Penetration Tester resume keywords
Offensive certifications and tools, with the kinds of systems you've tested. These are the terms recruiters search the ATS for, written the way postings write them.
Licenses and certifications
- Offensive Security Certified Professional
Tools, systems and languages
- Burp Suite
- Metasploit
- Linux
- Nmap
Skills and methods
- Penetration Testing
- OWASP Top 10
Domain knowledge
- Application Security
How to use them
- Use the posting's exact wording. If it says a term one way, write it that way at least once.
- List certifications by full name and acronym in a Certifications section: "Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)"
- State a clearance precisely: level and that it is active
- Name the product, not the category: "Splunk" and "CrowdStrike Falcon", not only "SIEM" and "EDR"
- Only list what is true for you. A keyword you can't back up in an interview costs more than it gains.