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Listing skills on your resume is fairly easy. Listing the right skills in the right way is a little bit trickier. Are you mentioning the right skills for the job, or are you boring the HR manager with irrelevant information? The hiring manager for the software development team couldn’t care less about your expertise in marketing. What they’re dying to know, though, is your skill level in Python and how you get along with the team. In this guide, we’re going to walk you through the process of putting skills on your resume from start to finish. We’ll explain how to identify the right skills and how to list them in a way that catches the hiring manager’s attention!
Here’s what you’re going to learn:

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101 Essential Skills to Put on a Resume in 2024 [For Most Jobs]