The skills section of a resume is an opportunity to highlight your strengths and abilities. You can tailor what you list in this section to a specific role so that the skills listed on your resume match the skills mentioned in the job position description.
The skills that you include in your resume and cover letters will help your job application materials get selected by the systems employers use to select applicants to interview. You should also be prepared to mention your most relevant skills during job interviews.
Top Skills Employers Want
Review these lists of the most in-demand skills employers seek.
- Top 10 Communication Skills
- Top 10 Customer Service Skills
- Top 10 Leadership Skills
- Top 7 Soft Skills
- Top 7 Skills Employers Seek in Job Applicants
- Top 10 Information Technology (IT) Soft Skills
Resume Skills Listed By Type
Review these comprehensive lists that include both hard and soft skills for each category.
A - D
- Accounting
- Active Listening
- Administrative
- Analytical
- Behavioral
- Blue Collar Job Skills
- Business Intelligence
- Business
- Business Storytelling
- Cognitive
- Collaboration
- College Student / Graduate Skills Listed by Major
- Communication
- Computer
- Conflict Management
- Conflict Resolution
- Consulting
- Content Strategy
- Creative Thinking
- Critical Thinking
- Customer Service
- Decision Making
- Delegation
- Deductive Reasoning
- Digital Marketing
- Digital Media
E - M
- Editing
- Entrepreneurial
- Finance
- Flexibility
- General
- Hard Skills
- Health Care Skills Listed by Job
- High School Student Skills
- Hospitality Industry
- Inductive Reasoning
- Information Technology
- Interpersonal
- Leadership
- Legal
- Listening
- Logical Thinking
- Management
- Marketing
- Microsoft Office Skills
- Motivational
- Multitasking
N - Z
- Negotiations
- Nonverbal Communication
- Organizational
- Personal
- Persuasive
- Presentation
- Problem Solving
- Public Speaking
- QuickBooks
- Research
- Retail Industry
- Sales
- Social Media
- Soft Skills
- Strategic Planning
- Strengths
- Team Building
- Teamwork
- Tech Skills Listed by Job
- Technical
- Time Management
- Transferable
- Verbal Communication
- Writing
Skills Listed by Job
As well as the general skills you'll need for most jobs, it's important to show employers that you have the job specific skills required for success in the workplace. Review this list of employment skills listed by job for information on the skills and attributes required for many different occupations.
Types of Skills
When you're adding skills to a resume, there are two types of skills that you should include.
Soft skills are the skills that apply to every job. They are your people skills - interpersonal skills, communication skills, and other qualities that enable you to be successful in the workplace.
Hard skills are the qualifications required to do the job. For example, computer skills, administrative skills, or customer service skills. Find out more about the difference between hard and soft skills.
Match Your Skills to the Job
Employers want to see that you have what it takes to succeed on the job. The skills you list on your resume will be used to match your qualifications to the job for which you're applying.
When you're including skills on your resume be specific. The better a match you are for the job, the better chance you will have of being chosen for an interview. Here are examples of skills for resumes, cover letters, job applications, and job interviews.
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