How to Describe Tech and Computer Skills in English for my CV or Resume? + Online English Lessons

Hello, how's it going?

In today's episode I have a great question from Mihai.

Mihai asks, I need to improve my resume and my CV.

I'm applying for a new job.

How can I describe my computer skills in English?

This is an awesome, awesome question.

So I want to answer this.

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OK, so, describing your computer skills in English

for your resume.

I have five different words that I want you to use.

Ranging from you have little experience

to lots of experience.

First of all, you need to know what program,

or what computer thing, that you're talking about.

Maybe, for example, you want to talk

about your skill in coding.

So HTML.

This could be replaced by anything,

but let's just say HTML.

At the beginner range you could say, learning HTML.

You don't need to say, I am learning.

That would be OK for a cover letter

when you write in full phrases, but on a resume

we typically would list computer skills

in one section with bullet points and phrases,

not complete sentences.

So learning HTML.

Or beginner in HTML.

Or knowledge of HTML.

Actually, those are three different ways

that you can say beginner.

Now, next level up I'm going to share with you how

to say beginner, intermediate, and advanced

in some good words.

Some native ways of writing our resumes.

Next level up you could say proficient in HTML.

Skilled in HTML is another way.

Or intermediate in HTML.

Those are three different ways that you can say that you're

pretty good at HTML.

But I wouldn't say, on your resume,

I'm pretty good at HTML.

That's just a little too casual.

On a resume its important to be native-like, but not casual.

Right?

We want to use the appropriate words,

so that's what I'm sharing with you in this episode.

And finally, if you are advanced in this topic, HTML

for example, say, expert in HTML.

Or another way you could say this

is, proven expertise in HTML.

Now remember, you can replace HTML

with another program or skill, such as Microsoft Office

or something else.

So those are three ways to say, advanced.

Expert and proven expertise.

I said I was going to tell you five ways,

but then I thought of more, so you're actually

getting nine different ways to talk about your computer skills

in English.

You're welcome.

Which one do you choose?

Well, I would go with the-- either one of the words

that I suggested that are not beginner, intermediate,

or advanced.

I like knowledge of, or proficient in, or expert in.

Those are my favorites, but you know,

there's more than one way to talk about your skills--

your computer skills-- in English.

I wish you the best of luck with updating

your CV and your resume.

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