Apart from academic qualifications, skills define the personality ability of the students to survive in the stressful corporate arena. Although thousands of students with the same educational background apply for placement every year, only a handful of them are recruited by the organizations. The various hard skills and soft skills mentioned in their resume makes them stand apart amongst the crowd. During the commencement of their professional careers, most of the students often wonder about what to put and what not to put in their resume. They usually forget to highlight some specific skills which might put them in the proximity of getting selected by the recruiters.

To strengthen the resume and outshine the other competitors during a placement session, these are the few necessary skills which are mandatory to be mentioned in the resume.

• Communication Skills

A fluent conversation certainly attracts the recruiters and this is the first thing that they notice in the candidate. Mention in the resume that you have got proficient linguistic talent along with the languages you are fluent at. Highlight the various communication skills such as non-verbal or written communication, active listening, verbal communication, constructive criticism, interpersonal communication, and public speaking.

• Web Development Skills

As the Indian IT sector is advancing exponentially, possessing web development skills can put you in the good books of the recruiters. Even if your educational background varies, you can still make a proficient career in the IT sector if you have got some good web development skills. Analyzing the current market landscape HTML, SEO, API, Adobe, CSS preprocessors, JAVA script and other programming languages, WordPress, GUI, GitHub/GitLab, content management systems, testing and debugging are some of the web development skills with high demand.

• Basic Technical Skills

The basic technical skills are mandatory for every candidate which is why they should be mentioned in the resume of a student. The important basic skills include Microsoft Office Pack, basic user interface communication, data entry, basic bookkeeping, research and data analysis, basic user interface communication, technical writing, filing and paper management, cloud networking, basic bookkeeping and file sharing.

• Management Skills

Most of the recruiters often give priorities to students with management degrees. A student with management skills can yield better by functioning effectively under work pressure and time constraints. The various management skills that can be highlighted by the students in their resume are techniques of management, emotional intelligence, dealing with work-related stress, motivation, project planning, task delegation, team leadership and communication, strategic management, negotiation, business development, proposal writing, problem-solving, and innovation.

• Interpersonal Skills

Apart from all the skills defining your physical and mental ability, interpersonal skills define your personality and character. Sometimes ignored by the students to mention in their resume, interpersonal skills are significant enough to be stated in the resume. The various traits of interpersonal skills which can be emphasized on the resume are empathy, flexibility, leadership skills, patience, communication, adaptability, resilience, along with handling criticism.

If a particular job profile demands any specific skills which are not possessed by students, then they should not mention it on their resume. Students should be honest with themselves as well as the recruiter because it is also necessary for the students to decide whether they are fit for a particular job or not. It is the responsibility of the students to carry out the job effectively once they are selected in the interview which is why lying about a specific skill is not a good idea.