You might know that famous scene in Taken where Liam Neeson says, ‘What I do have are a very particular set of skills.’ Which skills do you mean, Liam? ‘Skills I have acquired over a very long career.’ Hard skills? Soft skills? Are they transferable? Are they mentioned in the job description? ‘Skills that make me a nightmare for people like you.’ Okay, now I’m definitely not offering you the job.

My point here is you are not Liam Neeson in Taken and there is no advantage to being vague on a job application. It’s not enough to just say you have the necessary skills for the job – you need to show the employer how.

Find out how in our latest blog post