This is the difference between ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ ๐๐ธ๐ถ๐น๐น๐ and ๐๐ผ๐ณ๐ ๐๐ธ๐ถ๐น๐น๐ on your ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐๐บ๐ฒ, and where to list them. ๐กHard skills are teachable and measurable abilities, such as writing, reading, math, or ability to use computer programs. ๐กSoft skills are the traits that make you a good employee, such as etiquette, communication and listening, getting along with other people (per Zety). ๐ Per LinkedIn Product Managers, the top hard skills people are learning before getting hired
๐ชงWe surveyed 30 hiring managers to identify some #bestresumepractices. ๐We asked that they “think like a jobseeker” when answering. ๐บResults in the slide, breakdown as follows (โ added my input after each): ๐๐ค๐ฌ ๐ข๐๐ฃ๐ฎ ๐ฉ๐๐ข๐๐จ ๐๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ก๐ฎ ๐๐ค๐ง ๐ ๐ฃ๐๐ฌ ๐๐ค๐? Focus on quality over quantity. Be more strategic. Identify the where, then the who, then the action required to get there. ๐ฟ๐ค ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช ๐ค๐ฌ๐ฃ ๐ ๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ฃ๐๐๐ง๐ ๐ง๐๐จ๐ช๐ข๐ ๐ค๐ง ๐พ๐? It’s your marketing collateral.
Letโs be honest, ageism exists and it sucks. People with a ton of experience and ever more wisdom face the harsh realities that some companies will want to hire younger. And cheaper. However, understand that itโs the interview that can dictate your outcome. In the interview room, you can take control. You can grab them by the arms (not physically of course) and shake their belief in you as a viable candidate. As someone that
Action verbs are important on your resume. Excuse me, what I meant to say was, ACTION WORDS ARE IMPORTANT ON YOUR RESUME! Very important. Action verbs are key to setting your sentence’s tone within your experience section. Most importantly, utilizing active action verbs even better highlights your ability to make an impact to the bottom-line. For example, instead of Created, use Creates. My personal favorite action verbs are Drove, Headed, Accomplished, Chaired, Engineering, Orchestrated, Built,
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