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Technical skills are specific hard skills that make an employee proficient at specific tasks, be it programming, design or using mechanical equipment. They’re highly sought after by employers and an essential part of your CV. Hiring managers want to see that you’re proficient in using the tools of your trade.
So let’s not waste any time and explore the best way to display examples of technical skills that will land you right in the job you want.
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Chris R. Parham
Construction Manager
Personal Info
Phone: 07777 777777
E-mail: chrisrparham@madeup.com
linkedin.com/in/chrisrparham
twitter.com/chrisrparham
Personal Statement
Agile Construction Manager with 10+ years of building experience. Track record in implementing modern tools and software to revolutionise the planning and management methods at Blake Constructors, staying within budget and schedule in 95% of cases (up from 72%) over 60+ construction projects, maintaining 100% positive client reviews.
Work Experience
Construction Manager
Blake Constructors, Dartford
February 2014—Present
Construction Worker
Smith Construction, Dartford
June 2011—January 2014
Notable Skills
Languages
Education
Bachelor of Science: Construction Technology, 2012-2014
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, United States
You can’t just put ‘Microsoft Office’ on your CV anymore. The modern workplace requires a broader range of technical skills if you want to succeed. According to government research, the UK is experiencing a technical skills gap, mainly in the digital sector, with 72% of large companies suffering technical skills gaps.
Close that gap, and you have an advantage.
Every organisation these days uses some sort of productivity software, customer and sales management and communication software. Here are the most beloved by the businesses of today:
Access
Asana
Basecamp
Calendly
ClickUp
CRM (Salesforce, etc.)
Excel
Enterprise systems (SAP, Oracle, etc.)
Google Workspace
Microsoft Teams
OneNote / Evernote
Salesforce
Slack
Todoist
Toggl
Trello
Zapier
Zoom
This industry is based pretty much wholly on hard, technical skills. This list of examples covers some of the most popular languages to include on your CV.
AJAX
ASP.NET
C/C++
C#
CSS
Go
HTML
Java
JavaScript
Objective-C
Perl
PHP
Python
R
Ruby
SQL
Swift
XML
SQL, Java and Python are the most desired programming skills according to a study of 5 years of job postings.
It’s not just the coding, there are many other specialised technical skills that make you a complete package.
Algorithms
Applications
Coding
Configuration
Debugging
Design
Documentation
Implementation
IOS/Android
Modelling
Security
Testing
To advance in most fields you’ll need to take responsibility for managing projects or people. The below is a general list of project management skills, and you should research a more specific one by surveying job postings in your chosen field.
Agile methodology
Budget planning
Delegation
JIRA
Monday.com
Mentoring & training
Powerpoint, Keynote
Prioritisation
Product lifecycle management
Product roadmaps
Programming skills
Project planning
QA testing
Requirements gathering
Risk management
Scheduling
SCRUM methodology
Task management
Trello
Creating content is the bedrock of modern marketing strategies. There’s a whole plethora of tools you need to be familiar with. Here’s a basic list of the most popular ones. Always prioritise those the job posting asks for.
Blackmagic Resolve
Corel Draw
Free Hand
Ghostwriting
Illustrator
Prototyping
Responsive design
Photoshop
Sketch
UX resign
UX research
Video creation
Wireframing
InDesign
A strong CV summary will convince the recruiter you’re the perfect candidate. Save time and choose a ready-made personal statement written by career experts and adjust it to your needs in the LiveCareer CV builder.
Don’t just list ‘Instagram’ as a social media technical skill. Make sure to provide exact examples of what you achieved, and how you achieved it. You could even use a skills-based CV to provide several examples of your successful campaigns using each social media platform or medium.
A/B testing
Automation
Email marketing
Google Analytics
Hootsuite
Marketing analytics tools
User modelling
Reaching your possible customers effectively is crucial, and your ability to do so should shine through your CV. Prioritise the tools that are relevant to the job and pay particular attention to those mentioned in the job advert.
A/B Testing
Automation
Email marketing (Mailchimp, etc)
WordPress
Yoast
PPC ads
Salesforce Pardot
SEO
Some of the best paying jobs demand an ability to sell. A big part of it is relying on soft interpersonal skills, but there are areas that are learnable, and extremely important in being a consistent salesperson. These examples are also fantastic transferable skills that will stand you in good stead across many industries.
Answering technical questions
Closing sales
Crm software
Customer need analysis
General marketing skills
Identifying new opportunities / prospecting
Lead qualification
Objection handling
Presentation
Product demo
Product knowledge
Providing technical advice
Relationship building
Social media
Understanding of prospect roles and influence
Data Science is one of the most in-demand fields, and professionals are not only sought after, but also handsomely rewarded. These are some of the most valuable skills you could put on your CV.
Skills:
Research
Unstructured data analysis
Critical thinking
Problem solving
Forecasting
Creativity
Reporting
Software:
Apache Spark
Datapine
Erwin Data Modeller
Excel
Highcharts
Python
Qualtrics
R-Studio
Rapidminer
SAS Forecasting
SQL
Talend
Of course, it’s not all about IT skills. Each field will have specific hard skills that do not transfer across to every job. You can find those in every position-specific CV guide we publish in the dedicated ‘skills’ section.
How to start a CV full of technical skills? Start plugging them in right at the top. Most CVs will relegate their skills to a short, inconsequential list of nouns somewhere on the side. The perfect CV has them studded all the way through.
At the top of every CV sits a CV summary, also referred to as a CV profile. Some recruiters will only read this, so don’t wait around to talk about your technical skills, because it could be for nothing.
Personal Statement
Agile Construction Manager with 10+ years of building experience. Track record in implementing modern tools and software to revolutionise the planning and management methods at Blake Constructors, staying within budget and schedule in 95% of cases (up from 72%) over 60+ construction projects, maintaining 100% positive client reviews.
Your work experience section should not be a boring list of the responsibilities you signed up for at the beginning of the job. Luckily for you, that’s what most people will do—list the responsibilities that you could find in the job posting. We have some CV tips to do better.
Work Experience
Construction Manager
Blake Constructors, Dartford
February 2014—Present
You don’t have to be a CV writing expert. In the LiveCareer CV builder you’ll find ready-made content for every industry and position, which you can then add with a single click.
If you’re scarce on work experience, or are writing a fresh student CV, you may have less opportunities to plug in examples of technical skills. In that case, you ought to describe your most relevant courses, any extracurricular activities, and software or methods you became proficient at during your study.
This way, your CV education section can efficiently compensate for lack of demonstrable experience.
Education
Bachelor of Science: Construction Technology,2012-2014
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, United States
Relevant Coursework: Project Management Principles, Risk Management
Extracurricular Courses Taken: Agile Methodology, Introduction to Accounting
Software Learned: G-Suite, JIRA, Roadmap Planner, Excel, Salesforce and Quickbooks
There is a trend now to limit your CV skills section to a small section on the side, sometimes even with bars or stars to indicate proficiency at them, like you’re a footballer in a FIFA game. That’s a wasted opportunity. We can do better than that:
2-3 important skills with a brief elaboration are more impactful than a list of 10 skills with made-up, self-rated skill level bars. For this reason, explain your approach to each skill and the impact it makes.
Either add important supplementary skills that you had no opportunity to discuss, or reiterate the most important ones. The example below does the latter.
To figure out what’s important, scan each job posting and tailor accordingly.
Don’t just restrict yourself to technical skills. Make sure you include soft skills too. They’re equally important.
Notable Skills
The CV hobbies and interests section, or ‘Additional Info’ as it appears on many CVs, is not about you. It’s still about you being useful to the employer. If you’re listing something, make sure it’s relevant. Doing it right will make you stand out from the pile of CVs.
List languages, certificates, and awards clearly under separate headings. Those are still types of technical skills.
Languages
Certificates
Fortunately, technical skills are much easier to improve and perfect than soft, unquantifiable skills. Enrolling in courses, guides, or simply practicing will quickly improve your proficiency.
The National Careers Service has a Skills Toolkit that will help you improve most of the skills we discussed above. That could be a great, free-of-charge place to start to improve your technical skills.
A cover letter alone simply won’t be enough—you need an impactful CV, too. Create your CV in minutes. Just follow our wizard and fill in every CV section with ready-made content. Get started by choosing a professional CV template.
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It goes without saying: write a cover letter. It gives you more room to explain how you apply your skills. Good luck. Not that you need it now.
If you need more help demonstrating examples of technical skills in your CV, or you just want more specific technical skills examples, let us know in the comments section. We’re more than happy to help.
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