Identify 2 Skills to Highlight More Strongly
After several days of applications you have a clearer picture of what employers in your target field value most. Today you identify 2 skills you have that keep showing up in job postings and make sure they are prominently featured across your resume and LinkedIn.
After several days of applications you have a clearer picture of what employers in your target field value most. Today you identify 2 skills you have that keep showing up in job postings and make sure they are prominently featured across your resume and LinkedIn.
Step by Step
Review the last 10 job postings you applied to Look for the skills and requirements that appeared most often across all of them. Write them down.
Cross reference with your resume and LinkedIn Are those skills clearly visible on your resume? Are they in your headline, summary, and skills section on LinkedIn?
Identify the 3 most important skills that need more emphasis These are skills you genuinely have but that are buried or missing from your materials.
Update your resume and LinkedIn to feature them more prominently Add them to your skills section if missing. Work them into a bullet point if you can back them up with an example. Mention the most important one in your LinkedIn headline or summary if it is not there already.
Tips for success
Skills that appear in more than 70% of your target job postings are the ones that matter most. Make sure they are impossible to miss on your resume.
If a skill appears frequently and you do not have it consider whether you could learn it quickly. Many platforms offer free or low-cost courses.