What are some of the best things to add to a resume?

What is the better way to add self-teaching things in my resume ?

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    One of the final sections of your resume will be the "skills and abilities" section. (You might call it something else, but your resume should have a sections for skills and abilities.) In this section, you list things you know how to do. Put the self-taught skills here.   You don't need to say that they are self-taught. It doesn't matter. Just say that you know how to do them.   For example, I taught myself how to create Access databases. In the skills section of my resume, I might state "Create Access databases." That I can do it is what matters, not how I learned.

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There is an old rule in writing: "Show me, don't tell me." Find a way to write about an accomplishment that used the skill you have, where ever it came from. That will be a lot more compelling than just stating you have it. Here's a crazy example that makes the point:   BAD: Skilled artist, able to work with different media and materials. GOOD: Painted the "Mona Lisa," which went on to become one of the most famous paintings in the history of humanity. Sketched the first drawings that inspired the invention of the helicopter.   OK, so maybe you aren't Da Vinci, but I hope that makes the point. Also, remember to use LinkedIn Skills as a good way to communicate your skills inventory.

Bill Florin

One popular resume format is to provide your job history up front, followed by a list of your skills.  For many jobs, recruiters scan the skills looking for specific ones that their clients need.  In your case, just add your self-taught skills into those list of skills.  If you're able to code C#, for example, what difference does it make if you paid money at a local college to learn those skills or if you bought a book and self-taught yourself?  Just be honest in how proficient you are in those skills.  Beginner? Advanced?  Able to update and understand existing code, but maybe not able to code an Android App from scratch?  And if asked in an interview which job used those skills, explain that you self-taught those skills but are able to develop your own apps, or otherwise convince your interviewer that you are capable of performing those skills.  Always speak to the benefits you can provide, and don't focus on what you can't do.  In my opinion, if you can learn on your own, it shows you can pick up a lot of new tasks without needing to be sent to expensive school courses or boot camps -- employers should embrace that. J

Jeffrey Feil

As pointed out ... finding a way to show how you've used the skills you've acquired is a much more effective strategy than simply listing courses on a LinkedIn profile. That being said, I like to do both! Hope that helps, and thanks for the A2A. Best, Frank @ http://MFJLabs.com

Frank Johnson

Whether you are teaching yourself skills or learning from others, there is little difference in stating you have the skill.  Depending on the relevance of the skill or the process of deciding to learn in an autodidactic manner, you may want to insert these details into the resume organically.  As a for instance, if during your last job you were in a new role and saved the company some money by self teaching some new skills, you may want to clarify that you served a niche inside the company by self actualizing the ability to self teach yourself these skills, leading to an increase in productivity and the bottom line. If you would like to add in a section at the end describing your additional and relevant skills that is also an option.  Your role with the resume, and any other communications that you are giving to a potential employer is to showcase your value that is added.  If you say you have the skill that is one thing, if you can describe how the process can be a boon to the new employer, that is more effective.

Chris Kulbaba

You're asking the wrong person because I don't think resumes work http://worksurvivalkit.blogspot.co.uk/2015/09/if-resumes-dont-work-what-does.html Thanks for the A2A, Demetrius

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