Skills: Guides and Advice

Steve Zimmerman

Most resumes need five main sections: contact details, a summary or objective, work experience, skills and education. Add optional sections such as certifications or awards when they show you fit the job, and if you're short on work experience, let school, part-time jobs, volunteering and projects fill the page. Leave off references, a photo, your date of birth, salary history and anything else that doesn't help an employer judge your work.

Steve Zimmerman

Which skills to list and how many, hard versus soft skills, and where to place, name and lay out your skills section.

Damon Alexander

When testing different career paths, Rocket Resume lets you turn your core work history into multiple job-specific, ATS-optimized résumé versions built for every direction you choose to explore.

Damon Alexander

The requirements to become a firefighter in 2026, including EMT and Firefighter I and II certifications, digital background checks, and salaries from $55,000 entry-level to $125,000.