Are you guilty of using any of these?
Pretty much everyone is guilty of using terms in their CV and in job interviews that they would probably never use in general conversation, but it turns out that approach could be doing you as much harm as good.
Professional networking site LinkedIn have released a list of the ten most commonly over-used “buzzwords” used by LinkedIn subscribers to describe themselves and you’ll probably find a few entries on the list below are quite familiar.
Using these terms won’t necessarily put off an employer from hiring you, of course, but originality is an appealing trait so avoiding over-emphasis on the following terms is probably a sensible approach.
How “thinking outside the box” didn’t make it in here we’ll never know.
LinkedIn’s top ten most over-used buzzwords
- Motivated
- Creative
- Enthusiastic
- Track record
- Passionate
- Successful
- Driven
- Leadership
- Strategic
- Extensive experience
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