Introduction
You will be a greater asset to your future employer than you might think. During your time at Illinois, you’ve gained experience in approaches, processes, methods, tools, and tasks. This collection of terms is just a starting point to help you take stock of all your abilities, make sure your résumé is up-to-date, and highlight your expertise in your targeted cover letters. And if you need a refresher or would like to learn something new, take advantage of free training from the LinkedIn Learning Online Training Library before you graduate.
Skill Lists
Academic
- Banner
- Blackboard
- Compass
- Darwin
- Moodle
Analysis, Modeling & Rendering
- ArcGIS
- AutoCAD
- Autodesk Inventor
- Cinema 4D
- Digital sketching
- Keyshot
- Makerbot
- Marker rendering
- Maxwell Render
- Maya
- Model making
- Photoview 360
- R
- Rhino
- Sketchbook Pro
- SketchUp
- SolidWorks
- SPSS
- Stata
- TerrSet
- 3D printing
- 3D scanning
- 3ds Max
- Unity 3D
- Vectorworks
- Wacom tablet
Design Methodology
- Empathic modeling
- Market research
- Rapid prototyping
- Reverse engineering
Fine Arts
- Acrylics
- Bronze
- Ceramics
- Charcoal
- Clay
- Laser cutting
- Marble
- Metals
- Oils
- Papier–mâché
- Pastels
- Pen and ink
- Pencil
- Printmaking
- Textiles
- Vinyl cutting
- Watercolors
Graphic Design, Layout & Publishing
- Bridge
- Illustrator
- InCopy
- InDesign
- Publisher
- QuarkXPress
Media
- Blogger
- Drupal
- Etsy
- Hootsuite
- MailChimp
- Squarespace
- Tumblr
- WordPress
Movement & Stage Combat
- Acrobatics
- Aikido
- Alexander Technique
- Ballet
- Capoeira
- Clowning
- Jazz dance
- Juggling
- Meisner Technique
- Modern dance
- Pilates
- Tae kwon do
- Tap
- Tumbling
- Yoga
- Broadsword
- Hand-to-hand combat
- Knife
- Quarterstaff
- Rapier and dagger
- Shaolin staff and knife
- Single sword
- Smallsword
- Sword and shield
- Theatrical firearms safety
Music & Sound
- Analog and digital mixers
- Audition
- GarageBand
- Finale
- Pro Tools
- QLab
- SFX
- Sibelius
Office/Administrative
- Access
- Acrobat Pro
- Agile
- Basecamp
- Excel
- FileMaker Pro
- Google Docs
- HCL Notes
- Keynote
- Microsoft Word
- PowerPoint
- SharePoint
- Tessitura
Photography
- Darkroom developing and processing
- Digital photography
- Film photography
- Large-format cameras
- Lighting
Theatre Production
- Costume construction
- Costume design
- Costume rendering
- Patterning
- Draping
- Cutting
- Fitting
- Period research
- Scenic painting
- Set construction
- Upholstery
- Woodworking
UI/UX Design
- Balsamiq
- Interactive prototypes
- Lucidchart
- Origami
- Site maps
- Sketch3
- Storyboards
- User testing
- Wireframes
Videography/Film
- After Effects
- Audacity
- DVD Studio Pro
- Final Cut
- iMovie
- iStopMotion
- Premiere Pro
- Pro Compressor
Web/App Prototyping & Programming
- Ajax
- AngularJS
- Axure
- Bootstrap
- CSS
- Dreamweaver
- Flash
- Flinto
- Fluid UI
- Grunt
- HTML
- InVision
- JavaScript
- jQuery
- JSON
- PHP
- Pixate
- Processing
- Processing.js
- Proto.io
- Python
- Sass
- XML
Contact Info
If you’re looking for more guidance, set up an appointment with the The Career Center to get personalized assistance and information on other campus resources. And don’t hesitate to contact FAA Career Services (faacareersvcs@illinois.edu) with questions about your professional goals.