What is a Skill Set?
Generally speaking, it’s a list of your core competencies as they relate to your targeted career goal. Again, lets take the example of the accountant who has just passed the CPA exam and now wants to be a controller. Rather than presenting all of that data in the qualifications summary, a portion of it would be showcased as a tag line (professional title or title of job youre targeting) and skill set, and might look something like this (followed by a reworked qualifications summary paragraph): Results-oriented, detailed professional with comprehensive accounting experience. Background includes consistent promotions to positions of increased responsibility for notable achievements, including $2500 in monthly savings at XYZ Company by streamlining procedures. This time, the first two lines, which contain just 15 words, present core strengths quickly and effortlessly.
