Unless one is born with a silver spoon, more often than not, a person has to work at some point of his or her life. We can safely say that a very significant amount of our waking hours is spent working or making a living.

Writing a good resume is very important for securing a job. This article provides some tips for writing a good resume.

When one is applying for jobs, it is crucial to understand the job description thoroughly before submitting your application.

A very helpful practice is to review and align the resume to the requirements that is being listed in the job descriptions. When one is able to address the job requirements via the information in the resume, one is very likely on the right track for getting the job.

However, there may be a handful of skills that employers are looking for but are not listed in the job description. These skills are typically known as employability skills.
Below are some of the important employability skills:

1. Initiative and enterprise skills
2. Teamwork skills
3. Communication skills
4. Problem-solving skills
5. Learning skills
6. Planning and organizing skills
7. Technology skills
8. Self-management

A good method to demonstrate these employability skills is by putting them in the resume through the experience and qualifications section. Writing down and list the things you have participated in displayed teamwork, under a deadline, or as a self-starter.

Demonstrate your loyalty through pointing out your accomplishments at an organization and how they benefited your team as a whole (not just you).

You can also write the employability skills in your cover letter too.

Well, that is all for the article on resume writing. Hope that it has been useful. Thank you for reading.

The author runs Job Lense - list of careers, a career website which features many career profiles such as the Astronomer career profile. http://www.joblense.com/career-description/science-and-research-related-careers/career-profile-astronomer/