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Skills That Will Make Your Resume An Eye Catcher

27/5/2021

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Hiring managers have the unappealing job of sorting through hundreds of applications to find the right candidates. Everyone has heard the saying your resume needs to stick out in the 5 to 10 seconds a hiring manager will look at it. The best way to get the hiring manager to take a second look is to have a resume full of skills that make you an all-star fit for their company. 


You probably already have some desirable skills companies are looking for, but there are a few areas in which you can bolster your skills to build a resume that will increase the response rate for your applications. 

The job market is a continually evolving landscape where buzzwords fall in and out of favor and skills become obsolete. The changes can be dizzying, so it's best to focus on areas that interest you and will be in vogue for a long while. 
You Can Always Improve Your Communication Skills 

While Dale Carnegie's
How to Win Friends and Influence People may seem like it doesn't have any relevance, the ideas in the nearly 100-year-old book prove that one thing hasn't changed—communication is one of the keys to success. The terms "winning friends" and "influencing people" aren't the most 2020 friendly terms, but they highlight how much you can get done with your words and nonverbal communication skills. 


People make business happen; even in a world of algorithms, data streams, and KPIs, nothing can happen without a human making a decision. Communication is the key to making things happen and creates a productive and positive workplace. 

You may be thinking that communication is something you're born with and not a skill, but just like running, practicing communicating will make you better. A great way to build your repertoire of communication skills is to focus on one communication skill a week. 

One overlooked area of communication is listening. Too often, we hear what someone is saying but are focusing on what we want to say and fail to pay attention to the points our customer or coworker is making. After a week of listening, you can focus on your body language to make people feel more engaged while you are listening. 

The Demand For Python Is Growing

Python is a general-purpose coding language that is used far and wide in the tech industry. It's a versatile language that focuses on readability to emphasize productivity. Python also has many modules that allow code to be used and repurposed, which again makes the language preferable to software engineers who don't want to reinvent the wheel when they come across problems that have already been solved. 

Learning a coding language can seem like a daunting task, but coding bootcamps create straightforward alternatives to college courses or thick Coding For Dummies books. These bootcamps often have partnerships with tech companies that give students incredible benefits like internships and entry-level positions.  

Python isn't only an asset for software engineers at tech companies: accountants, data scientists, or anyone that works with algorithms and complex data sets can also benefit from it. Regardless of your current industry, knowing Python, or any coding language, can help your resume grab hiring managers' attention. 

Data Analysis Will Always Be Your Ally

While being a great communicator will help you in the job search process, the content of your communication matters too. Using data as a reference in your communication can be a great way to back up your claims and convince others. Everything we do creates a data point; they aren't always collected into databases, but they are generated nonetheless. 

However, collecting data isn't enough by itself. You need to know how to organize into usable information. Data scientists, who often rely on Python, collect and analyze data to help companies make decisions that have the highest impact. Study Data Science is assisting people in building their analytical skills. 

Similar to Python, data is a crucial aspect of many professions—teachers can use data to determine the success and failures of their students, while salespeople can collate similarities between their top customers to find new customers with similar qualities. 

Be Adaptable And Flexible

With the ebbs and flows of the job market, it is essential to be one with time and find ways to get the skills to confidently add in-demand skills to your resume. When you do land a job, expect the job market to evolve. You can get ahead of your competition if you keep learning new skills. 

​Blog article provided and written by Bootcamp Rankings 
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