Why is typing absent from resumes?
Nobody puts "fast typing" on their resume, yet it's a cross-cutting skill that impacts all digital tasks: emails, reports, messaging, research, data entry. It's invisible but omnipresent. A colleague who types twice as fast delivers twice as fast — at equal skill level.
Which jobs benefit most from fast typing?
All service sector jobs benefit, but some more than others. Developers and content writers, of course. But also administrative assistants, lawyers (writing conclusions), journalists, community managers, consultants (presentations and reports), researchers (publications) and students.
How to showcase this skill at work?
You won't say "I type at 80 WPM" in a meeting. But you'll be the one who takes notes in real time, who sends the meeting summary 10 minutes after, who replies to emails in a flash. Typing speed isn't told, it's shown.