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Skills to put on a resume, by job
The right skills for a resume are the ones the job description names and your bullets prove. Below are the skill sections of every example résumé in the library, by field and job, each grouped into named sets rather than one long list.
Use them to see what a section looks like for a role close to yours, then keep only what you can back up with a line of your own experience.
How to choose skills for a resume
Group skills into a few named sets (languages, tools, methods, certifications) so a reader finds the one they came for. Lead with the ones the job description asks for, using its exact wording, because both a recruiter and an applicant-tracking system look for those terms.
Every skill you list should appear in a bullet too, where you used it and what came of it. A skill named only in the list reads as a claim; one shown in a result reads as experience.
Skills on software résumés
- Android Engineer: Languages: Kotlin, Java, SQL, Python; Android: Jetpack Compose, Coroutines, Room, Hilt, WorkManager, Espresso; Practice: Offline-first design, Store releases, Macrobenchmark profiling, A/B experiments
- Application Security Engineer: Security: Threat modelling, Penetration testing, Secure code review, OWASP ASVS, Incident response; Tooling: Burp Suite, Semgrep, Nuclei, Trivy, HashiCorp Vault; Engineering: Python, Go, TypeScript, AWS, Terraform, Kubernetes
- Embedded Software Engineer: Languages: C, C++, Python, Rust, ARM assembly; Platforms: ARM Cortex-M, FreeRTOS, Zephyr, CAN and CAN FD, SPI, I2C, UART; Practice: ISO 26262 (ASIL-B), Hardware-in-the-loop testing, Low-power design, Bootloaders and OTA
- Engineering Manager: Leadership: Hiring and interview design, Performance and promotion, Roadmap planning, Coaching; Delivery: Forecasting, Incident review, Service-level objectives, Architecture review; Technical: Distributed systems, Go, TypeScript, PostgreSQL, AWS, Kafka
- Frontend Engineer: Languages: TypeScript, JavaScript, HTML, CSS, Sass; Frameworks: React, Next.js, Redux Toolkit, Tailwind CSS, Vite; Practice: WCAG 2.2 accessibility, Core Web Vitals, Playwright, Design handoff, Code review
- Full-Stack Engineer: Languages: TypeScript, JavaScript, Python, SQL, Go; Stack: Node.js, React, PostgreSQL, Redis, Docker, AWS; Practice: Payment integrations, Database migrations, Query tuning, On-call and incident review
- iOS Engineer: Languages: Swift, Objective-C, Kotlin, TypeScript; Platform: SwiftUI, UIKit, Swift Concurrency, Combine, Core Data, XCTest; Practice: Accessibility audits, Release management, Snapshot testing, Crash triage, Code review
- QA Automation Engineer: Automation: Playwright, Cypress, pytest, Postman, k6; Languages: TypeScript, Python, SQL, Bash; Practice: Test strategy, CI gating, Exploratory testing, Accessibility checks, Defect triage
- Senior Backend Engineer: Languages: Go, Python, TypeScript, SQL, Rust; Systems: Kubernetes, gRPC, Kafka, PostgreSQL, Redis, Terraform; Practice: Event sourcing, Distributed tracing, Load testing, Incident review
- Site Reliability Engineer: Platform: Kubernetes, Terraform, Argo CD, AWS, Linux, Envoy; Observability: Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry, Loki, PagerDuty; Languages: Go, Python, Bash, SQL; Practice: SLO design, Incident command, Game days, Capacity planning, Cost engineering
Skills on data & analytics résumés
- Analytics Engineer: Modeling: dbt, Dimensional modeling, Semantic layers, Data contracts, SQL; Platform: Snowflake, BigQuery, Airflow, Fivetran, Terraform, Git; Analysis: Python, Looker, Tableau, Experiment design; Practice: Code review, Metric governance, Cost tuning, Documentation
- Business Intelligence Analyst: Reporting: Power BI, DAX, Tableau, Excel, Paginated reports; Data: SQL Server, T-SQL, Star schemas, Data modeling, Python; Healthcare operations: Scheduling, Capacity planning, Claims data, HIPAA-safe reporting
- Data Analyst: Analysis: SQL, Python, pandas, Cohort analysis, A/B testing; Reporting: Power BI, DAX, Excel, Looker Studio; Data: PostgreSQL, BigQuery, dbt, Data modelling, Data cleaning
- Data Engineer: Languages: Python, Scala, SQL, Bash; Platform: Spark, Kafka, Databricks, Airflow, AWS, Delta Lake; Pipelines: Change data capture, Debezium, dbt, Data quality gates, Backfills; Practice: Cost tuning, Schema evolution, On-call, Runbooks
- Data Scientist: Modeling: Time series forecasting, Gradient boosting, Causal inference, Survival analysis, Hierarchical models; Tools: Python, R, SQL, PyTorch, Spark, Airflow; Practice: Backtesting, Model review, Experiment design, Executive briefings, Mentoring
- Database Administrator: Databases: SQL Server, PostgreSQL, Oracle, Availability groups, Replication; Performance: Execution plans, Indexing, Partitioning, Query rewriting, Wait statistics; Operations: Backup and restore, Log shipping, Patching pipelines, PowerShell, Terraform; Security: Row-level security, Transparent data encryption, Least privilege, Audit remediation
- Head of Data: Leadership: Org design, Hiring and levelling, Roadmap and budget, Vendor negotiation, Coaching; Platform: Lakehouse architecture, Streaming ingestion, Cost governance, Data contracts, Airflow; Analytics and science: Metric layers, Pricing models, Experimentation, Forecasting, Power BI; Governance: DPDP Act readiness, Access review, Incident review, Board reporting
- Machine Learning Engineer: Modelling: PyTorch, scikit-learn, XGBoost, Distillation, Calibration; Production: Kubernetes, MLflow, Feature stores, Ray Serve, Shadow deployment; Data: Python, SQL, Spark, Airflow, Snowflake; Practice: Drift monitoring, Experiment design, Clinical safety review, Code review
- Quantitative Analyst: Quantitative methods: Factor modelling, Time series, Portfolio optimisation, Transaction cost analysis, Bayesian shrinkage; Programming: Python, C++, kdb+/q, SQL, pandas, NumPy; Markets: Corporate credit, Equity factors, Market risk, Execution, Regulatory capital; Infrastructure: Reproducible research, Backtesting frameworks, Git, Airflow, Containerised environments
Skills on engineering résumés
- Electrical Design Engineer: Design: LV distribution, Lighting design, Fire alarm (BS 5839), Small power & containment, Load and diversity calculations, Earthing and bonding; Standards: BS 7671, CIBSE Guides, HTM 06-01, BS 5266 emergency lighting, Part L compliance; Software: Amtech ProDesign, Dialux evo, Revit MEP, AutoCAD, Trimble Nova
- Graduate Structural Engineer: Design codes: BS EN 1990 & 1991, BS EN 1992 (concrete), BS EN 1993 (steel), BS EN 1996 (masonry), BS 5975 temporary works; Software: Tekla Structural Designer, Revit, AutoCAD, Robot Structural Analysis, MathCAD; Practice: Steel and RC frame design, Temporary works, Site inspection, Existing-structure appraisal, Contractor queries
- Manufacturing Engineer: Process: Scientific injection molding, SMED, Statistical process control, Design of experiments, Poka-yoke, Line balancing; Quality systems: PPAP, APQP, PFMEA, IQ/OQ/PQ validation, ISO 13485, Gage R&R; Tools: SolidWorks, Mastercam, Minitab, Ignition SCADA, AutoCAD
- Manufacturing Engineering Manager: Manufacturing: Line design and balancing, Forging and machining processes, Robot cell integration, Tooling strategy, Capacity planning; Operating system: TPM, Value-stream mapping, Six Sigma, Kaizen, Standard work, SMED; Leadership: Capital planning, Supplier development, Team building, Customer SOP readiness, Conversion cost ownership; Digital: MES and machine data, Power BI, SAP PP/PM, Condition monitoring
- Mechanical Design Engineer: CAD & drafting: SolidWorks, Siemens NX, AutoCAD, GD&T (ASME Y14.5), Sheet-metal design, Tolerance stack-up; Analysis: Ansys Mechanical, Static & modal FEA, Topology optimisation, Hand calculations; Manufacturing: Press tooling, CNC machining, Weld fixtures, DFM reviews, PPAP documentation
- Quality Engineer: Quality systems: IATF 16949, ISO 9001, APQP, PPAP, PFMEA, Control plans, MSA; Problem solving: 8D, Why-why analysis, Fishbone, Poka-yoke, Layered process audits; Measurement: CMM programming, Gage R&R, SPC, Minitab, Surface roughness testing, Leak testing
- Senior Process Engineer: Process design: Distillation and separations, Heat integration, Reactor troubleshooting, Hydraulics and relief sizing, Mass and energy balances; Process safety: PSM (29 CFR 1910.119), HAZOP and LOPA, Relief systems (API 520/521), Management of change, Incident investigation; Tools: Aspen Plus, Aspen HYSYS, PI ProcessBook, Minitab, Python
- Senior Stress Engineer: Analysis: Classical hand analysis, Linear and nonlinear FEA, Damage tolerance, Fatigue and fracture, Composite failure criteria, Buckling and crippling; Tools: MSC Nastran, Patran, Abaqus, HyperMesh, NASGRO, Python; Certification: FAR Part 25 Subparts C and D, AC 20-107B, Static and fatigue test support, Stress report authoring, Repair dispositions
- Water Resources Engineer: Hydrology & hydraulics: HEC-RAS 1D and 2D, HEC-HMS, EPA SWMM, XPSWMM, Scour and sediment transport; Design & permitting: Stormwater facility design, FEMA CLOMR and LOMR, Section 404 permitting, NPDES compliance, Grading and drainage; Delivery: Project management, Public agency coordination, Grant writing, QA/QC review, Construction support
Skills on design résumés
- Brand Designer: Brand: Identity systems, Verbal identity and naming, Brand guidelines, Art direction, Rebrand rollout; Packaging: Shelf-block design, Structural packaging, Regulatory panels, Master artwork systems, Pre-press and print liaison; Type and craft: Typography, Devanagari lettering, Illustration commissioning, Photography direction; Tools: Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop, Figma, Esko ArtPro
- Design Manager: Leadership: Hiring and onboarding, Career frameworks, Coaching and performance, Roadmap partnership, Design operations; Craft: Product strategy, Interaction design, Design systems, Content design, Accessibility (WCAG 2.1 AA); Research: Discovery planning, Usability testing, Experiment design, Analytics review; Tools: Figma, Storybook, Dovetail, Amplitude, Linear
- Graphic Designer: Print: Editorial layout, Typesetting, Pre-press artwork, Risograph, Paper and finish specification; Brand and digital: Identity systems, Brand guidelines, Email and social artwork, Signage, Large-print and easy-read; Tools: InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, Figma, Affinity Publisher
- Industrial Designer: Design: Concept development, CMF specification, Human factors, Design for manufacture, Sketching and rendering; Engineering: SolidWorks, Class A surfacing, Tolerance stack-up, Injection moulding, Tooling sign-off; Prototyping: Foam and CNC models, SLA and FDM printing, Silicone moulding, Abrasion and drop testing; Standards: IEC 62366-1, ISO 13485, ISO 14971, Technical file authoring
- Motion Designer: Motion: 2D animation, Title sequences, UI motion systems, Storyboarding, Cel animation, Sound design; 3D and finishing: Cinema 4D, Redshift, Rotoscoping, Camera tracking, Color grading; Tools: After Effects, Premiere Pro, Cinema 4D, DaVinci Resolve, Figma, Lottie
- Product Designer: Design: Interaction design, Design systems, Information architecture, Prototyping, Accessibility (WCAG 2.1 AA); Research and measurement: Usability testing, Concept testing, Survey design, Funnel analysis, A/B test design; Tools and handoff: Figma, FigJam, React, Storybook, Amplitude, Maze
- UI and Visual Designer: Visual: Typography, Grid systems, Colour and contrast, Iconography, Illustration; Interface: UI design, Design systems, Responsive layout, Prototyping, Motion basics; Tools: Figma, Illustrator, After Effects, Glyphs, Blender
- UX Designer: Design: Interaction design, Information architecture, Design systems, Wireframing, Prototyping; Research: Moderated usability testing, Vernacular field research, Diary studies, Funnel analysis, A/B test design; Tools: Figma, FigJam, Maze, Mixpanel, Principle
- UX Researcher: Qualitative: Contextual inquiry, Moderated usability testing, Diary studies, Interview protocol design, Thematic analysis; Quantitative: Survey design, MaxDiff and conjoint, Benchmark and SUS studies, Log and funnel analysis, Sample sizing; Research operations: Participant panels, Consent and privacy review, Research repositories, Study intake and triage; Tools: Dovetail, Qualtrics, UserTesting, R, Figma
Skills on marketing résumés
- Brand Manager: Brand: Positioning, Pack design, Annual planning, Portfolio architecture, Pricing; Commercial: P&L ownership, Trade spend, Promotional evaluation, Category selling stories, Forecasting; Insight: Retail panel data, Brand tracking, Qualitative groups, Concept testing, Econometrics briefs
- Communications Manager: Media: Media relations, Press materials, Spokesperson training, Editorial pitching, Trade press; Corporate: Crisis communications, Executive ghostwriting, Internal comms, Issues monitoring, Message houses; Measurement: Share of voice, Message pull-through, Coverage quality scoring, Muck Rack, Cision
- Content Marketing Specialist: Writing: Long-form editorial, Case studies, Newsletters, Landing page copy, Interviewing; Search: Keyword research, Topic clusters, On-page optimisation, Internal linking, Content audits; Tools: Google Search Console, Ahrefs, GA4, Webflow, HubSpot, Figma
- Digital Marketing Manager: Channels: Paid search, Paid social, Email and SMS, Affiliate, Organic search; Platforms: Google Ads, Meta Ads Manager, GA4, Klaviyo, Shopify, Looker Studio; Measurement: Incrementality testing, Cohort LTV, A/B testing, Marketing mix modeling, SQL
- Head of Lifecycle Marketing: Lifecycle: Onboarding journeys, Churn and win-back, Loyalty programmes, Cross-sell, Subscription renewals; Channels: Email, WhatsApp, Push and in-app, SMS, Deliverability; Platforms: Braze, Salesforce Marketing Cloud, Segment, Snowflake, Looker, SQL; Leading: Team of eleven, Hiring and levelling, Quarterly planning, Vendor selection, Stakeholder reporting
- Performance Marketing Manager: Buying: Google Ads, Meta Ads, Apple Search Ads, Programmatic, App campaigns, Affiliate networks; Measurement: Geo holdout tests, Incrementality, Media mix modelling, Mobile attribution, Server-side tracking; Analysis: SQL, Cohort LTV, Looker Studio, BigQuery, Unit economics; Creative: Concept testing, Hook libraries, Static and video variants, Landing page testing
- Product Marketing Manager: Positioning: Messaging frameworks, Segmentation, Pricing and packaging, Narrative development, Analyst relations; Go-to-market: Launch tiering, Sales enablement, Win-loss research, Competitive intelligence, Partner marketing; Evidence: Customer interviews, Message testing, Pipeline reporting, Salesforce, SQL
- SEO Specialist: Technical: Log file analysis, Crawl budget, Core Web Vitals, Structured data, Internationalisation, JavaScript rendering; Editorial: Keyword research, Content briefs, Topic clusters, Digital PR, Content pruning; Tools: Screaming Frog, Ahrefs, Semrush, Google Search Console, BigQuery, Looker Studio
- Social Media Manager: Platforms: TikTok, Instagram, YouTube Shorts, Pinterest, Threads; Production: Phone videography, CapCut, Adobe Premiere Pro, Canva, Lightroom, Copywriting; Running the channel: Content calendars, Community management, Creator briefs, Paid boosting, Native analytics
Skills on business résumés
- Account Executive: Selling: MEDDPICC qualification, Multithreaded deals, Discovery calls, Negotiation, Executive briefings; Tools: Salesforce, Outreach, Gong, ZoomInfo, Clari forecasting; Segments: Mid-market SaaS, Field service, Logistics, Reseller channel
- Business Analyst: Analysis: SQL, Power BI, Excel modelling, Python (pandas), Cohort analysis; Business: Requirements gathering, Process mapping, UAT planning, Stakeholder workshops, BRD writing; Domain: Consumer lending, Collections, Retail merchandising, Credit bureau data
- Chief of Staff: Operating: Board reporting, Goal setting and OKRs, Executive communication, Decision logs, Meeting design; Corporate: M&A diligence, Post-merger integration, Pricing strategy, Fundraising support; Analysis: Financial modeling, Market sizing, SQL, Tableau, Scenario planning
- Customer Success Manager: Retention: Onboarding design, Health scoring, Renewal negotiation, Churn analysis, QBR facilitation; Growth: Expansion forecasting, Usage reporting, Executive relationships, Reference programmes; Systems: Gainsight, Salesforce, SQL, Looker, Zendesk
- Director of Strategy: Strategy: Three-year planning, Portfolio review, Market sizing, Competitive analysis, Pricing strategy; Corporate development: Deal sourcing, Valuation modeling, Due diligence, Integration planning, Benefit tracking; Operating: P&L ownership, Supplier negotiation, Board communication, Sales compensation design
- Management Consultant: Consulting: Cost transformation, Operating model design, Diagnostics, Benefits tracking, Client workshops; Analysis: Cost-to-serve modelling, Network optimisation, SQL, Alteryx, Advanced Excel; Sectors: Grocery and retail, Utilities, Parcels and logistics, Food manufacturing
- Product Manager: Product: Customer discovery, Roadmapping, Pricing and packaging, Spec writing, A/B testing; Data: SQL, Amplitude, Looker, Funnel analysis, Cohort retention; Domain: Subscription billing, Dunning and recovery, Payments, Healthcare revenue cycle
- Program Manager: Delivery: Program governance, Risk registers, Dependency mapping, Release trains, Vendor management; Technical: Telematics hardware, Firmware release cycles, SQL, Jira, Grafana dashboards; Business: Budget ownership, Field operations, Stakeholder reporting, Post-incident review
- Sales Manager: Leadership: Hiring and ramp, Territory design, Incentive planning, Coaching cadence, Performance management; Selling: Modern trade accounts, Distributor networks, Pricing negotiation, Forecasting, Channel conflict; Systems: Salesforce, Zoho CRM, Power BI, Excel dashboards
Skills on finance résumés
- Audit Associate: Audit and assurance: Statutory audit, Ind AS, Internal financial controls, Risk-based sampling, Audit documentation, Physical verification; Tax and compliance: GST returns, Form 3CD tax audit, TDS, Companies Act 2013, ROC filings; Systems: SAP FICO, Tally Prime, Excel, CaseWare, ClearTax
- Corporate Tax Specialist: Corporate tax: CT600 compliance, R&D tax relief, Capital allowances, Group relief, Quarterly instalment payments, Loss planning; Wider tax: VAT partial exemption, HMRC enquiries, Senior Accounting Officer, Employment taxes, Charity taxation; Systems: Alphatax, CCH, Xero, Sage 50, Excel, Power Query
- Finance Director: Finance leadership: Operating plan, Board reporting, Team building, Debt financing, Acquisition integration, Pricing strategy; Analysis: Three-statement modeling, Unit economics, Payer contract modeling, Scenario planning, Cash forecasting; Domain: Revenue cycle, Healthcare reimbursement, US GAAP, Subscription metrics, Commodity hedging; Systems: Workday Adaptive Planning, NetSuite, Snowflake, Power BI, Excel, SQL
- Financial Analyst: Analysis: Driver-based forecasting, Variance analysis, Three-statement modeling, Scenario planning, Working capital; Tools: Excel, Power Query, Power BI, SQL, NetSuite, Anaplan; Reporting: Month-end close support, Board packs, KPI dashboards, Budget cycle coordination
- Financial Controller: Controllership: US GAAP, Month-end close, Consolidations, Standard costing, Internal controls, External audit management; Planning and capital: Annual budget, Cash forecasting, Borrowing base reporting, Capital expenditure approval, Pricing analysis; Systems: NetSuite, Microsoft Dynamics 365, Hyperion, BlackLine, Power BI, Excel
- Investment Banking Analyst: Deal execution: Sell-side M&A, Buy-side due diligence, Information memoranda, Data room management, Bid process management; Valuation: DCF, LBO modelling, Trading comparables, Precedent transactions, Accretion and dilution, Quality of earnings; Technical: Excel, VBA, Python, Capital IQ, PowerPoint, FRS 102 and IFRS
- Risk Manager: Credit risk: Underwriting policy, Scorecard development, Portfolio monitoring, Early warning signals, Collections strategy, Restructuring frameworks; Modelling and regulation: Ind AS 109 expected credit loss, RBI prudential norms, Basel III, Stress testing, Model validation; Analytics: SQL, Python, SAS, Logistic regression, Power BI, Excel
- Senior Accountant: Accounting: Month-end close, Account reconciliation, Fixed assets, Accruals and prepaids, ASC 606, Audit preparation; Controls and reporting: US GAAP, Internal controls, Financial statement preparation, Sales and use tax, Variance commentary; Systems: NetSuite, Sage Intacct, QuickBooks, Yardi, Excel, Power Query
- Treasury Analyst: Treasury: Cash flow forecasting, Debt refinancing, Working capital, Covenant compliance, Bank relationship management, Commercial paper; Markets and risk: Currency forwards, Interest rate swaps, Asset-liability management, Liquidity coverage, Counterparty limits; Regulatory: RBI ALM returns, FEMA, Ind AS 109, Companies Act 2013; Systems: SAP Treasury, Kyriba, Oracle ERP, Excel, Power BI, Bloomberg Terminal
Skills on healthcare résumés
- Clinical Dietitian (Head of Nutrition): Clinical nutrition: Nutrition assessment (SGA, MUST), Enteral and parenteral support, Renal and dialysis diets, Diabetes medical nutrition therapy, Bariatric follow-up, Paediatric feeds; Service leadership: Leading a team of seven, Therapeutic menu costing, Ward screening pathways, NABH documentation, Kitchen food safety audit; Teaching and research: Intern supervision, Link-nurse training, Clinical audit, Patient education materials, Conference presentation
- Clinical Pharmacist: Clinical practice: Ward and ICU rounds, Medication reconciliation, Renal and hepatic dosing, Therapeutic drug monitoring, Anticoagulation clinics, Parenteral nutrition review; Medication safety: Adverse drug reaction reporting, High-alert medication protocols, Look-alike sound-alike controls, Antibiotic policy, NABH documentation; Teaching and analysis: Nursing in-service training, Pharm.D intern supervision, Drug utilisation review, Formulary evaluation, Prescription audit
- Healthcare Administrator (VP, Ambulatory Operations): Operations: Multi-site clinic operations, Perioperative services, Access and scheduling design, Capacity planning, Service line growth, New site openings; Finance: Operating and capital budgets, Payer contracting, Supply chain negotiation, RVU and productivity analysis, Break-even modeling; Quality and compliance: Joint Commission readiness, CMS conditions of participation, Patient grievance process, Lean Six Sigma, Serious event review; People: Leading through managers, Float pool design, Physician relations, Union-environment staffing, Succession planning
- Internal Medicine Registrar (Respiratory): Clinical: Acute medical take, Non-invasive ventilation, Pleural disease, Bronchoscopy (supervised), Home oxygen assessment, End-of-life care; Procedural: Ultrasound-guided thoracocentesis, Chest drain insertion, Ascitic drainage, Lumbar puncture, Central venous access; Beyond the ward: Clinical audit, Quality improvement (PDSA), Undergraduate teaching, Rota organisation, Serious incident review
- Medical Laboratory Technologist: Bench work: Automated haematology analysers, Peripheral smear morphology, Clinical biochemistry, Coagulation (PT/INR, aPTT), Urinalysis, Phlebotomy; Quality: Levey-Jennings charts, Westgard rules, External quality assurance, ISO 15189 documentation, Calibration and maintenance logs; Systems and safety: LIS entry and validation, Barcode sample tracking, Biomedical waste segregation, Spill and exposure protocol, Cold chain handling
- Physiotherapist (Band 5): Assessment: Subjective and objective assessment, Outcome measures (Berg, TUG), Gait analysis, Respiratory auscultation, Red flag screening; Treatment: Exercise prescription, Manual therapy, Airway clearance, Post-operative mobilisation, Falls prevention, Group class delivery; Working practice: Multidisciplinary ward rounds, Discharge planning, Caseload prioritisation, CSP record-keeping standards, Student supervision
- Radiologic Technologist (CT): Modalities: CT, 64- and 128-slice, Digital radiography, CT angiography, Trauma pan-scan, Portable and OR imaging; Dose and safety: ALARA dose optimization, Contrast administration and reactions, Pediatric dose protocols, Shielding and badge monitoring, MRI safety screening; Systems: PACS, Radiology information systems, Power injectors, 3D reconstruction workstations, Protocol management; From prehospital care: IV access, ACLS algorithms, Rapid patient assessment, Trauma team communication, Spinal motion restriction
- Registered Nurse (ICU): Critical care: Ventilator management, Vasoactive drips, CRRT, Sepsis bundles, Post-arrest care, Prone positioning; Procedures: Arterial lines, Central line care, Chest tubes, Moderate sedation, Difficult IV access; Unit practice: Charge nurse staffing, Preceptorship, Chart audit, Rapid response, Family meetings, Epic documentation
- Senior Clinical Research Associate: Monitoring: Risk-based monitoring, Source data verification, Site initiation and close-out, Protocol deviation management, Informed consent review, Co-monitoring and mentoring; Regulatory: ICH-GCP, 21 CFR Part 11, IRB submissions, Trial master file review, SAE and SUSAR reporting, Inspection readiness; Systems: Medidata Rave, Veeva Vault eTMF, CTMS, IRT and IWRS, ePRO platforms; Therapeutic areas: Solid tumor oncology, Hematology, Cardiology, Rare disease
Skills on education résumés
- Corporate Trainer: Facilitation: Classroom delivery, Virtual facilitation, Live coding demonstrations, Cohort management, Coaching and feedback; Programme design: Lab writing, Assessment design, Marking rubrics, Kirkpatrick levels 1-3, LMS administration; Technical: Java, SQL, Git, REST APIs, Linux fundamentals
- Elementary School Teacher: Instruction: Guided reading, Small-group intervention, Differentiation, Writing workshop, Standards-based planning; Assessment: Running records, DIBELS, Formative checks, Data-driven grouping, IEP and 504 accommodations; Classroom and family: Responsive Classroom, Behavior plans, Family conferences, Co-teaching, Spanish-speaking family outreach
- Instructional Designer: Design: Backward design, Storyboarding, Worked examples, Assessment writing, Cognitive load; Tools: Articulate Storyline, Figma, Camtasia, xAPI, SCORM, Moodle; Evidence: A/B testing, Learner interviews, Completion analytics, Accessibility audits, Usability testing
- Postdoctoral Research Associate: Experimental: Two-photon imaging, In vivo electrophysiology, Optogenetics, Head-fixed behavior, Immunohistochemistry; Computational: Python, MATLAB, R, Spike sorting, State-space models, Statistical modeling; Teaching and service: Instructor of record, Lecture design, Undergraduate mentoring, Grant writing, Journal peer review
- School Principal: School leadership: Academic planning, Staff appraisal, Timetabling, Budget and fee policy, Board affiliation; Curriculum and outcomes: CBSE curriculum, NEP 2020 rollout, Assessment reform, Remedial programmes, Career counselling; Community and compliance: Parent engagement, RTE admissions, Child safeguarding, Alumni relations, Fire and safety audits
- Secondary School Physics Teacher: Curriculum: AQA GCSE Physics, A-level Physics, Key Stage 3 science, Required practicals, Scheme of work design; Teaching practice: Retrieval practice, Worked examples, Adaptive teaching, Live marking, Behaviour for learning; Department leadership: ECF mentoring, Data analysis and targets, Exam board moderation, Parental engagement, Technician liaison
- Special Education Teacher: Specially designed instruction: IEP writing, Structured literacy, Orton-Gillingham, Task analysis, Math intervention; Assessment and compliance: Curriculum-based measurement, WJ-IV and KTEA-3, FBA and behavior plans, IDEA safeguards, Progress monitoring; Collaboration: Co-teaching, Paraeducator coaching, Family conferences, Transition planning, Related-service coordination
- University Lecturer: Research: Catchment hydrology, Eddy covariance, Bayesian modelling, R and Python, Field instrumentation; Teaching: Module convening, Field course leadership, Doctoral supervision, Assessment design, Curriculum review; Academic service: Grant peer review, REF output selection, External examining, Editorial board, Programme validation
Skills on legal résumés
- Compliance Officer: Financial crime: Anti-money laundering, Sanctions screening, Transaction monitoring, Enhanced due diligence, SAR reporting; Regulatory: FCA Handbook, SMCR, Consumer Duty, Client assets, RegData returns; Assurance: Compliance monitoring plans, Remediation programmes, Business-wide risk assessment, Policy drafting, Board reporting
- Contracts Manager: Contract administration: FIDIC Red and Yellow Book, EPC and item-rate contracts, Variations and EOT, Bank guarantees, Contract closeout; Commercial: Claim quantification, Delay analysis, Vendor negotiation, Risk registers, Cost-to-complete review; Dispute avoidance: Conciliation, Dispute adjudication boards, Arbitration support, Notice discipline, Correspondence control; Systems: SAP MM, Primavera P6, Excel cost modelling, Document management
- Corporate M&A Associate: Transactions: Mergers and acquisitions, Corporate carve-outs, Venture financings, Asset purchases, Joint ventures; Drafting: Purchase agreements, Disclosure schedules, Stockholder agreements, Board consents, Side letters; Deal process: Buy-side diligence, Rep and warranty insurance, HSR filings, Closing checklists, Signing-to-closing tracking; Sectors: Industrials, Healthcare services, B2B software, Logistics
- Head of Intellectual Property: Patent practice: Prosecution, Portfolio strategy, Freedom to operate, Invention harvesting, PCT and foreign filing; Disputes: Inter partes review, ITC Section 337, District court litigation, Claim construction, Settlement negotiation; Commercial IP: Cross-licensing, Trade secrets, Trademark portfolios, Open-source review, IP diligence in M&A; Technical: Robotics and controls, Power electronics, RF circuits, Embedded software, Computer vision
- Legal Trainee: Corporate advisory: Companies Act compliance, Due diligence, Shareholders agreements, Board resolutions, Charge filings; Drafting: Commercial contracts, Term sheets, Legal notices, Non-disclosure agreements, Research memoranda; Research: SCC Online, Manupatra, MCA21 filings, SEBI circulars, Case digests
- Litigation Associate: Forums: Bombay High Court, NCLT Mumbai, City Civil Court, Domestic arbitration, Consumer commissions; Practice areas: Commercial suits, Insolvency and bankruptcy, Recovery and NI Act, Contract disputes, Writ petitions; Drafting: Plaints and written statements, Interim applications, Statements of claim, Legal notices, Written submissions; Research: SCC Online, Manupatra, e-Courts case status, Case digests
- Litigation Paralegal: Case management: Docketing and calendaring, CM/ECF filing, Trial preparation, Deposition summaries, Cite checking; Discovery: Document review, Privilege logs, Productions and Bates numbering, Subpoenas, Records requests; Systems: Relativity, PACER, Westlaw, Clio, Microsoft 365; Matter types: Commercial litigation, Employment, Contract disputes, Insurance defense
- Senior Legal Counsel: Commercial: Supply and outsourcing, Reseller agreements, Procurement, Licensing, Contract playbooks; Regulatory: UK GDPR, Energy licence conditions, Consumer protection, Competition compliance, Modern slavery reporting; Working with the business: Panel management, Legal budgeting, Risk escalation, Training delivery, Board reporting
Skills on operations résumés
- Customer Support Lead: Support operations: Queue and SLA design, Workforce scheduling, Escalation management, Knowledge base ownership, Quality assurance; Leadership: Hiring and onboarding, Coaching cadence, Career laddering, Cross-time-zone handover, Performance reviews; Systems: Zendesk, Intercom, Jira Service Management, Looker, SQL; Measures: First response time, First-contact resolution, CSAT, Ticket deflection, Cost per ticket
- Head of Operations: Operations leadership: P&L ownership, Network design, Capacity planning, Peak-season planning, Vendor management; Last mile: Rider payout models, Route density, Dark stores, Sortation, Reverse logistics; Organisation: Org design, Manager development, Succession planning, Frontline attrition, Union and contractor relations; Measures: Cost per delivered order, On-time delivery, Contact rate, Units per hour, Vehicle utilisation
- HR Generalist: HR operations: Onboarding, Benefits administration, Open enrollment, Payroll coordination, HRIS data hygiene; Employee relations: Workplace investigations, Performance management, Policy writing, Leave administration, Exit and stay interviews; Compliance: FLSA classification, FMLA and ADA, I-9 and E-Verify, OSHA recordkeeping, EEO-1 reporting; Systems: Workday, ADP Workforce Now, Greenhouse, Excel
- Logistics Coordinator: Logistics: Route planning, Milk-run scheduling, Freight rate negotiation, 3PL coordination, Reverse logistics; Systems: SAP MM, Advanced Excel, Power Query, TMS dashboards, Basic SQL; Measures: On-time delivery, Cost per shipment, RTO rate, Dock turnaround, Fill rate
- Office Manager: Office operations: Facilities management, Supplier contracts, Lease and service charge, Desk booking, Front of house; Finance: Purchase orders, Invoice approval, Budget tracking, Expense policy, Supplier retendering; Compliance: Risk assessments, Fire safety, DSE assessments, GDPR records, Business continuity; Systems: Microsoft 365, SharePoint, Xero, Asana
- Procurement Specialist: Categories: Indirect spend, MRO, Facilities, Logistics, Professional services, Packaging; Commercial: Competitive tendering, Contract negotiation, Should-cost analysis, Call-off agreements, Supplier scorecards; Governance: Modern Slavery Act compliance, Supplier due diligence, Contract renewals, Audit evidence; Systems: SAP Ariba, Coupa, Power BI, Advanced Excel
- Recruiter: Sourcing: Boolean search, Outbound outreach, Talent mapping, Referral programs, Market salary research; Hiring process: Intake scorecards, Structured interviewing, Offer negotiation, Reference checks, Pipeline reporting; Systems: Greenhouse, Lever, Workday Recruiting, Gem, Excel
- Supply Chain Analyst: Planning: Demand forecasting, S&OP, Safety stock modeling, Inventory policy, MRP, Network design; Analysis: SQL, Python, Power BI, Excel modeling, Statistical forecasting; Systems: SAP IBP, SAP ECC, Kinaxis, Snowflake; Measures: Forecast accuracy, Fill rate, Days of supply, OTIF, Cost per case
- Warehouse Manager: Warehouse operations: Slotting and pick-face design, Wave picking, Dock scheduling, Cross-docking, Cycle counting, Site commissioning; People and safety: Shift planning, Flex-pool hiring, Forklift licensing, Toolbox talks, Incident investigation; Systems: SAP EWM, Manhattan WMS, RF scanning, Power BI, Advanced Excel; Measures: Units per hour, Shrinkage, Dock-to-stock, Inventory record accuracy, Cost per unit shipped
Skills on students & graduates résumés
- Engineering Apprentice: Workshop: Bench fitting, Soldering, Hand tools, Torque settings, Bicycle mechanics; Technical: Fusion 360, Technical drawing, Basic electronics, Multimeter testing, Excel; Working with people: Customer service, Cash handling, Training new starters, Stock counts
- Entry-Level Business Analyst: Analysis: Econometrics, Regression modeling, Cost-benefit analysis, Survey design, Financial modeling; Tools: Python, R, SQL, Excel, Tableau, Git; Communication: Written briefs, Committee presentations, Workshop facilitation, Stakeholder interviews
- Final-Year Engineering Student: Languages: Python, Java, JavaScript, SQL, C; Tools and platforms: Git, Docker, PostgreSQL, Redis, Linux, AWS EC2; Foundations: Data structures, REST API design, Unit testing, Concurrency
- Junior Accounts Executive: Accounting: Tally Prime, Journal entries, Bank reconciliation, Accounts receivable, Trial balance; Compliance: GSTR-1 and GSTR-3B, TDS deduction, E-way bills, Form 26AS matching; Tools: Excel pivot tables, VLOOKUP, Google Sheets, Zoho Books
- Junior Data Analyst: Analysis: SQL, Python (pandas), Excel, Cohort analysis, A/B testing, Regression; Visualization: Tableau, Power BI, Matplotlib, Dashboard design; Data handling: PostgreSQL, Data cleaning, Record deduplication, ETL scripting, Google Sheets
- Junior Software Developer: Languages: Java, Python, JavaScript, SQL, HTML and CSS; Tools: Git, Spring Boot, PostgreSQL, Docker, Linux, JUnit; Working practice: Code review, Agile stand-ups, Incident triage, Team leadership, Written handovers
- MBA Candidate: Business: Market sizing, Pricing strategy, Financial modelling, Competitive analysis, Supplier negotiation; Analysis: Excel, SQL, Power BI, Tableau, Survey design; Operations: Lean manufacturing, Six Sigma, Vendor management, Sales and operations planning
- Mechanical Engineering Intern: Design: SolidWorks, Fusion 360, GD&T, Tolerance stacks, Design for manufacture; Analysis: ANSYS, Finite element analysis, MATLAB, Python, Data acquisition; Shop: Manual lathe, CNC milling, TIG welding, FDM printing, Fixture build
- PhD Applicant, Neuroscience: Laboratory: Two-photon imaging, Stereotaxic surgery, Immunohistochemistry, Cryosectioning, Mouse colony management; Analysis: Python, MATLAB, R, ImageJ, Mixed-effects models, Bootstrap resampling; Scholarly practice: Manuscript drafting, Animal protocol writing, Poster design, Peer mentoring
- Research Associate: Laboratory: ICP-MS, Ion chromatography, UV-Vis spectrophotometry, BOD and COD assays, Fixed-bed column studies; Modelling and analysis: MATLAB, Python, EPANET, QGIS, Design of experiments; Field: Groundwater sampling, Chain-of-custody protocols, Sensor deployment, Household surveys
Questions
- How many skills should a resume list?
- Usually 10 to 20, in three to five named groups. More than that turns the section into a keyword list and hides the ones that matter.
- Should soft skills go on a resume?
- Show them in bullets rather than list them: "led a team of six" says more than "leadership". Keep the skills section for skills a reader can check.
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