Don't Use These 10 Terms In Your Resume Or Cover Letter (Employers are sick of them)

Business Insider ^ | 12/13/2011 | Aimee Groth

[SeekAndFind]

LinkedIn just released the most overused words in its 85 million user profiles. They are:

1. Extensive experience

2. Innovative

3. Motivated

4. Results-oriented

5. Dynamic

6. Proven track record

7. Team player

8. Fast-paced

9. Problem solver

10. Entrepreneurial

The company says to completely eliminate these in your resumes or cover letters, and instead replace them with specific examples of how you're a problem solver, etc.

[SeekAndFind]

RE: While I am at heart a thrifty sort of person I find I must be brave when faced with those who would squander company money

The above statement might disqualify you from a Federal job in Washington DC or most governemnt jobs for that matter .... :)

[mrs. a]

“No longer deemed to be a danger to others.”

[Smokin' Joe]

Nonfiction.

[ImJustAnotherOkie]

I’d say it’s a bit redundant for the OWS crowd. For them it’s the same thing.

[bert]

For the record, did you get it? did you recognize the inspiration for my sentences?

[Forty-Niner]

“I always use Awesome.”

Absolutely!

[RightOnline]

"I find saying that I am a “blind, lesbian African-American” has gotten me the job every time."

Interesting. I, on the other hand, tell them that I'm a lesbian trapped in a man's body.

Also.....remember that "walks on water" is NOT a hyphenated phrase.