Content Writer resume keywords
Most content writer applications are screened by software before a person reads them: the ATS ranks resumes by how many of the posting's words they contain. The lists below are the terms that show up most in content writer job ads. Use the ones that are true for you, with the same spelling the ad uses.
Hard skills and ATS keywords
- SEO writing
- Long-form content
- Editing
- Keyword research (Ahrefs)
- WordPress
- Interviewing experts
- Content strategy
- Email newsletters
- SEO writing
- Keyword research
- Content strategy
- WordPress
- Editing
- Blog writing
- AP style
- Content calendar
- Research
- Google Search Console
Soft skills recruiters look for
- Curiosity
- Clarity
- Deadline management
- Taking feedback
- Adaptability
Soft skills only count when a bullet proves them. "Team player" is ignored; "Wrote 180 articles that now bring 90,000 organic visits a month." shows it.
Action verbs to start your bullets
- Wrote
- Published
- Grew
- Ranked
- Edited
- Produced
- Increased
- Researched
How to use these keywords
- Mirror the job ad: if it says "SEO writing", do not write a synonym.
- Put the top 6–8 in a skills section and repeat the key ones inside experience bullets with a number.
- Never list a skill you cannot talk about in an interview.
- Keep the file text-based (no skills inside images or tables), or the ATS cannot read it.
Which ones is your resume missing?
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