Keywords

Having an idea of the impression you want the resume reader to walk away with can help you decide what keywords to prioritize.

To uncover what makes you special, ask yourself questions like:

• Is there a specific part of my job that I am better at compared to my peers?
• L...

A separate skills section is a great place to put keywords that don’t naturally fit under your experience section.

I recommend including at least nine key skills and grouping them into columns of three, spread evenly across the top of the resume.

We limit ourselves to nine skills to...

Lately, the biggest resume mistake I’ve been seeing people make is “keyword stuffing” — or trying to use as many keywords from the job description as possible.

Job seekers often do this because they believe the resume scanning software many employers use — known as Applicant Tracking Syste...

The most impressive resumes tell the reader how you used your skills to create to quantifiable results.

For example, let’s say one of the required skills in a job description is “Microsoft Excel.” Instead of writing “Used Microsoft Excel to track and report load speed data,” write “Leverag...