Resume Writing - How can I identify the key skills needed for jobs I'm interested in when writing a resume?

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Louise Kursmark
Resume Writer and Career Consultant, Best Impression Career Services, Inc.
www.yourbestimpression.com  
781-944-2471

Louise Kursmark, MRW, JCTC, CEIP, CCM One of the leading resume-writing experts in the United States, Louise is an authority on a wide range of career and employment issues. She has written 18 books about resume writing, interviewing, and job search and has been featured and quoted in countless online, print, and broadcast publications. Her passion is helping people “tell their story” in a way that is compelling, memorable, and relevant. As founder and president of Best Impression Career Services, Inc., Louise works directly with senior executives in career transition. She is also a founding board member of the Career Management Alliance, was the first person worldwide to earn the prestigious “Master Resume Writer” credential, and is a 6-time winner of "best resume" awards from two different professional associations.

Resume Writing - How can I identify the key skills needed for jobs I'm interested in when writing a resume?

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Host: How can I identify the key skills needed for the jobs I am interested in when writing a resume?

Louise Kursmark: One of the best ways is to just look at job postings for jobs that are your ideal job. You will see repeated over and over again, certain terms for education, for experience, for knowledge and skills, so what the expectations for the position are? Those are the terms that you want to incorporate into your resume writing so that you come up as a perfect match for your dream job.

 

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