It’s easy to get lost in a sea of candidates when applying for a new job. One way to avoid this? Don’t bother using words that are so overused, they have become nearly meaningless.
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We’ve shown you some overused buzzwords before. But trends change with time, and LinkedIn has released a list of the most overused user profile phrases of 2014. Here’s what’s on the LinkedIn list, globally:
- Motivated
- Passionate
- Creative
- Driven
- Extensive experience
- Responsible
- Strategic
- Track record
- Organisational
- Expert
Especially if you’re applying for a job that requires outside the box thinking, you might want to stay away from these words on your resume and profile, and in job interviews.
Instead, LinkedIn recommends using specific examples. For example, rather than saying you’re motivated, you could say you helped launch a program in your last position. Basically, don’t tell; show.
The full article is worth checking out at the link below.
Brand YOU Year: How to Brand Yourself Without Sounding Like Everyone Else [LinkedIn Blog]
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8 responses to “Avoid These Overused Buzzwords When Applying For A Job”
I’ll make sure to synergize my resume by not touching base with these keywords. Thanks!
Wouldn’t want them to disrupt your shift into a new employment paradigm.
As long as I project my big data plans for the job, it shouldn’t.
(Protip: “Let’s do lunch” is no longer a buzz word. People in the biz now say “Let’s gangbang dinner”. Trust me, I worked at BuzzCo, the largest manufacturer of buzz words and trendy go-nowhere phrases)
But I’m a motivated, passionate, creative, driven individual, with extensive experience in making responsible strategic decisions, and a proven track record in organisational change, highlighting that I truly am a product expert!
What am I supposed to do now?!?!?!
“I’m awesome”
I prefer more modesty.
I’m mostly awesome.
get some traction on that new job/product by synergising a couple of key companies, you’ll find it much easier once you get the ball rolling so that you can be an industry leader in leading your new found team to victory through use of your corporate strategy and market leading industry ideas. The product/job will sell itself because you can sell anything. You can sell ice to eskimos. You sir are a team player with the proven ability to spearhead a problem from a unique angle, the same unique angle that uses all the phrases I’ve just said daily.