interview-site.com/resume-skills-list-of-skills-for-resume-sample-resume-skills-examples.html

I’m listing the full website instead of using hidden hyper list in case the pages change. This way you can still find the main websites.

From these lists, you should get a clearer idea of what type of skills you might have. Feel free to make your own subheading and list your skills below. Here’s an example:

Creative Skills

• Designing

• Developing

• Illustrating

• Inventing

• Performing

• Planning

You can have up to three columns across the page if you have three separate categories you need to put down.

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