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    chatgpt what are skills what do i put on my cv i didnt know problem solving is a skill that is so abstract

    making good scrambled eggs is a skill
    getting a cat to purr is a skill

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      I recently updated my resume and I took the bullet points from my position description and put them in.

      Just do the same thing if there’s a role you really want to apply for and when they read your resume they’ll think you were made for the position

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        Ohhh that’s a nice trick! I’ll leave that blank-ish for now then

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      Knowing the difference between a pretty sky and an ugly sky translates to an eye for detail.

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        and to post it here while the sky is still pretty is communication and time management

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      Over three years experience catering breakfast to a diverse clientele - who often have very unique requests.

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        Determination in battling parallel dimension entities to obtain special ingredients

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          Cross cultural and cross species collaboration experience in driving deliverables to external stakeholders within strict timeframes

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      Soft skills vs hard skills. Hard skills are skills specific to your role. Soft skills are transferrable. Problem Solving is transferrable, you would have used your problem solving skills doing research, writing papers, deciding the best way to phrase a paragraph. It sounds stupid, like the other transferrable skills (attention to detail, critical thinking, working autonomously or as a team), but they’re more necessary than the hard skills you’d learn on the job (software use, specific processes, etc).

      The issue with soft skills is it can be difficult to isolate and identify them within ourselves, and then to write a cohesive CV/cover letter that addresses them. Then when you get an interview, make sure you have examples of their key selection criteria as most places will interview using the STAR approach (Situation, Task, Action and Result).

      I had ChatGPT write up a nice cover letter template for myself, and then edited it to sound more like me, because I find describing myself positively to others to be the most hardest of tasks. Then I memorise some STAR answers if I get an interview, so I’m not scrambling on the spot wracking my brain.

      I hate the whole process tbh. Wishing you all the luck!

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        That’s very helpful! I didn’t know about the STAR approach. Will keep that in mind when I rehearse my answers. Thank you!

        Yeah I didn’t even think about soft skills before. I’ve been googling and asking chatgpt (and here) what they could be.