Where can I find a competency dictionary for programmers?
I'm currently updating my resume, and I realized that my core competencies section listed skills instead of competencies. So, I did some research, and I learned more about what competencies are and how they are different from skills. In summary:
Competency = Ability + Knowledge + Skill
For example, consider a professional hair stylist. She has a steady hand, which is an ability. She learned the various techniques of the trade, which is knowledge. She knows how to make her customers look good, which is a skill. Together, these three form a competency which she can list in her resume as “Hair Styling.”
Furthermore, I learned the difference between soft competencies (or behavioral competencies) and hard competencies (or technical competencies). An example of a soft competency is “Communication,” and an example of a hard competency is “Programming.” When looking at your resume recruiters give equal weight to both soft and hard competencies.
The next step was to find out what I could list as core competencies. I learned that a lot of institutions maintain a Competency Dictionary which lists competencies and gives them a precise definition. For example, here's the Harvard University Competency Dictionary: https://apps2.campusservices.harvard.edu/cas/empldocs/cs/harvard_competency_dictionary_complete.pdf
The last step is to use a competency dictionary to identify five or six soft competencies and hard competencies to put on your resume. The only problem is that I can't find any competency dictionary for programmers. Also, all the competency dictionaries that I saw only listed soft competencies. I would appreciate it if you'd point me in the right direction.
If you're a programmer and you don't mind sharing your resume, then I'd love to read it. It would be helpful to read another programmer's resume to understand what to put in the core competencies section.
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I'm currently updating my resume, and I realized that my core competencies section listed skills instead of competencies. So, I did some research, and I learned more about what competencies are and how they are different from skills. In summary:
Competency = Ability + Knowledge + Skill
For example, consider a professional hair stylist. She has a steady hand, which is an ability. She learned the various techniques of the trade, which is knowledge. She knows how to make her customers look good, which is a skill. Together, these three form a competency which she can list in her resume as “Hair Styling.”
Furthermore, I learned the difference between soft competencies (or behavioral competencies) and hard competencies (or technical competencies). An example of a soft competency is “Communication,” and an example of a hard competency is “Programming.” When looking at your resume recruiters give equal weight to both soft and hard competencies.
The next step was to find out what I could list as core competencies. I learned that a lot of institutions maintain a Competency Dictionary which lists competencies and gives them a precise definition. For example, here's the Harvard University Competency Dictionary: https://apps2.campusservices.harvard.edu/cas/empldocs/cs/harvard_competency_dictionary_complete.pdf
The last step is to use a competency dictionary to identify five or six soft competencies and hard competencies to put on your resume. The only problem is that I can't find any competency dictionary for programmers. Also, all the competency dictionaries that I saw only listed soft competencies. I would appreciate it if you'd point me in the right direction.
If you're a programmer and you don't mind sharing your resume, then I'd love to read it. It would be helpful to read another programmer's resume to understand what to put in the core competencies section.
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I'm currently updating my resume, and I realized that my core competencies section listed skills instead of competencies. So, I did some research, and I learned more about what competencies are and how they are different from skills. In summary:
Competency = Ability + Knowledge + Skill
For example, consider a professional hair stylist. She has a steady hand, which is an ability. She learned the various techniques of the trade, which is knowledge. She knows how to make her customers look good, which is a skill. Together, these three form a competency which she can list in her resume as “Hair Styling.”
Furthermore, I learned the difference between soft competencies (or behavioral competencies) and hard competencies (or technical competencies). An example of a soft competency is “Communication,” and an example of a hard competency is “Programming.” When looking at your resume recruiters give equal weight to both soft and hard competencies.
The next step was to find out what I could list as core competencies. I learned that a lot of institutions maintain a Competency Dictionary which lists competencies and gives them a precise definition. For example, here's the Harvard University Competency Dictionary: https://apps2.campusservices.harvard.edu/cas/empldocs/cs/harvard_competency_dictionary_complete.pdf
The last step is to use a competency dictionary to identify five or six soft competencies and hard competencies to put on your resume. The only problem is that I can't find any competency dictionary for programmers. Also, all the competency dictionaries that I saw only listed soft competencies. I would appreciate it if you'd point me in the right direction.
If you're a programmer and you don't mind sharing your resume, then I'd love to read it. It would be helpful to read another programmer's resume to understand what to put in the core competencies section.
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I'm currently updating my resume, and I realized that my core competencies section listed skills instead of competencies. So, I did some research, and I learned more about what competencies are and how they are different from skills. In summary:
Competency = Ability + Knowledge + Skill
For example, consider a professional hair stylist. She has a steady hand, which is an ability. She learned the various techniques of the trade, which is knowledge. She knows how to make her customers look good, which is a skill. Together, these three form a competency which she can list in her resume as “Hair Styling.”
Furthermore, I learned the difference between soft competencies (or behavioral competencies) and hard competencies (or technical competencies). An example of a soft competency is “Communication,” and an example of a hard competency is “Programming.” When looking at your resume recruiters give equal weight to both soft and hard competencies.
The next step was to find out what I could list as core competencies. I learned that a lot of institutions maintain a Competency Dictionary which lists competencies and gives them a precise definition. For example, here's the Harvard University Competency Dictionary: https://apps2.campusservices.harvard.edu/cas/empldocs/cs/harvard_competency_dictionary_complete.pdf
The last step is to use a competency dictionary to identify five or six soft competencies and hard competencies to put on your resume. The only problem is that I can't find any competency dictionary for programmers. Also, all the competency dictionaries that I saw only listed soft competencies. I would appreciate it if you'd point me in the right direction.
If you're a programmer and you don't mind sharing your resume, then I'd love to read it. It would be helpful to read another programmer's resume to understand what to put in the core competencies section.
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