How do I explain that I am Tech Savy?

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1. AnonymousMay 26,2022 at 7:03PM UTC

   The easiset way would be to list the software you are currently certified in and or college course you have taken and passed related to software development/IT. In addition to listing them, also described how you used them in your recent jobs in both your resume and coverletter to paint the picture of how proficient you are. Tech savy is such a blanket term that does not really mean anything to a recruiter or a hiring manager. If you can list the specific tech related programs you are proficient in and describe how you used it in your day to day and how you saved your company time and efficiency with certain related projects will set you apart from the rest. Even if you are currently being trained in a program, still list it as well. Good Luck!

   The following are software programs I am certfied and or proficient in:

   1) C++ College Course Passed, Proficient

   2) JAVA Certified, Proficient

   3) Autodesk Inventor-Used throughout college and recent job functions

2. AnonymousMay 26,2022 at 7:07PM UTC

   It's really not helpful to just say that you are (lots of people consider themselves to be tech-savvy and aren't as advanced as they think once you've hired them and seen them in action), or even, depending on what you are applying for, it isn't useful to just list every software you know.

   Industries tend to gravitate toward the same apps anyway. All collaborative software ("project management software") has most of the same features, for example.

   So...there's nothing new under the sun. Just the way it's organized and presented. I have used more than 60 cloud-based software apps of one kind or another -most with relatively easy user interfaces. Software today is designed to be easier to use, so when getting across that you are tech-savvy, there needs to be deeper skill. A lot of people are "tech-savvy", especially after two years of being in their own homes and acting as their own IT support. And a ton that people have learned on YouTube. What sets you apart?

   I would give a limited list of popular business software (especially if it is industry-specific) and say something like, "Relevant to the "x" industry, I have intermediate to advanced skills with Google Docs, Google Sheets, Zendesk, Salesforce, Asana, Slack, WordPress, Elementor, and other business software." (Obviously, put what you know in the list.)

   Show them the most relevant things you can do today by giving an example of something that they might need for that role. A good company isn't going to hire you based on a single software (or they shouldn't) unless it is such a rare and in-demand skill that they must. Can you code? Have you done integration with Zapier that would be helpful? What kind of Citizen Developer software have you used that might be useful?

   What's really relevant to the job? Review those things. The fact that you pick up technology easily should come across.

   Good luck!

3. Kimberley Ferretti HammettMay 26,2022 at 7:18PM UTC

   The Korn Ferry Competency chart would use the terms "Nimble Learner" and "Resourceful" in addition to Tech Savvy. Cite examples of times you've adapted existing skills to new knowledge and successfully applied it to something seemingly unrelated.

4. Alison PlumeyMay 26,2022 at 8:58PM UTC

   Very useful document. Reading it and updating my resume.