Create your CV and Cover Letter and Ace the interview
Types of Keywords for Resumes
- Industry-Specific Skills – Bookkeeping, product launch, proposal writing
- Soft Skills – Problem solving, communication, sales, team management
- Hardware and Software Used for the Job – Dreamweaver, SQL, VOIP
- Job Titles – UX Designer, Business Development Manager, Full stack Developer
- Training and Certification – Six Sigma, Project Management, ITIL
- Education – MBA, PhD, BS
- Industry Terms – Asset management, A/B Editing, digital video editing workflow
- Impressive Terms – Fortune 500, top salesman
- Company Names – Big name companies are sometimes used when finding applicants for top positions
- Locations – Zip codes, city or state names used to narrow down searches to a geographic location
How to analyze the job advertisements
If it is for a specific role:
- Read the ad
- Highlight the keywords
- List all the keywords (use the CV Research Info template to write down the keywords)
If you have multiple ads for similar roles:
- Read each ad
- Highlight the keywords
- List all the keywords
- Pick the keywords that are common
Important Tip:
The skills and experience mentioned in the first paragraph are usually the most important.
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