A short YouTube career-advice clip by Alli Peck advising job-seekers how to frame skills on resumes and in interviews. Peck recommends shifting from self-focused statements ("I have this skill") to company-focused impact statements that explain how the skill created value (e.g., Gantt charts that helped projects finish on time and under budget). The clip ends with a prompt to try the approach and report results.
Here's an interview tip for you. When you are talking about your skills on your resume or in an interview, there's a specific way you need to talk about them. Don't talk about them in a selfish way. I have these skills. I have this experience. Instead, talk about them in a way that helps the company or the interviewer understand how your skills and experience contribute to their company's value and mission. Here's a quick example. Instead of saying I have experience making Gantt charts as a project manager, saying say this instead. The Gantt charts I've made in the past have helped the projects that I've led be completed on time and under budget. See how the company can hear that? Or read that and see. Ah, that transferable skill would help them complete our projects on time and under budget. Try it. Let me know how it goes.
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