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R茅sum茅 writing 101: Keywords can make you stand out

Showcase your skills

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A South Korean police officer leaps over his crouching colleagues as he shows his martial art skills during a police force demonstration in Seoul, South Korea, Oct. 12. Some job-seekers now list their skills at the top of their r茅sum茅s.

The more relevant skills you have, the less training a company has to do. So highlight your skills on a r茅sum茅. recommends a r茅sum茅 section labeled 鈥渟trengths鈥 or 鈥渆xpertise鈥 listing brief phrases that would be easily searchable. For a computer programmer, examples would be 鈥渟oftware engineering鈥 and 鈥渁pplication development.鈥

An increasing number of job-seekers are creating functional r茅sum茅s that list valuable skills at the top, says Allison Nawoj, career adviser at , a large online job site. Especially in today鈥檚 sluggish economy, 鈥渃ompanies want to know what you can bring to the table.鈥

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