How to write the skills section on your resume

When it comes to your resume, career experts agree: The most important section is your “experience” section. That’s where you get to prove to a prospective employer that you have the background to excel at their open position. Make sure to include bullets that outline exactly what you did in each role with numbers that illustrate your accomplishments. Once you’ve finished writing that section, don’t neglect the others. Your skills and education sections help underscore what you have to bring as a candidate. And when it comes to your skills section, there are several points to consider, like placement and…
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At last! The easy way to update your resume

If you are similar to most people, your resume sits untouched until the moment comes that you need to apply for a new job. Perhaps you were recently laid off, and panic has set in as you pull out your old resume and see how out of date it is. Alternatively, maybe you are casually looking into new opportunities, but the sight of your old resume leaves you feeling overwhelmed. If updating your resume feels like a difficult—if not impossible—task, we are here to help. Instead of facing a full resume rewrite at once, we broke down resume updates into…
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