The following is a list of abilities that may help you to identify skills to put on your resume in the Qualifying Skills section. The list is not a complete list but has been written to provide examples and guide you through the qualifying skills and talents section.
In-General Skills
Best Practices Budget Forecasting & Planning Business Consultant Chief Operating Officer CPR & Emergency First Aid Trained Customer Friendly Customer Service Dependable Design & Implementation Director Excel, Oracle, Word, WordPad Excel, Word, PowerPoint, WordPad Excellent Interpersonal Skills Instructor |
Leadership & Motivation MBA Multi-Site Supervisor PhD Planning & Organization Power Point Expert President Project Manager Recruiting and Training Senior Executive Supervision Team Member Team Player Technical Training |
Advertising and Marketing
Advertising Advertising Account Executive Advertising Manager Brand Manager Business Development Copywriter Creative Director Direct Marketing Graphic Designer Graphics Artist Illustrator Journalism Management Consulting Market Research Marketing Analyst Marketing Assistant Marketing Associate |
Marketing Communications Marketing Coordinator Marketing Director Marketing Representative Media Planner Media-Broadcasting Print Production Product Management Product Manager Product Marketing Professional Services Public Relations Publishing/Technical Writing Sales-Account Management Sales-Business Development Statistical Analysis |
Beauty Salon
Assistant Stylist Barber Colorist Cosmetician Manicurist |
Receptionist Shampoo Technician Shop Manager Stylist Waxing Professional |
Media Communications
(News/Radio/Television/Film)
Actor Advertising Director / Manager Announcer Assistant Director Assistant Editor Audio Engineer Best Boy Business Manager Casting Director Communications Consultant Copy Editor Costume Designer Desktop Publishing Director Director of Cinematography Director of Photography Disk jockey Editor Editorial Assistant Executive Producer Gaffer General Manager Intern |
Journalist Location Director Music Director Music Supervisor News Director News Reporter Producer Production Designer Production Director Program Director Promotions Director Public Affairs Director Public Service Director Reporter Screenwriter Set Dresser Speech Writing Technical Writer Unit Publicist Video Audio Technician Video Production Videographer Writer |
Computers/TechnologyApplication Developer Applications Consultant Applications Engineer Computer Analyst Computer Engineer Computer Installer Computer Operator Computer Technician Customer Service/Support-Other Data Base Administrator Data Maintenance Technician Data Processing Database Administrator Database Programmer DB2/IMS Encoder Firmware Engineer Hardware Design Hardware Engineer Hardware Technician Help Desk Administrator Information Analyst Information Consultant Information Systems Information Technology Interactive Developer Internet Administrator Internet Development IT Business Analyst IT Executive Level II Programmer Network Administrator |
Network Analyst Network Engineer Network Manager Network/System Administration Novell Administrator NT Administrator Programmer Programmer Analyst Project Leader Quality Assurance/Testing Software Design Software Developer Software Development Software Engineer Software Testing SQL System Administrator System Test Engineer Systems Analysis Systems Analyst Systems Specialist Technical Consultant Technical Instructor Technical Support Technical Support/Help Desk Telecommunications Tester Unix Administrator Wan Analyst Web Design Web Designer Web Producer Webmaster |
Computing & Programming
Visual Basic Access Applications Maintenance C/C++ Conversions. Crystal Reports Database Programming & Maintenance Delphi Applications Development and Maintenance DOS Embedded in Visual Basic/Delphi File I/O FoxPro HTML Installation Scripts Java Oracle Oracle Tools PL/SQL Developer PL/SQL-Oracle SQL loader SQL Loader SQL Navigator Stored Procedures Sun Solaris UNIX Window (3.x, NT, XP) IT Executive Level II Programmer Network Administrator Network Analyst |
Network Engineer Network Manager Network/System Administration Novell Administrator NT Administrator Programmer Programmer Analyst Project Leader Quality Assurance/Testing Software Design Software Developer Software Development Software Engineer Software Testing SQL System Administrator System Test Engineer Systems Analysis Systems Analyst Systems Specialist Technical Consultant Technical Instructor Technical Support Technical Support/Help Desk Telecommunications Tester Unix Administrator Wan Analyst Web Design Web Producer Webmaster |
Domestic/In-Home Care
Au Pair Child Care Home Attendant Home Health Aides |
Housekeeping Housesitter Nanny / Au Pair Personal Assistant |
Education/Training
Admissions Admissions Officer Aerobics Instructor Athletic Director Automotive Instructor Associate Dean Associate Professor Athletic Director Coach Crossing Guard Curriculum Developer Curriculum Writer Custodian Dean Facilities Manager/Director Financial Aid Director Guidance Counselor Instructional Design |
Instructor Interpreter Lecturer Librarian Principal Presentation Skills President Professor Provost School Psychologist School Social Worker Student Affairs Director Teacher Teachers Assistant Technical Training Technical Educator Tenured Professor Trainer Tutor |
Engineering
Aerospace Engineer Architect Chemical Engineer Civil Engineer Consulting Engineer Design Engineer Engineer Environmental Engineer Field Applications Engineer Highway Engineer Industrial Engineer |
Manufacturing Engineer Mechanical Design Engineer Mechanical Engineer Petroleum Engineer Process Engineer Production Engineer Project Engineer Reliability Engineer Structural Engineer Test Engineer Tooling Engineer |
Entertainment
Actor Artist Artist Manager Assistant Director Audio Visual Best Boy Booking Agent Casting Director Conductor Costume Designer Dancer Director Director of Cinematography Director of Photography Executive Producer |
Gaffer Location Director Magician MC Music Supervisor Musician Pianist Producer Production Designer Promoter Publicist Road Manager Screenwriter Set Dresser Songwriter Unit Publicist |
Finance/Insurance/
Real Estate
Account Receivables Accountant Accounting Accounts Payable Accounts Receivable Actuary Analyst Appraiser Asset Manager Assistant Manager Association Manager Auditor Balancing and Auditing Bank Account Reconciliations Bankcard Reconciliations Banking Bookkeeper Branch Manager Branch Manager Budget Analyst Budgeting Business Analyst Business Tax Cash Management Chief Financial Officer Claims Adjuster Claims Examiner Collections Collectors Commercial Lender Commodity Broker Controller Credit Manager Economist Estimator Finance Financial Analyst Financial Manager |
Forecasting Forecasting and Budgeting General Accounting General Ledger Government/Non Profit Insurance Adjuster Insurance Agent Insurance Representative Loan Administrator Loan Officer Loan Processor Loan Underwriter Mortgage Broker Mortgage Processor Mortgage Sales Mortgage Services Mortgage Underwriter Payables Payroll Clerk Payroll Manager Payroll Supervisor Property Appraiser Property Manager Real Estate Agent Real Estate Appraiser Resolving Accounts Securities/Asset Management Senior Accountant Sr. Accountant Staff Accountant Stockbroker Tax Accountant Tax Director Trader Treasury and Cash Management Treasury Services Underwriter |
Health Care/
Social Services
Advocate Animal Caretaker Audiologist Billing Specialist Business Operations Cardiologist Chiropractor Clinical Director Counselor CRNA CT Scan Technologist Dental Assistant Dental Hygienist Dental Technician Dentist Echo Technologist EEG Technician EKG Technician Employee Health Specialist EMT Family Services Health Care Accountant Health Care Admitting Health Care Sales Health Care-Administration Health Clinician Laboratory Technician Massage Therapist Medical Assistant Medical Biller Medical Coder Medical Oncologist Medical Receptionist Medical Secretary Medical Technician Medical Transcriptionist Mental Health Professional Minister MRI Technologist NICU Nurse LPN Nurse Practitioner Nurse RN |
Nurses Aide Nursing Nursing Supervisor Occupational Therapist Optician Optometrist Orderly Outreach Counselor PACU Paramedic Pediatric ICU Pediatrician Pharmaceutical Pharmacist Pharmacy Assistant Pharmacy Technician Phlebotomist Physical Therapist Physician Physicians Assistant Practitioner PRN for 5 years Psychiatrist Psychoanalyst Psychologist Radiology Receptionist Recreational Therapist Resident Respiratory Care Practitioner RN for 10 years Social Services Research Social Worker Speech Pathologist Speech Therapist Surgeon Surgical Technician Therapist Transcriptionist Ultrasound Technician Veterinarian Workers Compensation Manager X-Ray Technician |
Hospitality & Food Service
Baker Bartender Bell Desk Person Bus Person Butcher Catering Catering Manager Catering Director Chef Concierge Cook Counter Help Deli Clerk Dishwasher Food Preparation Food Service Manager Front Desk Clerk General Manager |
Grill Person Host/Hostess Housekeeper Housekeeping Supervisor Housekeeping Manager Maintenance Maintenance Supervisor Maintenance Manager Manager Parking Lot Attendant Porter Reservations Manager Restaurant Manager Room Service Clerk Server Steward Suisse Chef Valet Wait Staff |
Human Resources
401K Administrations Benefit Administrator Benefits Administrator CPO EEO Compliance Employee Relations Executive Compensation File Room Supervisor HRIS Human Resources Consulting Human Resources Coordinator Human Resources Director Human Resources Generalist Human Resources Manager Human Resources Specialist Instruction Design |
Interventions Labor Relations Organizational Development Payroll Clerk Payroll Manager Performance Based Interviewing Performance Management Policy & Procedure Manual Creation Policy Creation Recruiter Resume Writer Safety Specialist Staffing Supervisor Talent Review Trainer Worker’s Compensation Manager |
Legal
Attorney Intervention Specialist Law Clerk |
Lawyer Legal Assistant Paralegal |
Public Service/
Loss Prevention
Alarm Specialist Architect Bodyguard Building inspector Building Planner Check Collections Collections Corrections Officer Corrections Staff Dispatcher Fire Fighter Government Relations Investigator |
Loss Prevention Analyst Loss Prevention Manager Police Officer Police Staff Post Office Staff Probation Officer Safety Manager Security Guard Security Manager Sheriff Urban Planner Worker’s Compensation |
Manufacturing
Assembler Assistant Plant Manager Equipment Operator Injection Molding Inspector Labor Manufacturing Team Leader Manufacturing Technician Material Engineer Materials Manager |
Materials Planner Molding/Tooling Planner Production Coordinator Production Manager Production Scheduler Production Supervisor Quality Assurance Quality Control Quality Process Technician Shift Leader |
Nonprofit Development Director Executive Director Fundraising Manager Minister |
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Office Employment
Administrative Assistant Administrator Alumni/Alumnae Relations Assistant Administrator Billing Clerk Call Center Manager Call Center Supervisor Cashier Collator Copy Clerk Copy Machine Operator Customer Service Customer Support |
Data Entry Director Executive Assistant Executive Director File Clerk Mailroom Office Administrator Office Assistant Office Manager Office/Clerical Receptionist Record Management |
Sales/Retail
Architect Auto Manager Auto Parts Counterperson Auto Parts Driver Auto Parts Manager Auto Sales Buyer Cashier Contract Sales Customer Service Developer Florist |
Horticulturalist Interior Design Mystery Shopper Retail Manager Retail Sales Sales Sales Coordinator Sales Manager Shipping Shopper Stockroom Telemarketer Visual Merchandiser |
Sciences
Biologist Biotech Botanist Chemist Clinical Research Environmental Research |
Geneticist Geologist Lab Technician Research Scientist Scientist |
Trades
Air Conditioning Alarm Technician Appliance Repair Architect Auto Body Auto installer Auto Technician Automotive Service Manager Batch Compounder Cabinet Maker Carpenter Carpet Cleaner Carpet Installer Chimney Cleaner CNC Machinist Concrete Laborer Construction Contractor Crane Operator Die Maker Drafts Person Dry Cleaning Electrician Engraver Exterminator Fabrication and Fitting Facilities Management Fastener Finish Carpentry Folder Operator Foreman General Assembly General Contractor Glazier Goldsmith Handy Person Installer Instrument Technician Jeweler Journeyman Laborer Landscaper Landscape Designer Locksmith |
Logistics/Distribution Machine Operator Machine Painting Machinist Maintenance Manufacturing Manufacturing/Business Operations Materials and Welding Mechanic Millwork Mold Maker Mover Painter Photographer Picture Framer Pipe Fitter Platemaker Plumber Polisher Pool Installer Pressman Printer Refrigeration Roofer Roofing Screen Printer Service Technician Service Writer Sheet Metal Siding Mechanic Sign Maker Spotter Stone Carver Superintendent Surveyor Tailor Tire Mounter Tool Die Upholster Utility Worker Warehousing Waste Removal Welder Woodworking |
Transportation
Air Cargo Aviation Bus Driver Chauffeur Driver Flight Attendant Messenger |
Pilot Parking Attendant Route Driver Tow Driver Truck Driver Valet Vending |