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Fearless Résumés

occupation listed, but you’ll get an idea of the difference between
job-specific skills and the general skills you’ve already identified.

• Your job-specific skills are usually listed on your résumé,
but remember to describe exactly what you did with those
skills, as we will in the next chapter with Q statements.

Please take a look now at the following lists of some job-specific
skills. These are abilities in which proficiency is necessary in
selected occupations.
For example, people in accounting, bookkeeping, or finance
may have the following job-specific skills:

• Accounts payable
• Accounts receivable
• Payroll
• Tax filings

A football player would have
• An understanding of football strategy
• The ability to stay in shape off-season
• The ability to play the position to which he is assigned
• Knowledge of how to get motivated before the game

A computer programmer’s job-specific skills would include knowl-
edge of
• Computer languages
• Computer platforms
• Computer programs
• Computer networking

A surgeon would have expert knowledge of

• Human anatomy and physiology
• How to make a diagnosis and prognosis
• Necessary sterilization procedures
• The ability to perform surgery

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