Use Resume Keywords to Land the Job

Use Resume Keywords to Land the Job

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What are Resume Keywords?

Resume keywords are words or phrases that describe specific job requirements.  They are the abilities, skills, expertise, and values that the recruiter is looking for in a candidate. We know what you’re thinking. How important can a bunch of words really be? Well, as we’ve already hammered down, your resume will often be screened by an Applicant Tracking System (ATS). 

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What are Resume Keywords?

This system has inbuilt software that filters the different applications that come in. The recruiter writes a list of keywords in the ATS system. These are the job requirements. The ATS then scans your applications for those specific keywords that the recruiter plugged in.  If you don’t have the right amount of them, your resume 

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What are Resume Keywords?

gets thrown in the software void and never reaches the recruiter. Resume keywords also help impress the recruiter. How? Think of them as an ATS but in human form: One that gets tired and bored by looking at the same thing over and over. You want to stand out from the other pool of applicants and. get noticed.You can do that by 

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What are Resume Keywords?

picking the right resume keywords

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How to Pick the Right Resume Keywords [Step-by-Step]

So how do you pick the keywords the ATS and the recruiter are looking for? First, scan the job ad for keywords. If your resume keywords match the ones given in the job ad, you have a higher chance of getting an interview. There are two main categories of keywords the recruiters or managers are looking for: (1) job-related skills and (2) action verbs.  

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How to Pick the Right Resume Keywords [Step-by-Step]

Job-related keywords describe your primary skills (both hard and soft) and your core qualifications for this particular job.   Action verbs, on the other hand, demonstrate action: they show what you have accomplished and how you have succeeded in your previous experience. So, in your resume scan, you should be looking for both 

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How to Pick the Right Resume Keywords [Step-by-Step]

job-related keywords and action verbs. Once you’ve pinpointed all relevant keywords from the job description, it’s time to put them down in your own resume.  But which section do they go under, exactly?  Generally:    - Job-related keywords go under your “Skills”  - Action verbs will help you with your job descriptions in the 

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How to Pick the Right Resume Keywords [Step-by-Step]

“Work Experience” section.    - Education requirements will be reflected in your  “Education” section,   - Job title descriptions will go on your resume summary. Are they looking for someone with Photoshop skills? Do not use keywords just for the sake of having them in your resume.  They need to be used in the right context and reflect your actual 

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How to Pick the Right Resume Keywords [Step-by-Step]

skills/achievements.   An ATS can’t spot redundancy or a lie, but the recruiter surely can.   So stay honest, relevant, and accurate with your use of resume keywords.

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Education and Training Resume Keywords

– Administration – Addressed – Advised – Assisted – Awarded – Classroom – Co-directed – Coach – Cognitive Skills – Collaboration – Community Building – Computer-based Training – Counsel – Course

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Education and Training Resume Keywords

– Coursework – Curriculum – Discipline, – Education – Enrollment – Field Instruction – Fundraising – Goals – Holistic Learning – Inclusive – Individualized Education – Instruction – Integration – Interactive

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Education and Training Resume Keywords

– Interpersonal – Job Placement – Listening – Literacy – Mentor – Multi-class – Networking – Parent Communications – Parent-teacher Meeting – Peer Counseling – Program Development – Public Relations – Recruitment

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Education and Training Resume Keywords

– Relationship Building – Scholastic – Setting Boundaries – Student – Teaching – Technology – Training – Tutoring – Verbal Communication – Writing Lesson Plans – Writing Reports – Written Communication

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Law Enforcement Resume Keywords

– Acquisition – Adjudication – Administrative law – Affidavit – Antitrust – Briefs – Case law – Clerk – Community engagement – Compliance – Copyright law – Crime analysis – Crime prevention

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Law Enforcement Resume Keywords

– Crisis management – Depositions – Discovery – Due diligence – Europol – Intellectual property – Interrogation – Joint venture – Judicial affairs – Juridical doctor – Landmark decision – Legal advocacy – Legal research

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Law Enforcement Resume Keywords

– Legislative review – Licensing – Limited partnership – Litigation – Mediation – Memorandum – Motion – Negotiation – Paralegal – Patent law – Police surveillance – Probate law – Settlement

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Law Enforcement Resume Keywords

– SWAT, – Trial law – Unfair compensation – Uniform patrol – Will preparation – Witness protection

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Tourism and Hospitality Resume Keywords

– Adherence To Policies And Procedures – Attention To Detail – Back Office Operations – Banquet Operations – Budgeting – Catering – Central Reservation System (CRS) – Client Needs Assessment – Club Management – Competitive Analysis – Concierge

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Tourism and Hospitality Resume Keywords

– Customer Service – Event Coordination – Facility Management – Flexibility – Food And Beverage – Food Sanitation – Front Desk Operations – Greeting – Guest Relations – Guest Retention – Guest Services – HACCP – Health & Safety

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Tourism and Hospitality Resume Keywords

– Hospitality Management – Housekeeping – Human Resources – Inventory Planning – Kitchen Operations – Maintenance – Marketing – Meeting Planning – Menu Planning – Multi-Unit Operations – Multitasking – New Product Development – Occupancy – Portion Control

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Tourism and Hospitality Resume Keywords

– Positivity – Pricing – Procurement – Program Management – Promote Services – Promotions – Property Development – Property Management – Quality Assurance – Recall Customer Programs – Regulatory Compliance – Reservations – Resolving Complaints

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Tourism and Hospitality Resume Keywords

– Resort Management – Revenue Projections – Server – Service Management – Training & Development – Transportation – Travel and Tourism – Vendor Management

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Finance and Accounting Resume Keywords

– FASB) Financial Accounting Standards Board – Accounting – Accounts Payable – Accounts Receivable – Adjusting/closing entries – Analysis/analyzing – Annual Budget – Annual Reports – Asset Management – Audit/auditing/audit controls – Automatic Data Processing (ADP)

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Finance and Accounting Resume Keywords

– Balance sheet – Benefits administration – Billing – Bond(s) – Budget/budgeting/budget control – Business plan – Buyout – CAD (Cash Against Documents) – Campaign – Capital budget – Cashflow

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Finance and Accounting Resume Keywords

– Cashflow Statement (CFS) – Cash management – CFA (Chartered Financial Analyst) – Chart of accounts – Client/client base – Collections – Commercial lending – Compliance – Consumer lending – Contract management – Corporate governance – Corporate treasury

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Finance and Accounting Resume Keywords

– Cost accounting – Cost-benefit analysis – Cost-Effective – Cost of goods sold (COGS) – Cost reduction and avoidance – Credit management – Data Analysis – Data Collection/Entry – Data Management – Data Quality – Debt management – Debt refinancing – Debt service

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Finance and Accounting Resume Keywords

– Debt to worth – Depreciation/accelerated depreciation – Disbursements – Discount cash flow – Dividend(s) – Due diligence – EBIT/EBITDA – Efficiencies – Equity – Equity underwriting – Expenditures – Expense analysis

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Finance and Accounting Resume Keywords

– FAFSA – Fast-paced – Feasibility – Financial Analysis – Financial Management – Financial Modeling – Financial Planning – Financial Reporting – Financial Statements – Fixed assets – Fixed cost – Forecast/forecasting – Foreign exchange – GAAP

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Finance and Accounting Resume Keywords

– General accounting – General Ledger – High stress – Income Statement – Inflow/outflow – Initial Public Offering (IPO) – Interest rate(s) – Internal controls – International Financial Reporting Standards – Inventory control – Inventory management

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Finance and Accounting Resume Keywords

– Investment analysis/management – Investor relations – Invoicing – Job (order) costing – Journal/journaling – Lending – Letter of credit – Liabilities/liability – Liquidity – Loan administration – Machine Learning – Management reporting – Markets

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Finance and Accounting Resume Keywords

– Mergers and acquisitions – Mutual fund(s) – Net present value (NPV) – Net worth – Operating reports – Overhead – Payroll administration – Portfolio Analysis – Process improvement – Profit and loss analysis – Profit and loss statement (P&L) – Projections

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Finance and Accounting Resume Keywords

– Public speaking – Purchase accounting – Quarterly/year-end reporting – Real estate – Receipts – Reconciliations – Regulations – Relationship management – Reporting and analysis – Revenue Growth – Reverse takeover – Risk Management – ROE/ROI/ROA

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Finance and Accounting Resume Keywords

– Sarbanes Oxley – Securities – Shareholders – Spreadsheets – Standards – Statistical models – Stock(s) – Strategic Planning – Strategic Thinking – Tax accounting – Taxation Compliance – Technology – Transaction

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Finance and Accounting Resume Keywords

– Treasury – Trend analysis – Underwriting – Valuation – Variance analysis – Vendor – Venture capital – Yield

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