Keywords

Keywords are more than just a buzz word of yesteryear. (pardon the pun) But rather, they help not just in being a key component in the process of scanning through resumes, be it done by employers or recruiters, through electronic gagetry or with their eyeballs. Why such a frenzy over such a small word? Because if the eyes are the window to the soul, words are (so employers believe) the door to the prospective employee.

Illustrations of what terms are used and how:

Using the term human resources, training & development, recruitment, human resource information systems (HRIS), compensation and benefits are bu

t a few of the terms that people would expect you to know inside out, and outside in.

When sales is brought up instead, quotations, negotiations, client relationship management, product launching, consumer spending patterns and cyles, presentations, branding are something they come to assume you have at your fingertips.

However, for all the emphasis on keywords, it is not to say that they are the all in all – but rather, as this does not mean that the keywords alone will be a ticket to the show, but do remain mindful that qualifications, skills, length of experience and other soft skills are still pertinent to landing that chance to showcase yourself.

All the best!