Chapter 10
Key skills
So, what is a Key skills section exactly? It’s often misunderstood.
A Key skills section is a summary of the main skills and abilities you are offering a prospective employer – your top selling points in terms of skills and abilities.
It shouldn’t be confused with an Achievements section (which we’ll cover in the next chapter). An Achievements section will focus on your experience rather than your pure skills and abilities.
Should you include a Key skills section on your CV?
One school of thought is that by including a Key skills section on the first page it’s impossible for recruiters to miss it – or at least very hard for them to ignore. However, the inclusion of a Key skills section in a CV is progressively less ...
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