The Top 10 High Paying Skills
The Ten Skills that Earn the Most Money.
Let’s face it, the whole purpose of a career is to earn money that will allow us to live well, support our families and save for vacations and retirement. It’s the whole reason we work so diligently with securing our education and tirelessly put in the hours to write a resume that impresses employers.
Your resume should highlight at least one of the high paying skills
So what are the best paying skills we can acquire to ensure we’re in demand? Keep reading!
1. Negotiation: That’s right, those who can negotiate and play hard ball in the world of business stand to negotiate quite the salary for themselves in the process. Every business needs a fearless leader and those who have mastered the delicate balance between aggressive and assertive have a big advantage.
2. Analysts: Have a way of improving a company policy? Strong analytical skills always have, and always will be in big demand.
3. Ability to Maintain Costs: You don’t necessarily have to be a penny pincher, but if you spot a way for the company to save thousands a year in travel expenses, you can be sure those skills won’t go unnoticed or unappreciated.
4. Supply Chain Management: Can you track a package that’s left a warehouse in Japan and pinpoint its exact location at any given moment? This is yet another in-demand skills employers look for. They want to know someone has a handle on the details.
5. Wordsmith: Ah, the writer – those who can easily tell the secretaries when “who” is appropriate or if a sentence requires “whom” are always the unsung heroes in the business world. You know who you are: you’re the one who knows how to perfectly write a paper in MLA format and can type 100 words a minute with not a single spelling error.
6. Project Managers: Those who can rein in a team of thirty and never miss a beat and never go over budget are answered prayers to companies.
7. Administrative Assistants: Do you have any idea who’s responsible for ensuring the coffee’s ready when you arrive to the office each day? Odds are, it’s the administrative assistant who’s also simultaneously scheduling flights, coordinating meetings and running interference for the boss. It’s the coordinated and cool-under-pressure employee that never misses a beat.
8. Number Crunchers: Can you work magic with numbers, er…legal magic, that is? If you can divide 612 by 95 in five seconds flat, your skills are definitely in demand.
9. Public Relations: If you’re the one who can pull off those brilliant press releases that announce less than perfect news, all the while compiling it to read as though it’s good news, rest assured, you’ll always be able to find work.
10. Computer Know it All: If a pesky virus doesn’t upset you, even as the collective company is stressing over its impact, and if you can eradicate it in its entirety, then odds are, you’re the company hero. A printer on the fritz is no match for you. Networking problems? No problem at all.
So you see, you may already have those skills that are in big demand. Your goal is to put forth your best resume that lets potential employers know your strong points. Any of these ten in-demand skills can be advantageous as you negotiate salaries and raises. Be sure to check out Grand Resume’s online resources for helpful tips on writing the best career resume that’s sure to get you noticed.
