• Keywords

Keywords are jargon specific to a particular profession or industry, and people may well use them to infer that you have a certain skill set. However, this does not mean that the keywords alone will be a ticket to the show, but do remain mindful that qualifications, skills, length of experience and other soft skills are still pertinent to landing that chance to showcase yourself.

• Big on details?

Although micromanaging may be good, or even necessary for certain staff, it is definitely not something worth showcasing to your prospective boss – unless he or she happens to like that style, but that is just what it is – showing a flair for a certain style of working. It’s akin to claiming you write with your left hand instead of your right… well, not exactly, but I trust you get the point.