I’m back for the second installment of my Resume Your Way to a New Career series! You can check out the first installment of the Career Summary section here.

It's time to talk about the Key Skills section (KSS) of your resume. This section is where you match your skills against those sought after by your prospective employer. You can't get more straightforward than this section. Your bullet points should be short and clear.

How do you know what to use as bullet points? You get that bullet points from 2 sources, your experience and the description in the posting for the job. Highlight the keywords and phrases in the job description. How do you know which words and phrases are keywords and phrases? Simply look at the words and phrases used to describe the position’s duties and requirements. Then compare those words and phrases to your skills and include the matched skills in your KSS.

Below is an example of a KSS that I used for a legislative analyst...