Profile & Resume Buzzkill - Words to avoid

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Top 10 words to avoid using on your resume and on-line profile according to LinkedIn.

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Resume& Profile

BUZZ Killa ‘not another presentation’ presentation

Standout from the crowd

Analyzed profiles of it’s

85 million users to

determine the most clichéd and overused phrases.

Source: By Bob Brown |/ Network World US | Published 14:40, 15 December 10

LinkedIn Top 10

BUZZwords

#10. Entrepreneurial

#9.

Problem Solver

#8. Fast-paced

#7. Team Player

#6. Proven Track Record

#5. Dynamic

#4. Results-oriented

Multi-tasker

#3. Motivated

#2. Innovative

#1. Extensive Experience

Why should I care about BUZZwordson my LinkedIn profile (or my resume for that matter)?

“If you’re not on LinkedIn, you do not exist to recruiters.”- Kevin Donlin, U.S. News & World Report, December 2010

Yes73%

No14%

Plan to begin this year

9%

Don't know4%

Do you or your company use social networks or social media to support your recruitment effort?Q

Source: Jobvite 2010 Social Recruiting Survey

Which social media do you or your company use for recruiting?Q

14.4%

5.4%

13.7%

18.7%

44.8%

54.6%

78.3%

None

Myspace

YouTube

Blog

Twitter

Facebook

LinkedIn

Source: Jobvite 2010 Social Recruiting Survey Percentage of Survey Respondents

Have you successfully hired through a social network?Q

Yes

58.1%A

Source: Jobvite 2010 Social Recruiting Survey

Through which network have you hired?

QLinkedIn

89.4%Facebook

27.5%Twitter

14.2%

A

BUZZword

BUZZword

BUZZwords on their own do

nothing more than Waste valuable real estate on

a resume and your on-line profile.

Create

BUZZby balancing buzzwords with

Achievements

B=E A

Success Formula

B=E A

Success Formula

xperience &

Education

B=EA

Success Formula

xperience &

Education

chievements

B=E A

Success Formula

xperience &

Education

chievements

UZZ

B=E A

Success Formula

xperience &

Education

chievements

UZZ

Everyone has BUZZwords. Separate yourself from the crowd.

Achievements = Uniqueness

“Cows, after you've seen one, or two, or ten, are boring. A Purple Cow, though.. .now that would be something. Purple Cow describes something phenomenal, something counterintuitive and exciting and flat out unbelievable. “ - Seth Godin

Be a Purple Cow

Celebrate your Uniqueness

Key Resume Tip

Replace BUZZwords with

KEYwords from the Employer’s job spec.

GOLDEN RULEFriends don’t let friends be a BUZZkill.

Remember – Friends don’t let friends be a BUZZ Kill.

Be a FRIEND to your profile

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