in a resume, would you list your 'subjective' skills?

[andylawcc]

as opposed to "objective" skills like typing speed, bilingual, proficient in MS Word, would those 'subjective' skills (or rather, personal traits) be unnecessary and inappropiate?

now I know EVERYone include those skills in their resumes, but to me it just seems like they are just a lie. I mean, how can you prove you are a "good teamplayer" with "excellent people skill" on piece of paper?

 

[K1052]

I'm a people person.

 

[ArmchairAthlete]

I'd cut it to keep it to one page.

They can evaluate how well you can communicate during the interview instead of reading something like "Communicate well with others".

<---- Just got out of an interview this morning.

 

[FrustratedUser]

Originally posted by: andylawcc
as opposed to "objective" skills like typing speed, bilingual, proficient in MS Word, would those 'subjective' skills (or rather, personal traits) be unnecessary and inappropiate?

now I know EVERYone include those skills in their resumes, but to me it just seems like they are just a lie. I mean, how can you prove you are a "good teamplayer" with "excellent people skill" on piece of paper?

I consider those things 'filler' and doesn't mean d1ck.

 

[andylawcc]

Originally posted by: ArmchairAthlete
They can evaluate how well you can communicate during the interview instead of reading something like "Communicate well with others".

exactly, so why bother put it in the resume (unless you have too many 'white spaces' that need to be filled) when you can prove it in the interview.

 

[cchen]

nope

 

[andylawcc]

Originally posted by: FrustratedUser
I consider those things 'filler' and doesn't mean d1ck.

precisely, but why is everyone doing it? I just met with a career counselor in my community college and she said my resume need more of those bs 'filler'

 

[Tauren]

Don't waste the space with useless crap.

 

[madman300]

I have numchuck skills and I am pretty good with a bo staff.

 

[Injury]

Originally posted by: Tauren
Don't waste the space with useless crap.

exactly. That's a question you get asked in an interview most of the time.

 

[HardcoreRobot]

no.

save that bs for the interview