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Skills and Competencies in Your CV: How to Highlight What You Can Do

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The skills section on your CV quickly tells hiring managers whether you have the hands-on capabilities required for the job. A targeted, evidence-backed selection with clear proficiency levels is infinitely stronger than an exhaustive laundry list.

Capture skills clearly and present them in the appropriate layout.

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What skills should be included on the CV?

Relevant are specialist knowledge, software and IT, languages, methods, driving licenses and industry-specific certificates. Above all, choose skills that are required in the job advertisement.

Assess the level of knowledge in a comprehensible manner

Use clear levels such as basic knowledge, good knowledge, very good knowledge or expert level. For languages, levels A1 to C2 are suitable. Add certificates or practical experience if available.

Demonstrate soft skills with examples

The ability to work in a team or organization only looks convincing if professional experience and projects prove it. Instead of listing many characteristics, mention specific responsibilities and results.

Avoid typical mistakes

Do not list outdated or irrelevant programs
Do not exaggerate your level of knowledge
Do not mention obvious skills unnecessarily
Use terms from the job advertisement of course

Skills by industry: what recruiters look for

The skills that matter depend on the role. Use the following orientation and adapt it to the job ad.

IT: programming languages, tools, cloud platforms, ticket systems
Care and health: certifications, first aid, documentation, shift handovers
Sales and retail: CRM systems, negotiation, languages, KPIs
Office and finance: Excel and ERP systems, bookkeeping, reporting deadlines

Name the tools and certificates you can actually demonstrate; generic terms such as team player only convince with a concrete example.

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FAQ

Focus on around five to ten relevant skills. Quality and connection to the position are more important than the number.

The section usually follows professional experience and training. Particularly important skills can also appear in the short profile.

Yes, but specifically and, if possible, with a concrete example from work, a project or volunteer work.

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