Ronnie Said:

Writing a Resume...skills and achievements?

We Answered:

1) Keep the resume to one page.
2) List only the things that are pertinent to the job for which you are applying. Experience with pets won't help at an art store.
3) Don't say that you are determined, organized, mature etc. Cite things that you have done to illustrate those qualities.
4) Use "action verbs", not the adjectives you are using here.

Good luck.

Jean Said:

When writing a resume, do I include skills I only have a limited knowledge of?

We Answered:

If you state it as "Experience with Maple," you've indicated you have some familiarity with the program without declaring expertise, and I think that's fair enough.

The trap you don't want to fall into is claiming a level of expertise/experience you don't have, because if you exaggerate and are found out at an interview, it calls everything else on your resume into question.

Nobody hires you based solely on your resume. Your resume gives you a chance to talk to someone. And if you say you have experience with the program and you're called into an interview, you can be explicit about your level of experience: "I've used the Maple program occasionally, but I can't claim to be an expert user." Followed with a quick segue into something you can claim expertise in, or something that shows that you can quickly acquire more expertise.

Good luck.

Ken Said:

Question on writing which skills you have on a resume?

We Answered:

Typically under training people include only the staples of performance skills (acting, singing and dancing) by listing the people that they've trained with. I would put the stage combat under skills and include your level of proficiency (beginner, intermediate, advanced).