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25 Words That Can Hurt Your Résumé

Posted on 08. Oct, 2005 posted by Bill in Employment News

25 Words That Can Hurt Your Résumé

25 Words That Can Hurt Your Résumé So, you’re experienced? Before you advertise this in your résumé, be sure you can prove it. Often, when job seekers try to sell themselves to potential employers, they load their résumés with vague claims that are transparent to hiring managers, according to Scott Bennett, author of “The Elements of Résumé Style” (AMACOM). By contrast, the most successful job seekers avoid these vague phrases on their résumés in favor of accomplishments. Instead of making empty claims to demonstrate your work ethic, use brief, specific examples to demonstrate your skills. In other words, show, don’t tell.

Bennett offers these examples: Instead of… “Experience working in fast-paced environment” Try… “Registered 120 third-shift emergency patients per night” Instead of… “Excellent written communication skills” Try… “Wrote jargon-free User Guide for 11,000 users” Instead of… “Team player with cross-functional awareness” Try… “Collaborated with clients, A/R and Sales to increase speed of receivables and prevent interruption of service to clients.” Instead of… “Demonstrated success in analyzing client needs” Try… “Created and implemented comprehensive needs assessment mechanism to help forecast demand for services and staffing.” The worst offenders It’s good to be hard-working and ambitious, right? The hiring manager won’t be convinced if you can’t provide solid examples to back up your claims. Bennett suggests being extra-careful before putting these nice-sounding but empty words in your résumé. Aggressive Ambitious Competent Creative Detail-oriented Determined Efficient Experienced Flexible Goal-oriented Hard-working Independent Innovative Knowledgeable Logical Motivated Meticulous People person Professional Reliable Resourceful Self-motivated Successful Team player Well-organized

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