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10 Words and Terms That Ruin a Resume

by Charles Purdy Monster Senior Editor

Your resume needs an update -- that is if your resume is like that of most people

itrsquos not as good as it could be The problem is language Most resumes are a

thicket of deadwood words and phrases -- empty c liches annoying jargon and

recycled buzzwor ds Recruiters HR folks and hiring managers see these terms

over and over again and it makes them sad

ouldnrsquot you rather make them happy Itrsquos time to startraking out your resume starting with these (and similar)

erms

1 ldquoSalary negotiablerdquo

Yes they know If yoursquore wasting a precious line of your

resume on this term it looks as though yoursquore padding -- that yoursquove run out of things to talk about If your

salary is not negotiable that would be somewhat unusual (Still donrsquot put that on your resume either)

2 ldquoReferences available by requestrdquo

See the preceding comment about unnecessary terms

3 ldquoResponsible for ______rdquo

Reading this term the recruiter can almost picture the C-average uninspired employee mechanically

fulfilling his job requirements -- no more no less Having been responsible for something isnrsquot something

you did -- itrsquos something that happened to you Turn phrases like ldquoresponsible forrdquo into ldquomanagedrdquo ldquoledrdquo or

other decisive strong verbs

4 ldquoExperience working in ______rdquo

Again experience is something that happens to you -- not something you achieve Describe your

background in terms of achievements

5 ldquoProblem-solving skillsrdquo

You know who else has problem-solving skills Monkeys Dogs On your resume stick to skills that

require a human

6 ldquoDetail-orientedrdquo

So you pay attention to details Well so does everyone else Donrsquot you have something unique to tell the

hiring manager Plus putting this on your resume will make that acc idental typo in your cover letter or

resume all the more comical

7 ldquoHardworkingrdquo

Have you ever heard the term ldquoshow -- donrsquot tellrdquo This is where that might apply Anyone can call himself

a hard worker Itrsquos a lot more convincing if you describe situations in concrete detail in which your hard

work benefited an employer

8 ldquoTeam playerrdquo

See the preceding comment about showing instead of telling There are very few jobs that donrsquot involve

working with someone else If you have relevant success stories about collaboration put them on your

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resume Talk about the kinds of teams you worked on and how you succeeded

9 ldquoProactiverdquo

This is a completely deflated buzzword Again show rather than tell

10 ldquoObjectiverdquo

This term isnrsquot always verboten but you should use it carefully If your objective is to get the job yoursquove

applied for therersquos no need to spell that out on your resume with its own heading A resume objective is

usually better replaced by a career summary describing your background achievements and what you

have to offer an employer An exception might be if you havenrsquot applied for a specific job and donrsquot have a

lot of experience that speaks to the position yoursquod like to achieve

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