If you really want to set yourself apart, learning a lesser-taught language will take the language proficiency portion of your “skills” section to the next level. (Here’s a good list of languages to learn for business success.)

Personally, I’m learning Japanese. (As you guys may know from my posts, I’m a big fan of Japanese culture, so it’s a personal interest as well as a resume-booster.)

I will warn you, Japanese is one of the most difficult languages in the world to learn because it requires comprehension of not one, but two entirely new alphabets. But this will only make you look better if you can master it.

A great place to start learning any language is the Duolingo app, which will give you daily reminders to practice, and which I found to be an exceptionally good source to learn Hiragana. Or, if you prefer a physical book and want to learn Japanese, check out Essential Japanese, which offers translations of common phrases in both phonetic English spelling and the actual Hiragana spelling.

3. Improvisational Acting

This might not be a skill that you can physically put on your resume, but it’s one that will definitely get you through the interview.

Taking acting classes, especially ones that focus on improvisation, is the best way to help yourself get better at speaking in front of a crowd and staying calm in uncontrollable circumstances. If you can pretend you’re a astronaut having a fight with her spouse inside a space grocery store, you can easily explain where you see yourself in five years.

Also, having to talk about business to people you haven’t met before isn’t something that ends after your interview: pretty much all jobs require communicating with someone you don’t know. In my experience, acting is the best way to gain the skills needed to sell yourself to a new person.