Posted on Oct 10, 2015
10 Words Recruiters Hate Seeing on Your Resume (and 10 They Love)
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With so little space and so much awesome information about your career to share, it’s critical that you get picky with the words you use on your resume.
Unfortunately, when trying to make a resume that stands out, people often get a little too, shall we say, creative with their word choices, opting for corporate-sounding buzzwords that they think hiring managers want to hear, rather than simply describing their accomplishments.
Well, I've got news for you: It’s time to cut the jargon. In other words, "Get right to the Point."
The Worst Resume Terms to use:
Best of breed
Go-getter
Think outside of the box
Synergy
Go-to person
Results-driven
Team player
Hard worker
Strategic thinker
Detail-oriented
The Best Resume Terms:
Achieved
Improved
Trained/Mentored
Managed
Created
Influenced
Increased/Decreased
Negotiated
Launched
Under budget
When it comes to the words you choose on your resume, keep it simple. Clearly and accurately describe what you’ve done in the past, and it will become obvious to hiring managers why you’re the “best of breed.”
Unfortunately, when trying to make a resume that stands out, people often get a little too, shall we say, creative with their word choices, opting for corporate-sounding buzzwords that they think hiring managers want to hear, rather than simply describing their accomplishments.
Well, I've got news for you: It’s time to cut the jargon. In other words, "Get right to the Point."
The Worst Resume Terms to use:
Best of breed
Go-getter
Think outside of the box
Synergy
Go-to person
Results-driven
Team player
Hard worker
Strategic thinker
Detail-oriented
The Best Resume Terms:
Achieved
Improved
Trained/Mentored
Managed
Created
Influenced
Increased/Decreased
Negotiated
Launched
Under budget
When it comes to the words you choose on your resume, keep it simple. Clearly and accurately describe what you’ve done in the past, and it will become obvious to hiring managers why you’re the “best of breed.”
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Posted 9 y ago
Responses: 10
Good thing I'm coming to the end. Don't have to worry about a resume to Retire.
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Sgt David G Duchesneau
Isn't it a great feeling? I don't have to worry about that either! Enjoy your retirement. God knows we all deserve it!
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LTC (Join to see)
Ditto. For a guy who has been underemployed for a good number of years, I managed to pull it together and get a nice teachers pension and a military reserve pension.
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Sgt David G Duchesneau thanks for the information, I am redoing mines, and definitely could use the tips.
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