Recruiters scan through hundreds of resumes in a day, in search of the perfect candidate.

On an average, they spend 6 seconds scanning a resume. What are they looking for? They’re after the relevant skills. But how do you know what are the skills that recruiters want and seek? Job posting is your best source of information.

If you want a hiring manager to stop by your resume, and think that you’re a great match for the job, you need to tailor your resume to the job description and present recruiters with skills they want.

Here are some steps that can help you get started in tailoring your resume for any job posting:

• Mine the job description for skills.
• Look for the essential job-related skills that are required for the job role. They should be highlighted at the top of your resume.
• Check the skills that you can translate from one job to another. These skills aren’t crucial, but recruiters like to see them. Add these skills to relevant places in your experience section.
• Find the adaptive skills – these are usually adjectives like “ambitious” and “detail-oriented.” Use these skills to describe yourself in your resume objective and throughout your application.
• Add numbers and details to attract the hiring manager’s attention to your skills and showcase results.
• Tailor your cover letter as well – remember to add the keyword skills from the job description.
• Check whether you did a good job tailoring your resume, by dropping it into a cloud generator to see the most prominent words – these should be skills or keywords.

See: Understand the Science behind Writing Effective Resumes and Get Shortlisted

By investing time to tailor your resume, most suited for the job description is a smart move that will boost your chances of impressing recruiters and landing more job interviews. Have a look at this infographic to learn how to tailor your resume to any job posting.