List of Writing Skills for Resumes
- Basic Writing Skills. Grammar, punctuation, spelling, vocabulary, clarity, brevity, engagement, proofreading, revising.
- Professional Writing Skills. Note taking, letter writing, email writing, MS Office, business writing, written communication skills.
- Business Writing Skills. Report writing, business case writing, press release writing, newsletter writing, analysis, research, content management.
- Technical Writing Skills. Analysis, planning, data visualization, feedback gathering, preparing documents, product knowledge, research, collaboration.
- Creative Writing. Writing novels, writing short stories, plotting, worldbuilding, creating characters, writing dialogue, humor, drama, action.
- College Writing Skills, aka academic writing skills. Exposition, persuasion, description, narration, essay writing, thesis writing, creative writing.
- Foreign Language Writing Skills. Spanish, French, German, Chinese, Japanese, foreign business writing, fluency.
- Copywriter Skills. Content writing, blog writing, SEO, sales writing, research, marketing, empathy, product knowledge.
- Content Writing. Research, SEO, focus, meeting deadlines, editing, proofreading, engagement, adaptability, organization, communication.
- Editing. Copy editing, online editing, final manuscript production, typesetting,
- Grant Writing Skills. Organization, persuasion, research, persistence, empathy, subject knowledge, creativity, attention to detail, storytelling.
- Emails Writing Skills. Business emails, mail-merges, sales emails, folders, rules, filters, brevity, precision, proofreading, manners, consistency.
- Blog Writing. Focus, brevity, simplicity, engagement, research, strong work ethic.
- Report Writing. Sourcing, research, analysis, data visualization, interviewing, data management, MS Office, summarizing.
- Media Writing. SEO, AP Style, grammar, punctuation, accuracy, clarity, objectivity, sourcing, interviewing, research, digital media writing, news writing.
- Magazine Writing. Pitching, writing ledes, research, interviewing, outreach, structure, storytelling, writing heads and subheads, networking, feature writing.
- Journalism. Interviewing, research, special knowledge, meeting deadlines, social media, sourcing, outreach, revising, analyzing, fact-checking.
- Collaborative Writing Skills. Collaboration, Google Docs, Trello, Jira, MS Word, teamwork, editing.
- Business Storytelling. Branding, sales, positivity, brevity, detail oriented, empathy, engagement, research, networking.
- Proposal Writing. Development, empathy, organization, communication, basic writing, business writing.
- Social Media Writing. Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, accuracy, engagement, adaptability, humor, detail-oriented, writing calls-to-action.
- Presentation Writing. PowerPoint, creativity, brevity, public speaking, sales.
- Writing Computer Skills. MS Office, MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Google Docs, Content Management Systems, WordPress.
- Writing Code. Java, Python, Swift, C, C++, PHP, MySQL, JavaScript, HTML, CSS, Ruby, Rust, Elixir.
The skills above are hard skills, a.k.a. writing technical skills.
But professional writers need other qualities too.
Here’s a list of writing soft skills for your resume:
Writing Soft Skills
- Creativity
- Persistence
- Strong Work Ethic
- Collaboration
- Communication
- Patience
- Detail Oriented
- Interpersonal Skills
- Empathy
- Time Management
- Work Ethic
- Organization
- Perceptiveness
