skillarea — A group of broadly related skill sets
The skillarea
element contains one or
more skillset
s. Usually the skill sets it
contains are related to each other, at least in a general sense.
For example, a “Computer Skills” skill area may contain skillsets titled “Programming”, “Office Programs”, and “Hardware”.
It is quite common for a résumé to contain only one skill area.
Example 8. Broad skill area
<skillarea> <title>Skills</title> <skillset> <title>Computers</title> <skill>Typing (<emphasis>150 WPM!!</emphasis>)</skill> <skill>Dropping little food crumbs in keyboards</skill> </skillset> <skillset> <title>Writing</title> <skill>Editing</skill> <skill>Cursive</skill> </skillset> </skillarea>
Example 9. More focused skill area
<skillarea> <title>Financial Skills</title> <skillset> <title>Investing</title> <skill>Stocks</skill> <skill>Bonds</skill> <skill>Money market accounts</skill> <skill>Retirement accounts</skill> </skillset> <skillset> <title>Bookkeeping</title> <skill>Amortization</skill> <skill>Loan schedules</skill> <skill>Book balancing</skill> </skillset> <skillset> <title>Advising</title> <skill>Retirement investment</skill> <skill>College investment</skill> <skill>Philanthropy</skill> </skillset> </skillarea>