The Difference Between Soft Skills and Hard Skills On Your Resume

This is the difference between 𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀 and 𝘀𝗼𝗳𝘁 𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀 on your 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘂𝗺𝗲, and where to list them.

💡Hard skills are teachable and measurable abilities, such as writing, reading, math, or ability to use computer programs.

💡Soft skills are the traits that make you a good employee, such as etiquette, communication and listening, getting along with other people (per Zety).

👉 Per LinkedIn Product Managers, the top hard skills people are learning before getting hired include:

☑️ Software development

☑️ Project management

☑️ Data analysis

☑️ Digital marketing

☑️ Product management

👉 Top soft skills that recruiters are looking for since we’re going to be hiring for a post-#globalhealthcrisis include:

☑️ Adaptive

☑️ Collaborative

☑️ Creative

☑️ Critical thinking

☑️ Resilient

☑️ Empathetic

☑️ Ethical

☑️ Problem-solving

👉 On a resume:

✅ Weave in the hard skills under a “Core Competencies” section as well as within the summary and experience sections.

✅ Weave in the soft skills under the summary only, and do not overload it, be selective.

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