There was an article online about how resumes have become much more difficult to write now. Since there are less jobs available this could be quite an important thing to worry about and a deciding factor in you being employed or jobless. Now it seems that everybody has the same type of generic resume with the same words to describe themselves. Employers have even become accustomed to these certain words. Some words have nowbecome meaningless and bore employers when they see them. Based on a survey on over 1,300 managers at companies, here are the top 10 words you should NOT use in your resume:
1. Hard Worker
2. Self Starter
3. Team Player
4. Highly Qualified
5. Dynamic
6. Problem Solver
7. Reliable
8. Familiar with
9. Flexible
10. People Person
I found this very interesting because when I first looked at these words I said to myself, "How are u supposed to describe yourself in a resume if you should be avoiding these words? Is it even possible?" Then I thought to myself that you should specifically describe yourself in a resume. Not give basic adjectives describing yourself of what just about every other person applying for that same job is using. You should put yourself in the position of your employer and think to yourself "What would I want someone to write to me if they wanted me to hire them?" The above wordds are all clinches and cheesy and wont leaving a lasting impression on employers you're seeking a job from. You should be specific and clear information instead of generic information that won't seperate yourself from the competition.
This is good advice, but you provide little insight here and don't give us much more than what we could find in the original article. Tell me more about the use of "cheesy" and "cliche" language. Does it only affect our resumes? Why do we use it? Are we afraid of something? What?
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Yeah its really hard to avoid words that you think that employers would want to hear. I mean you would't want your future employer to think that you were the opposite of any of the adjectives you listed above so you've got to write them. Ironically it could also reduce your chances of getting the job.
ReplyDeleteI have heard that one should never describe themselves as passionate because it is code for crazy. Ok, Well I heard it from a relative that decided to try out online dating, but I think she may have been on to something (not the part about passionate being crazy, but about the decoding). When someone is asked to talk about themselves, their instinct is to talk about the things that they do ( work hard, they are flexible, they are a team player that plays by the rules) and not the person that they are. Companies have begun to decode these generic, blanket responses and ask questions like " what is your personal statement" or if you are going into the teaching profession one of the first questions that is asked is " what is your teaching philosophy".
ReplyDeleteThis article gives great advice because none of those words on the fore mentioned list describe a belief system, nor do they help to shed light on a person's identity.The words from the list should be considered code words; words that decidedly coincide with the professional world and are used because they look good on paper.