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Resume Words To Avoid

Making a great first impression is an essential step to getting a job offer and it starts with a proficiently written resume. Habitually, most of us do a quick search on the Internet and copy phrases and sentences from an existing sample.

These online results mostly give the most overused terms and resume words to avoid at any cost; they not only fail to create a good impression but instead put the hiring manager off.

When recruiters look at resumes they are searching for those candidates that can help the organization make money. This means that an effective resume should only have that information which demonstrates how the applicant can be profitable to the prospective employer.

Good resumes focus on the positive impact that candidates have created in the past or the potential that the individual has to become gainfully employed. Remember, a business is about profit and loss; you have to take every opportunity to show how you are worth more than the salary that the company is going to pay to you.

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Here are some words that you must refrain from while creating your curriculum vitae –

Responsible for…

Successfully…

I / My

Team player

Competent

Qualified / Experienced

Focused

Energetic

Accomplished

Motivated

Detail Oriented

Hard working

Trustworthy

Let’s take a few examples to help understand this better –

Example 1:

"I was responsible for setting up the office in Germany"

This doesn’t give any information as to what the actual responsibilities were or what was finally accomplished.

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Better usage:

"Setup and began operations of the Germany retail branch office in 2004 with 7 employees; it has since grown to over 55 staff members with a year on year profit of 19%"

Example 2:

"I am an energetic individual who is motivated to succeed"

A nice sounding sentence which does not highlight any specific skill.

Better usage:

"Proven track record of quick delivery of results; identified redundancies in the vendor payment process to reduce costs by 7%"

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