Everyone knows that you shouldn’t treat your resume as an afterthought. The unfortunate thing is that a lot of people do just that, especially with the skills section. The skill section can either make or break your chances of getting the job you want. Below we will deconstruct the main types of resume skills.
Hard and Soft Skills
You need both. Too many people concentrate on only one or the other. What is the difference?
Hard skills include your job skills, experience, and education. Say, for example, you want a job in finance. You would need to excel in analysis and reporting. You would need both to proceed with a job in finance, not one or the other.
A soft skill would be the personality traits that make up your work style.
Did you know that, according to a recent study, employers want to see more of your soft skills? They can get anyone to perform financial analysis if they have a degree. However, how you interact personally with people is what employers put more emphasis on.
Someone could excel at reporting but fail when it comes to personal relations.
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