Your CV says a lot about you. Are you sending the right message to the hiring manager?

From entry-level to C-level resumes, they all need job or placement skills section. Would your CV be as compelling without its iconic skills?

Across Pakistan and around the world, billions of jobseekers spent some time to create their job applications impressive and compelling.

One critical element in crafting their CVs (not the only one, but one of the most important) is Skills i.e. employability skills and technical skills.

To catch the attention of recruiter is important today than ever before as companies receive hundreds of thousands of CVs for a single job.

Qualifications, responsibilities, background and layout are elements that turn your good CV into a great CV, but skills part is imperative – it even has the power to convert an ordinary applicant into extraordinary one. See, certain skills are common, but it has great demand. Choosing the wrong one can land you in hot water during the interview.

So just how important is it to write down the perfect skills for a specific job!

Here are four takeaways for mid-level professionals (who are at 5-7 years of their career) that will stand out your CV:

  1. Show your thinking skills. They give the idea to recruiter that how you can go from specific to general and how well you can fix the complex problems.
  2. Show your organizational and project management skills. Provide the proof with previous achievements and wise decision-making.
  3. Show your past track record of accomplishments. It will give the message to recruiter that how well you can pursue the goals and targets of the company and you will remain on the same scale and trend of success or achievements.
  4. Show your stretch roles. The idea behind it, is to show your skills to handle the tough and complex situations and you have been tested under fire in past organizations.

Remember! International recruiters assess the suitability of a mid-level career professional on 2 patterns:

  1. How well you can handle the complex problems
  2. Types of past accomplishments

So, turn your ability to fix the complex issues into problem solving skill.

Are you putting up the right skills in your CV or resume? Please share with us in the comments below.

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