Resume Tip #19: Technical Summary/ Skills Summary
This is a good place to put all the keywords that appear in your resume. Search engines will find your resume faster if there are more specific keywords in it. Depending on your line of work and experience your summary will be longer or shorter. This is where you should use a table for organization. </br>
For Example:</br>
Technical Skills
Platforms: Windows, Linux, FreeBSD, Solaris, VxWorks
Languages: C, C++, Java, HTML, XML, Intel/MIPS assembly, VB, Perl, SQL
Software: Tornado 2.0 tools, GNU toolkit, Microsoft Visual Studio, Install shield, Agere Simulator, MYSQL, MS Office suites, MS VISIO, DDK, SDK, CVS, PVCS, BUGZILLA
Hardware: Intel 80×86 Processors, MIPS RM7000 processor</br>
If you have only been exposed to something and you cannot support it in your resume, you may put it the technical summary, but makes sure it is supported in the body of your resume. Recruiters cannot tell where and how much you have used a tool off this summary, so be sure to tell them.</br>
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