Best Skills to Include on Your Resume

What are the best job skills to include on your resume? Which skill set will help you get hired? Do you know the difference between hard skills and soft skills? How can you share your skills, expertise, and accomplishments with prospective employers?

Here’s how to include the in-demand skills that employers are looking for on your resume, so you can make the best impression.

Top Job Skills for Resumes

Review examples of the top skills employers look for when evaluating job applicants, as well as recommendations about the best skills you should put on your own unique resume to help you get hired.

Free Tools to Match Your Skills to Jobs

Are you looking to change jobs, but aren’t sure what you’d like to do in your next position? The skills you have that can be applied to a variety of occupations are called transferable skills. Those skills can help you switch jobs or even careers without investing in continuing education or a degree. Here are free tools you can use to match the skills you have to potential job options.

What to Do if You’re Worried About a Layoff

If you think that a layoff may be coming to your organization soon, start preparing now by taking these steps to protect yourself and your career. If you’ve already lost your job, here’s a step-by-step guide to claiming unemployment benefits. In most cases, you can apply online.

What's Happening in the World of Work

Here are some timely articles that will help keep you (and your career) up to date with what’s happening in the world of work.

• 15 Interesting, Unique, and Weird Jobs (The Balance Careers)

• Best Construction Jobs for Women (The Balance Careers)

• Can You Work Two Full-Time Jobs? (Career Tool Belt)

• FBI Says Fraud on LinkedIn a ‘Significant Threat’ to Platform and Consumers (CNBC)

• Independent Contractors Launch #WhatTheHellDOL Social Media Campaign (Fight for Freelancers USA)

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