4: JOB SEARCH TOOLS
Grouping Skills by Topic Consider grouping your skills as job-specific qualifications below headlines such as Accounting Qualifications, Consulting Projects or Teaching Experience. Relate your skills and work to the needs of the job posting. List three to five examples under each grouping. This technique is widely used in the Combination resume format. Skill List This format is often used to list your competency using computers. Employers presume that applicants are proficient with word processing, spreadsheet usage and email applications, but if these skills are listed in the job opening, include them on your resume. Consider listing specific names of business applications (such as Excel 2021, SharePoint 2020 or Salesforce) or industry- specific skills (such as CNC machine tools or types of CAD software). Use a bulleted list, three to five lines long in two to three columns.
Employment History List your most recent employment first. A general standard is to
chronologically list in reverse order the last three to four jobs or those you have had over the past 10-15 years. Name the employer, location, your official job title and the years you worked there. If you have worked for only one employer in the last decade with one or more promotions, you can list the job titles and dates as separate entries.
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