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Top Resume Keywords for
Business Analysts

Recruiters scan resumes for barely 6 seconds. If these keywords aren't on your resume, you might be getting auto-rejected.

Technical Skills

These are the hard skills and tools that define the role. Mention these in your "Skills" section and within your work experience bullet points.

Requirements GatheringSQLExcelProcess MappingData AnalysisUser StoriesJiraPower BIGap AnalysisUMLConfluenceTableauBPMNSalesforce

Soft Skills

Use these keywords to describe *how* you work. Weave them into your summary and accomplishment stories.

Stakeholder ManagementCommunicationCritical ThinkingPresentation SkillsNegotiationDocumentationAgile MethodologyProblem Solving

Don't Just Copy-Paste. Prove It.

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