By Yamit Aggarwal
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What is a resume?
A résumé is a short, point-form document that you give to employers to tell them
about your work experience, education, and skills. Before you write your résumé,
you may want to complete a skill to inventory know what skills you have to offer an
employer.
Skills inventory
Everything you learn and every skill you have is part of your personal tool kit. You
carry these "tools" with you as you move through school and into the job market. When
you develop a skill or gain experience in one place and put what you've learned to use
someplace else, you're using transferable skills.
Look through the following lists and check off every skill that you think you have.
Key skills – I can:
Data/information skills – I can:
People skills – I can:
Verbal/communication skills – I can:
Find your hidden skills
You may have some valuable skills that you haven’t thought about including on your
résumé. Follow these six steps to identify your hidden skills:
1) List all your previous and current experiences, at work and in other contexts.
When you think about your skills, don’t just consider paid work. You can also draw from
extracurricular activities at school, time spent volunteering, and even hobbies.
2) Describe the tasks you completed using action words for each experience.
For example, suppose you worked in a coffee shop. You might describe the tasks you
completed like this:
• I followed recipes, mixed ingredients, set temperatures, baked muffins, and
mixed a variety of hot and cold coffee and tea drinks.
• I worked with complex equipment.
• I operated a cash register, made change, and balanced the day's receipts.
• I worked with others under sometimes busy or stressful situations.
3) Identify the skill(s) required to complete those tasks.
Your list of skills might look something like this:
• manual skills
• computer skills
• financial and number skills
• teamwork and patience skills
4) List other things you learned to do in that job.
Other things you learned working in the coffee shop include how to:
• manage your time responsibly and organize your work
• serve customers in a professional and friendly way
• display products so people will buy them
5) Identify the skills you gained from the other things you learned.
Your list of skills might look something like this:
• time management skills
• customer service and communication skills
• marketing and promotional skills
6) Build strong sentences by combining the skills you developed with the tasks
you completed.
• I developed marketing and creative skills while designing window displays to
attract customers.
• I developed communication skills while serving customers and working with my
co-workers.
• I developed promotional skills while helping customers decide what to order.
• I developed financial skills while making change, ordering inventory, and
balancing the day's receipts.
A2305210212
What is a resume?
A résumé is a short, point-form document that you give to employers to tell them
about your work experience, education, and skills. Before you write your résumé,
you may want to complete a skill to inventory know what skills you have to offer an
employer.
Skills inventory
Everything you learn and every skill you have is part of your personal tool kit. You
carry these "tools" with you as you move through school and into the job market. When
you develop a skill or gain experience in one place and put what you've learned to use
someplace else, you're using transferable skills.
Look through the following lists and check off every skill that you think you have.
Key skills – I can:
- meet deadlines
- supervise others
- solve problems
- teach others and give clear instructions
- manage people
- organize and manage projects
- speak in public
- accept responsibility
- plan daily work or special events
- follow instructions
- generate creative solutions to problems
- Hands-on skills – I can:
- assemble kits
- build or repair things
- work well with my hands
- operate tools or machinery
- use complex equipment
- drive or operate vehicles
- inspect and maintain equipment or vehicles
Data/information skills – I can:
- make a budget, manage money
- record facts, classify information by date
- analyze data, audit and maintain records
- check information for accuracy
- pay attention to details
- investigate and clarify results
- locate answers, gather information
- calculate or compute
- evaluate
- take inventory
- keep financial records
- research and write reports
- leadership skills – I can:
- arrange meetings or social functions
- be competitive when necessary
- make decisions
- direct the work of others
- help set goals for my team
- explain things to others
- solve problems
- motivate people
- settle disagreements
- plan activities and put them into action
- take risks when necessary
- organize and chair a meeting
- show self-confidence
People skills – I can:
- help and care for others
- manage conflicts, resolve issues
- counsel people
- be tactful and diplomatic
- interview people
- be kind and understanding
- be a good listener
- negotiate
- be outgoing
- show patience
- be pleasant and sociable
- supervise, teach
- be tough when necessary
- trust people
- trust my instincts
- be artistic
- write short stories or articles
- draw or create other art
- express myself through music, poetry, or art
- design posters, draw cartoons and illustrations
- perform and act
- present artistic ideas
- dance, create body movement
- use computers to create presentations
- design and lay out Web pages
Verbal/communication skills – I can:
- clearly express myself
- talk easily with others
- create and talk about new ideas
- design presentations
- Be inventive
- conduct research in a library or on the Internet
- set up my own network of experts or helpers
- be logical
- speak in public
- write clear and concise reports
- work well with others
Find your hidden skills
You may have some valuable skills that you haven’t thought about including on your
résumé. Follow these six steps to identify your hidden skills:
1) List all your previous and current experiences, at work and in other contexts.
When you think about your skills, don’t just consider paid work. You can also draw from
extracurricular activities at school, time spent volunteering, and even hobbies.
2) Describe the tasks you completed using action words for each experience.
For example, suppose you worked in a coffee shop. You might describe the tasks you
completed like this:
• I followed recipes, mixed ingredients, set temperatures, baked muffins, and
mixed a variety of hot and cold coffee and tea drinks.
• I worked with complex equipment.
• I operated a cash register, made change, and balanced the day's receipts.
• I worked with others under sometimes busy or stressful situations.
3) Identify the skill(s) required to complete those tasks.
Your list of skills might look something like this:
• manual skills
• computer skills
• financial and number skills
• teamwork and patience skills
4) List other things you learned to do in that job.
Other things you learned working in the coffee shop include how to:
• manage your time responsibly and organize your work
• serve customers in a professional and friendly way
• display products so people will buy them
5) Identify the skills you gained from the other things you learned.
Your list of skills might look something like this:
• time management skills
• customer service and communication skills
• marketing and promotional skills
6) Build strong sentences by combining the skills you developed with the tasks
you completed.
• I developed marketing and creative skills while designing window displays to
attract customers.
• I developed communication skills while serving customers and working with my
co-workers.
• I developed promotional skills while helping customers decide what to order.
• I developed financial skills while making change, ordering inventory, and
balancing the day's receipts.
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