Job skills

“As many as 83.5% of the recruiters say the skills section on a resume plays a critical role during a candidate’s evaluation,” Zety survey results report.

There are several ways you can formulate the skills section.

An article on Jobscan offers these suggestions:

• Create a simple bullet list resume skills section
• Create a skills list with expanded bullets
• List additional skills after each job
• Break resume skills sections into categories (this could even include a separate soft skills section)

• Breaking down your skills

While teamwork and communication are the most sought-after soft skills, they are most often missing from candidates’ resumes, the study noted. Zety came up with this list of the most important soft skills which have become especially important considering the huge increase in remote working since the pandemic began:

1. Teamwork
2. Communication
3. Time management
4. Problem-solving
5. Creativity
6. Leadership
7. Organization
8. Emotional intelligence
9. Decision-making
10. Stress management

Not surprisingly, given the data- and tech-driven nature of today’s workplace, 53% of respondents said analytical skills were among the most important hard skills for a potential employee to bring to the table. Zety compiled this list of hard skills — the kind easiest for companies to teach and to measure:

1. Analytical skills
2. High-level IT skills
3. Basic computer knowledge
4. Customer service skills
5. Presentation skills
6. Team management
7. Project management
8. Marketing
9. Writing
10. Graphic design