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Tuesday, March 27, 2012

Don't Use These 10 Terms In Your Resume Or Cover Letter

LinkedIn is the worlds largest professional network consisting of over 120 million members. It is a business-related social networking website. LinkedIn connects you to your trusted contacts and helps you share ideas, knowledge, and opportunities with a broad network of professionals.

LinkedIn recently released the most overused words in their user profiles and suggests eliminating them from resumes and cover letters. The terms are listed below:
  1. Creative
  2. Organizational
  3. Effective
  4. Extensive experience
  5. Track record
  6. Motivated
  7. Innovative
  8. Problem solving
  9. Communication skills
  10. Dynamic
LinkedIn suggests replacing these terms with specific examples of "how you're a problem solver", etc.

To view the full article visit the link below,

http://www.businessinsider.com/most-overused-words-cover-letter-2011-12

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