The 17 Words or Phrases You Don't Want to Use on Your Resume

Harris Poll, on behalf of CareerBuilder, recently canvassed 2,201 U.S. hiring managers and human resource professionals across a spectrum of industries and company sizes. The question: What resume terms are the biggest turnoffs?
The results:

  1. Best of breed: 38%
  2. Go-getter: 27%
  3. Think outside of the box: 26%
  4. Synergy: 22%
  5. Go-to person: 22%
  6. Thought leadership: 16%
  7. Value added: 16%
  8. Results-driven: 16%
  9. Team player: 15%
  10. Bottom line: 14%
  11. Hard worker: 13%
  12. Strategic thinker: 12%
  13. Dynamic: 12%
  14. Self-motivated: 12%
  15. Detail-oriented: 11%
  16. Proactive: 11%
  17. Track record: 10%

Bunch of those make your skin crawl, don’t they?
Read the article here. (Courtesy of HR Morning News)
 

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