Should I list skills that I am familiar with in my Resume?

I have just finished my Advanced Diploma in Computing, and I am currently looking for a job as a junior .NET Developer. There are few Languages/Technologies that I’ve used in real projects, like: C#, Visual Studio, WinForms, ASP.NET, LINQ, SQL Server, CSS, HTML, etc… However, there are also some Languages/Technologies like C/C++, Java, WCF, WPF, and others that I know about, and I have played around with for a while, but I have no real experience on. I mean I haven’t developed any real projects with them, I am just aware of their existence and what they are for. My question is: Should I write those Languages/Technologies in my resume? Should I write “Familiar with” and just list them? Or should I discard them all and stick only with what I am comfortable with? I am interested in an answer that does not apply specifically to students or entry-level positions, like the similar question does: As a student, how should programming language familiarity be described on a CV/Resume

May 1, 2025 - 22:02

I have just finished my Advanced Diploma in Computing, and I am currently looking for a job as a junior .NET Developer.

There are few Languages/Technologies that I’ve used in real projects, like: C#, Visual Studio, WinForms, ASP.NET, LINQ, SQL Server, CSS, HTML, etc…

However, there are also some Languages/Technologies like C/C++, Java, WCF, WPF, and others that I know about, and I have played around with for a while, but I have no real experience on. I mean I haven’t developed any real projects with them, I am just aware of their existence and what they are for.

My question is:

Should I write those Languages/Technologies in my resume? Should I write “Familiar with” and just list them? Or should I discard them all and stick only with what I am comfortable with?

I am interested in an answer that does not apply specifically to students or entry-level positions, like the similar question does: