Whether you are trying to snag an internship or actual real person job, we've been taught from early on in higher education that we need the perfect resume. Different professors will tell what order you should put your education, if you should have an objective, or if you should include classes that you've taken that are relevant to the position you are interviewing for.
Without a doubt, you need to have skills somewhere on your resume. Nicely worded things like "proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite 2016" or "works well under deadlines," but let's be honest: there are some things we totally wish were skills that you could include on your resume, but probably shouldn't.
Nonetheless, it would be pretty awesome if we could include things like this on our resumes.
1. Memorizing all the words of every song you have in your personal playlist
Yeah, I can spit fire. Singing a long to Eminem during "Rap God" is not a feat a lot of people can do, and I feel like that is important for future employers to understand that. Plus, my great ability to memorize makes me great for giving presentations without needing any note cards. Mic dropped.
2. Napping
I don't know how many times I will mention napping in my articles, but it's very pertinent to realize not all people can nap as spectacularly as I can. Sleep for 10 hours overnight? Totally can take a nap for possibly three more hours after classes. Which, in turn, makes you more energized to do more work. Everyone wins.
3. Painting your nails with your non-dominant hand
Sure, if you are right handed it's easy to make cute designs on your left hand, but when it's lefty's turn, things can go real south real quickly. Imagine the versatility you exhibit when you can make an awesome design with both hands. Employers will be applauding you for your dexterity.
4. Creating quality content under the influence of copious amounts of caffeine
Also alliteration apparently. And assonance, I'm a regular poet.
5. Also totally inadvertently being great at poetry
But for real, if you are a caffeine junky like I am, you know how many lattes, cappuccinos, or just straight shots of espresso you need to get work done, and nothing makes you feel more successful than a pile of finished work and a graveyard of empty Dunkin and/or Starbucks cups surrounding you.
6. Binging Netflix
How could this possibly be a skill that you could market? Well, hear me out. If you are applying to a soul-crushing corporate job that requires you to work 9 to 5, sitting in a cubicle, all those hours you spent just sitting around and watching a screen suddenly becomes a very important skill. Some people get antsy and need to move around, but not the person that watched all of "Daredevil" on Netflix in a single weekend.
7. Translating baby boomer to millennial, and vice versa
Not sure what the kids are tweeting their Snapchats on Reddit? No fear, we can totally explain why people keep saying things are "lit" and why they keep trying to flip water bottles.
8. Knowing a lot of information about random stuff regarding your fandom
Do you know the order of Batman's Robins (yeah there are four) and all their future endeavors? How about every story line regarding Peter Parker/Spider-Man? Or maybe the entire discography of Walk the Moon? Yeah, well this is another skill that shows how great you are at memorizing information and regurgitating it.
9. Bullsh*tting
Totally being able to legitimize all of these unskilled skills, is a skill in itself. BSing is great for when you don't necessarily have the answer, but you need to humor someone. Definitely a vital skill.
So let's be sure to try and find a place on our resumes to include all these great skills.
