Highlight skills that are matched with job responsibilities.
Your skills should relate to the job you are applying for. Carefully read the advertisement and observe what skills employers are looking for.
You can judge the skills important for the employers by checking the expectations mentioned on an ad of an ideal candidate for the job.
Modify their job requirements into keywords that represent those skills.
BASIC SKILLS
These are the skills that are required for every job. Being computer literate is a requirement for every job. Having command over the MS office is necessary for applying candidates. For example, Having good communication skills and hard work are soft skills required for every job. First you have to think about skills that are more relevant for the job and if you have more space then you can add these generic skills that are applicable for almost all jobs.
Top generic skills to list on your resume are:
Teamwork, leadership, Communication, computer skills, Time Management.
MODIFY– you may be applying for different jobs but they are related to your educational background. So you can modify your skills to match the job you are applying for.
Most in-demand soft skills for all fields are:
Leadership
Teamwork
Emotional quotient
Effective communication
Problem solving
Flexibility
Mention your skill proficiency level
A relatively new trend is to mention your proficiency about the skills you are writing in your resume. This style is more visible in the creative and tech industry where candidates like to mention their software expertise. If you are confused about your proficiency level then it’s better not to scale your skills and don’t mislead employers by mentioning wrong facts.
Beginner
Intermediate
Advanced
If you choose to write advanced, you must be able to solve problems on your own related to that skill. Write intermediate if you have sufficient knowledge about that skill. Normally if your particular skill is at beginner level then you may not mention it if it’s not related to the job. A skill that is not important for the job and you are at beginner level can be skipped from the skill section.