Using Key Words and Skills
Key Words are the special language of the position and industry.
Your resume must "speak the language" of the recruiter and hiring manager.
Skills Must be Clearly Listed in Your Resume…
Skills are the qualifications written in the ads and position
descriptions. Why make it hard for the recruiter to find your relevant skills
and qualifications? Make their job easier: Show them you have the skills that
match the recruitment advertisement.
Here’s an example of a classified ad with key words
and skills (qualifications) listed very clearly. Compare this classified ad to
the skills list in the resume excerpt below. The Key Words are in italics.
Classified Ad Example:
Job Description#1
Title: Technical Marketing Engineer
Location: Waterford, NY 12188, USA
- Qualifications:
- BS in Chemistry or Engineering; minimum 2 years experience
in Technical/Commercial roles. Silicone product knowledge. Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Superior facilitation and team buildingskills. Commercial sensitivity.
- Responsibilities:
- Coordinate all headquarters Technical Marketing support
for the Fluid Specialties Industry. Identify and execute key programs
for fluids and emulsions in chemical processing, textiles, and plastics additives
industries. Provide technical support for the Fluid Specialties
product line. Support growth initiatives of industry through application development.
Resume Excerpt supporting Key Words in the Announcement:
John Weinstein
1010 Edmondson Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21228
(410) 888-8989 Home
(410) 898-8888 Office
jweinstein@erols.com
Professional Objective:
Chemical Engineer seeking an opportunity to be a
member of a New Product Development Team.
Expertise:
- Support growth initiatives of industry through application
and product development.
- Focus on continual improvement, improving efficiencies,
lowering costs, streamlining processes.
- Project Costing.
- Technical/commercial knowledge and marketing
support.
- Production planning, scheduling, capacity analysis, inventory
management.
- Superior facilitation and team building skills.
- Liaison with strategic team: National Sales Manager, CFO,
VP of New Product Development, Design and Project Engineers
- Creative problem-solving.
- WordPerfect, MSWord, OfficeWriter, MASS11, Lotus 123, Excel,
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