How do I find the right keywords for my resume?

How do I find the right keywords for my resume?

Start with the job description's required skills, tools, qualifications, and responsibilities. Look for terms that accurately describe your experience. Use those terms in meaningful work or project examples instead of copying every keyword into a skills list.

What to do

• Compare the suggested term with your actual work. Use the employer's terminology when it accurately describes a skill, tool, or responsibility you can discuss.

• Place the term in a relevant example. A work or project bullet can explain where you used the skill and why it mattered.

• Remove repeated keywords that add no context. Read the document for people as well as checking that important technical names are spelled consistently.

Example

If you implemented keyboard interactions and checked focus behavior, describe that accessibility work. Adding 'accessibility expert' without supporting experience overstates the evidence.

A term is useful when it makes true experience easier to recognize, not when it merely increases a keyword count.