4 Job 'Skills' to Leave Off a Resume

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This is not the case here in africa

Dan of IN 7:52AM June 22, 2012

i agree unless the job your applying for specifically has those skills as a requirement.

Amber of WY 4:25AM June 22, 2012

Solid Works has not taken over in Sacramento. I'm a landscape architect who works with many architects and engineers and they all use AutoCAD. revit isn't even as big as some people tink it is.

Karen of CA 2:39AM June 22, 2012

Right, so don't include proficiency in French or Italian, but do include proficiency in Facebook and twitter-speak. Got it.

Jingyue of MD 12:34AM June 22, 2012

I disagree with the languages. It the language is applicable to the job, include it. Obviously, if Spanish can be used there, then it should be added.
As someone who knows five, I work in the field of international law, so I try to build on other languages for just reading proficiency. (Yes, I'm American. I was raised on three continents. Yes, I know I am weird.)
A few summers ago I tried to get a job at a call center for the summer. Someone who spoke just English made $11. And for the job they offered me, of speaking English, Spanish, and Japanese? $11. I directly asked why someone so low for someone with thrice the skill. They said that they base it on their pay scale by seniority there, not for talent. I politely excused myself from the interview and drove off!

Roberta of CA 7:55PM June 21, 2012

It is always wrong to assume that everyone knows the Microsoft Office suite or any other particular software program. I personally know people who are not proficient with the various programs that are a part of it. Same goes with a program like AutoCAD. Not every designer learned to use that program, and while SolidWorks has pretty much taken over, a person who can still work with AutoCAD can be an asset to a company.

Eric of CA 7:12PM June 21, 2012

And that's why no one knows how to do anything efficiently anymore!

dan of OH 7:07PM June 21, 2012

As an HR Hiring Manager for a large corporation, I agree to some extent with this article, however...Many applicants get overlooked if they do not put down that they are proficient with Microsoft or any other computer software. I look through hundreds upon hundreds of resumes per week for opened positions, and if an applicant is applying for an office job, you better be putting down your computer skills. I have come to a point where I have assumed so much, and gave benefit of the doubt, only to learn at a very late stage of the hiring process that the candidate did not have the computer literacy/skills needed. Very frustrating when you wasted both yours as well as the candidates time...Also, when it comes to putting down your other languages spoken, I would definitely recommend putting those down on your resume as well. A lot of jobs in certain areas of the US that I recruit/hire for, recommend an applicant to possess multiple fluency in various languages.
Other then that, great article.

Leah of GA 2:19PM May 25, 2012

I so agree; I observe that people think they have to include these skill sets to showcase their technical abilities, when in fact a hiring manager seeking someone at a certain level - assumes you have these skills! I would prefer to see instead an accomplishment indicating how you saved a company time or money!

Ben English of CA 1:55PM May 25, 2012