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The Ultimate Skills Dictionary: 300+ Skills For Your CV

Have you ever wondered which skills you should include in your CV? If you are struggling for inspiration then here's our complete list of over 300 skills ready for you to include in your CV.



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General Skills

  • Ability To Work Under Pressure

  • Adaptability

  • Adaptable

  • Administration

  • Agile

  • Ambitious

  • Analytical

  • Approachable

  • Attention To Detail

  • Business Analysis

  • Calm

  • Caring

  • Committed

  • Communication

  • Communication Skills

  • Communications

  • Compassionate

  • Computer Literate

  • Confidence

  • Confident

  • Conscientious

  • Continuous Improvement

  • Creative

  • Critical Thinking

  • Customer Service

  • Decision Making

  • Dedicated

  • Dependable

  • Determined

  • Diligent

  • Dynamic

  • Eager

  • Efficient

  • Empathetic

  • Energetic

  • Enthusiasm

  • Enthusiastic

  • Excellent Telephone Manner

  • Fast Learner

  • First Aid

  • Flexible

  • Flexible

  • Focused

  • Friendly

  • Good Communication

  • Good Listener

  • Good Telephone Manner

  • Good Time Keeping

  • Hard Working

  • Hardworking

  • Hard-Working

  • Health And Safety

  • Helpful

  • Highly Motivated

  • Honest

  • Honesty

  • Independent

  • Innovation

  • Interpersonal

  • Interpersonal Skills

  • Leadership

  • Listening

  • Loyal

  • Loyalty

  • Maths

  • Methodical

  • Motivated

  • Motivation

  • Multitasking

  • Multi-Tasking

  • Numeracy

  • Open Minded

  • Organisation

  • Organisational Skills

  • Organised

  • Organized

  • Outgoing

  • Passionate

  • Patience

  • Patient

  • Planning

  • Polite

  • Positive Attitude

  • Presentation Skills

  • Proactive

  • Problem Solver

  • Problem Solving

  • Problem-Solving

  • Professional

  • Public Speaking

  • Punctual

  • Punctuality

  • Quick Learner

  • Reliability

  • Reliable

  • Research

  • Resourceful

  • Responsible

  • Sales

  • Self Motivated

  • Self-Motivated

  • Sociable

  • Taking Initiative

  • Team Player

  • Team Work

  • Team Working

  • Team Player

  • Teamwork

  • Telephone Skills

  • Time Keeping

  • Time Management

  • Timekeeping

  • Troubleshooting

  • Trustworthy

  • Understanding

  • Willing To Learn

  • Writing

Admin Skills

  • Account Management

  • Administration

  • Answering The Phones

  • Arranging Meetings

  • Computer Literacy

  • Computer Literate

  • Copywriting

  • Data Analysis

  • Data Collection

  • Data Entry

  • Diary Management

  • Excellent Telephone Manner

  • Handling Enquiries

  • Microsoft Excel

  • Microsoft Office

  • Microsoft PowerPoint

  • Microsoft Word

  • Minute Taking

  • Photocopying

  • Proof Reading

  • Telephone Skills

  • Typing

IT Skills

  • Active Directory

  • Adobe Illustrator

  • Adobe Photoshop

  • Agile

  • AutoCAD

  • Business Analysis

  • C

  • C#

  • C++

  • Computer Skills

  • CRM

  • CSS

  • Data Analytics

  • Ecommerce

  • Facebook

  • HTML

  • Instagram

  • IT

  • Java

  • Javascript

  • Linkedin

  • Linux

  • Matlab

  • Microsoft Access

  • Microsoft Excel

  • Microsoft Office

  • Microsoft Outlook

  • Microsoft PowerPoint

  • Microsoft Word

  • Networking

  • Oracle

  • Photoshop

  • PHP

  • QA

  • SAP

  • SEO

  • SQL

  • Testing

  • Twitter

Retail Skills

  • Cashier

  • Till Operation

  • Stacking Shelves

  • Stock Rotation

  • Processing Returns

Management Skills

  • Project Management

  • Management

  • Team Management

  • People Management

  • Team Leader

  • Leadership Skills

  • Supervisor

  • Report Writing

  • Coaching

  • Team Building

  • Change Management

  • Stakeholder Management

  • Risk Management

  • Reporting

  • Delegation

  • Strategic Planning

  • Employee Engagement

  • Budget Management

Sales Skills

  • Sales

  • Retail

  • Driven

  • Negotiation

  • Business Development

  • Account Management

  • Commercial Awareness

  • Target Driven

  • Relationship Management

  • Telesales

  • Lead Generation

  • Upselling

  • Cold Calling

Customer Service Skills

  • Customer Liaison

  • Customer Services

  • Customer Care

  • Helping And Advising Customers

  • Customer Focused

  • Complaint Handling

  • Relationship Management

  • Customer Relations

Marketing & Design Skills

  • Marketing

  • Social Media

  • Creativity

  • Photoshop

  • Merchandising

  • Photography

  • Graphic Design

  • Advertising

  • Branding

  • Ecommerce

  • Event Management

  • Digital Marketing

  • Events

  • Facebook

  • Twitter

  • Linkedin

  • Instagram

  • PR

  • Proof Reading

  • SEO

  • Adobe Illustrator

Finance Skills

  • Cash Handling

  • Design

  • Payroll

  • Filing

  • Audit

  • Budgeting

  • Purchase Ledger

  • Invoicing

  • Credit Controlling

  • Purchasing

  • Stocktaking

  • Procurement

  • Banking

  • Reconciliations

  • Bookkeeping

  • Forecasting

  • Taxation

  • Bank Reconciliations

  • Budget Management

Distribution & Warehousing Skills

  • Warehouse

  • Stock Control

  • Logistics

  • Manual Handling

  • Quality Control

  • Packing

  • Manual Handling

  • Picking

  • Forklift Truck Driving

  • HGV Driving

  • Loading

  • Shipping and Receiving

HR Skills

  • Recruitment

  • On-boarding

  • Head hunting

  • Interviewing

  • Performance Appraisals

  • Human Resources Information Software (HRIS)

  • Compensation

Education Skills

  • Teaching

  • Lesson Planning

  • School Report Writing

  • Patience

  • Interactive Whiteboards

  • Organising Displays

  • Marking Work

  • Coaching

  • Presenting


Manual Trades

  • Plumbing

  • Maintenance

  • Welding

  • Carpentry

  • Painting

  • Practical

  • Plastering

  • Refurbishment

  • Tiling

  • Joinery

  • Quoting

  • Estimating

  • Project Planning


Catering & Hospitality

  • Cooking

  • Preparing Food

  • Serving Food

  • Catering

  • Hospitality

  • Front of House

  • Waiting Tables

  • Bar Work

  • Food Hygiene

  • Mixology


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