10 Words You Should Remove From Your Resume Right Now
1. Creative
2. Organizational
3. Effective
4. Motivated
5. Extensive experience
6. Track record
7. Innovative
8. Responsible
9. Analytical
10. Problem solving
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- Also: damp palms, cat lover and fibromyalgia.
- chronic flatulence
- Dignity.
- Ass-kissing.
- I Am In A Long Term Relationship With Taylor Swift
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- Actually they are wrong. HR people in particular are comforted by cliches: it tells them you are plugged into the "game" aspect of the employment process.
- Desperate.
Needy.
Clingy.
Approval-Seeking.
Thin Skinned.
Passive Agressive.
Irritable Bowel Syndrome.
Loner.
Prison Record.
Rehab.
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- How do avoid using the word "responsible" if you are responsible for various functions, employees,, budget prep, et al?
Do you mean don't call yourself "responsible"? If so then be more precise as you should be with your resume.
- I'm a creative director so use creative. But thanks for your shiny pennies!
- I always write that what I lack in experience I make up for in enthusiasm.
- 11. earrings
12. caftans
- 13. fistee
14. Volkswagon
15. tweeeee
16. gurl
17. comic-conChamelion
- Most of those words on that list are innocuous enough. Most of the applicants are just as innocuous and banal too, I imagine!