{"id":13463,"date":"2021-06-18T11:41:58","date_gmt":"2021-06-18T11:41:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/?p=13463"},"modified":"2023-10-11T23:34:47","modified_gmt":"2023-10-11T23:34:47","slug":"list-programming-languages-on-resume","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/list-programming-languages-on-resume\/","title":{"rendered":"List Programming Languages on a Resume \u2014 Here&#8217;s How!"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>img#mv-trellis-img-1::before{padding-top:22.65625%; }img#mv-trellis-img-1{display:block;}<\/style><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Being able to program in the modern world is one of the most important and versatile skills one can have. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Every industry around the world requires websites, or they may require gadgets or machinery in their stores. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Because this is such an important skill, it is incredibly important to list it properly on a resume! Let&rsquo;s look at the best ways to do so.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><b>How To List Programming Languages on a Resume<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><b>Programming language proficiencies should be listed in the skills section. If they were utilized in past job experiences, mention them in the experience section also. For the technology industry, the relevant skills section may be moved above the experience section.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jobs in the technology industry are often highly specialized jobs requiring prior knowledge of a wealth of different subjects. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Having specific knowledge of a programming language is often written plainly in job advertisements, making it one of the most important things you need to display on your resume.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/how-to-put-remote-work-on-resume\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Remote work<\/strong><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is also becoming the norm, and a lot of IT jobs fall into this category. Specify that you have experience, and an employer will find value in that expertise.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Because employers do not spend much time reading each resume, you want to be sure that proficiency in a programming language is displayed on the very first page of your resume. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While the skills section typically comes after the experience section on a resume, a necessary skill is a case where this should be moved above the experience section.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The prominently displayed skills section is often changed to say &ldquo;Relevant Skills&rdquo; as the header. You should only be listing extremely relevant skills in this special section at the forefront of your resume. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you have additional, less relevant skills you wish to add, include them at the end of your resume instead.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><b>How to list programming languages in the relevant skills section<\/b><\/h2>\n<p>When listing proficiencies in programming languages, you should keep it brief without much description. You may choose to include how many years you have used it, or simply list it as &ldquo;Proficient in X.&rdquo; Do not include dates in this section, and keep skills in order of relevance.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Skills such as programming languages are well understood by employers, so there is no need to insult their intelligence by clarifying things. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For job ads that specified a certain number of years of experience in a language, it is best to include how many years of experience you have with it.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Quite often, a relevant skills section will be centered rather than aligned on the left. This helps to break up the formatting on a resume to make it easily read and is highly recommended.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This will look as follows:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Relevant skills<\/b><\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 63.6887%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 52.0921%;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2 Years experience with C++<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 65.569%;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Managing remote teams&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 52.0921%;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3 Years experience with Java<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 65.569%;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cybersecurity<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_13469\" style=\"width: 1290px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13469\" class=\"wp-image-13469 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Programming-Languages-on-Resume-Example-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"290\" srcset=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Programming-Languages-on-Resume-Example-1.jpeg 854w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Programming-Languages-on-Resume-Example-1-300x68.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Programming-Languages-on-Resume-Example-1-1024x232.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Programming-Languages-on-Resume-Example-1-768x174.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Programming-Languages-on-Resume-Example-1-735x167.jpeg 735w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Programming-Languages-on-Resume-Example-1-335x76.jpeg 335w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Programming-Languages-on-Resume-Example-1-347x79.jpeg 347w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Programming-Languages-on-Resume-Example-1-520x118.jpeg 520w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Programming-Languages-on-Resume-Example-1-640x145.jpeg 640w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Programming-Languages-on-Resume-Example-1-960x218.jpeg 960w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Programming-Languages-on-Resume-Example-1-1080x245.jpeg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Programming-Languages-on-Resume-Example-1.jpeg\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"eager\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13469\" class=\"wp-image-13469 size-full eager-load\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201280%20290'%3E%3Crect%20width='1280'%20height='290'%20style='fill:%23e3e3e3'\/%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"290\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Programming-Languages-on-Resume-Example-1.jpeg\" id=\"mv-trellis-img-1\" data-src=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Programming-Languages-on-Resume-Example-1.jpeg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Programming-Languages-on-Resume-Example-1.jpeg 854w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Programming-Languages-on-Resume-Example-1-300x68.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Programming-Languages-on-Resume-Example-1-1024x232.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Programming-Languages-on-Resume-Example-1-768x174.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Programming-Languages-on-Resume-Example-1-735x167.jpeg 735w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Programming-Languages-on-Resume-Example-1-335x76.jpeg 335w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Programming-Languages-on-Resume-Example-1-347x79.jpeg 347w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Programming-Languages-on-Resume-Example-1-520x118.jpeg 520w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Programming-Languages-on-Resume-Example-1-640x145.jpeg 640w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Programming-Languages-on-Resume-Example-1-960x218.jpeg 960w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Programming-Languages-on-Resume-Example-1-1080x245.jpeg 1080w\" data-svg=\"1\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-13469\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Formatted on your resume, it should look like this (see above)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You do not need to include the number of years of your experience with programming languages, but it is a good idea to. Employers may not bother calling you in for an interview to see how many years of experience you have. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They may choose to save themselves time and call the person who listed their experience clearly!&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Including the exact number of years you have studied or used a programming language is especially important for those who do not have much experience. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It does not matter whether the skill is professionally learned or <\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/self-thought-skills-on-resume\/\">self-taught<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is important to clarify how much proficiency you have in programming languages, and the number of years is the best way to quantify that.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Another excellent way to list programming language experience is to include any certifications you may hold. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While certifications are not required to have proficiency, they do a lot to reassure an employer that you know what you are doing.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><b>How do you list a programming language certification on a resume?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p>If you went the extra mile and got a certification in a programming language, it is best to keep this in the certifications section. Include the certifying body and list the date<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> acquired.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The relevant skills section should still include your years of experience with the programming language, but the certifications section will include a bit more detailed information about your certification.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is not necessary to list a programming language proficiency in both sections, but it is recommended to do so if one of the main criteria for a job involves said language. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is to express both certified skills by an educational body and applicable skills by a company or other professional body.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You may use an <\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/abbreviations-on-resume\/\">abbreviation<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for the month or list it as a full word. When listed in the certifications section, proficiency in a programming language should look as follows:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Certifications<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Certified Associate in Python Programming<\/span> <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Python Institute (3-2016)<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">C++ Certified Professional Programmer<\/span> <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">C++ Institute (5-2017)<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The last place you may put a programming language on a resume is in the experience section. This should only be done if you used that language in the specific job you are listing. Let&rsquo;s look at how this can be done:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><b>How to list a programming language in the experience section<\/b><\/h2>\n<p>List the job which you had worked as you normally would, including the company name, your position, and the dates. Include the responsibility of using a programming language in the bullet points and any other relevant information.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Because the dates of employment are listed in this section, it&rsquo;s unnecessary to list the number of years next to the <\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/how-many-bullet-points-job-on-resume\/\">bullet point<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that includes the programming language. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Specify any projects that you worked on in order to best show your expertise in the language.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When formatted correctly, an experience will look like this:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Experience<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Justwork Inc<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &ndash; Senior Software Developer <\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(5-2014) &ndash; (10-2019)<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Led a developer team of 20+ people to develop individualized software with C++<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Maintenance of web applications, including updating Javascript programs<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is still best practice to include the programming language experience in the relevant skills section to help it stand out (when relevant to the job). <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">By including it in the experience section as well, however, you show an employer that you can apply your knowledge in a professional setting.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Being able to program in the modern world is one of the most important and versatile skills one can have. 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