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Physical Therapist resume keywords
The skills, tools and terms recruiters search for when hiring a physical therapist, and a free check of which ones your resume is missing.
License, setting (outpatient orthopedic, acute care, home health) and caseload size are the screening points. Add the patient populations you treat and any specialty certification such as OCS.
Skills and keywords
Tools and software
Soft skills
Use the exact wording from the posting you are applying to. Only include what is true for you.
Example physical therapist resume bullets
Keywords work best inside achievements. Each example pairs a keyword with a number:
- Treated 12 to 14 patients per day in an outpatient orthopedic clinic while completing documentation within 24 hours
- Improved average functional outcome scores by 22% across 300 post-surgical rehabilitation cases using manual therapy and therapeutic exercise
- Mentored 5 DPT students through 10-week clinical rotations
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Where to put keywords
- Summary: your job title in the posting's words plus your two strongest matching skills.
- Skills section: tools and hard skills, spelled the way the posting spells them.
- Experience bullets: each important skill used in a sentence with a result. A skill that appears only in a list is weak evidence.
More in how to tailor your resume in 15 minutes and how to add numbers to your bullets.