Hiring Managers Expose Top 17 WORST Resume Terms

Hiring Managers Expose Top 17 WORST Resume Terms2200+ hiring managers and HR professionals recently surveyed by the Harris Poll on behalf of CareerBuilder revealed the top 17 WORST terms a job seeker can use on their resumes. Im not surprised by their list Ive been harping on many of ansicht terms for years. This certainly confirms what Ive been saying based on my 12+ years of experience as an HR manager. Im glad to see Im not the only one who thinks these terms fall miserably short. So grab your resume and your red pen and lets make some immediate correctionsTOP 17 WORST RESUME TERMS1. Best of breed 38 percent2. Go-getter 27 percent3. Think outside of the box 26 percent4. Synergy 22 percent5. Go-to person 22 percent6. Thought leadership 16 percent7. Value add 16 percent8. Results-driven 16 percent9. Team player 15 percent10. Bottom-line 14 percent11. Hard worker 13 percent12. Strategic thinker 12 percent13. Dynamic 12 percent14. Self-motivated 12 percent15. Detail-oriented 11 perc ent16. Proactively 11 percent17. Track record 10 percentThe problem with all of these is that they fail to show what you actually did or contributed. In addition, these are terms that a vast majority of job seekers utilize on their resumes. When everyone uses the same terms, then it fails to differentiate anyone. Eventually, all job seekers start looking and sounding the sameand it becomes difficult for the hiring manager to determine why they should interview you over another candidate.We work with job seekers every day to build their resumes from the ground upwithout the use of overused resume terms and generic resume templates that cause them to blend in with the herd of other candidates. Instead, we create powerful, brand-driven resumes that rapidly deliver increased resume response rates. Interested? You can find out more here http//www.greatresumesfast.com.FURTHER READING3 Secrets to Interview-Winning Cover LettersPS. Id love to meet you on Twitter here.You can read the rest o f the CareerBuilder survey here.