Gather your information

Gather your information

We will help you find your most marketable skills, then find achievements in your past that prove you have those skills. The data you assemble will help you write your own resume.

Find your marketable skills
Your guaranteed resume will highlight your most marketable skills in such a way that employers are more likely to call you. What are your most marketable skills? Answer these two questions:

1.- What do you do well?
What do you most enjoy doing? Is it the job you’re doing now? Your course work in school? If not, what do you do well? Is it a hobby? Volunteer work? Other? Write your answers on a sheet of paper.

2.- What do you enjoy doing?
What skills do you most enjoy using on the job or in school right now? What skills would you use even if you weren’t paid? Write out your answers. If you enjoy doing something that you’ve already written down in answer to the first question, underline it this time.

Ideally, you’ll have several skills underlined at the end of this exercise. These are things you do well and enjoy doing.

Now, list your 2-3 most marketable skills.
From your list of underlined skills, choose the 2 or 3 you think will be most attractive to the person reading your resume.
These are your most marketable skills. You’ll use them later to write your resume.
This is the most important step in the process of writing your resume.
Why? Because if you know what your most marketable skills are, you can highlight your most relevant experience, which will help you find the job that’s best for you.

Prove your case with achievements
Now, what achievements prove the 2-3 most marketable skills you listed above? Write at least three things you did that you’re proud of and their results.

What have you done to increase productivity, profits, efficiency, sales, etc.? Use facts, figures, years and be as specific as possible. Your achievements can be from paid or volunteer employment, school projects or even hobbies. As long as they’re relevant to the work you want to do, you may include them in your resume.