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Skills You Need on Your Resume to Create a Standout Job Application

Skills You Need on Your Resume to Create a Standout Job Application

Update: 2025-09-18
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Your skills are more valuable than you think, AND they can tell a powerful story to recruiters. We're here to help you identify the transferable skills you've gained from hobbies, past jobs, or even planning a group trip. We'll show you how to use them to your advantage and stand out. Need more resume tips? Search "Resume Tips" by Indeed for more!




0:00 - Intro


0:18 - What are transferable skills


0:54 - How to put transferable skills on your resume


1:51 - What job does the skill belong to


3:45 - How to create a resume with no experience 


5:09 - Can you include your hobbies


6:26 - What skills should you list when having no experience


8:31 - Defining hard skills and soft skills


9:18 - Hot take from Reddit


10:58 - Why both hard and soft skills are important



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Skills You Need on Your Resume to Create a Standout Job Application

Skills You Need on Your Resume to Create a Standout Job Application

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