On our How To Adult post, we went over how to write a proper resume to get you hired. In this post we are going to list the resume keywords you should be using and shouldn’t be using. Trust me you are going to want to look at this list, because I promise you have that killer keyword in there that you are so proud of, that actually is hurting your image.j
Here it goes. This list of Keywords are thanks to CareerBuilder Survey.
The Good Guys
1. Volunteered
2. Improved
3. Ideas
4. Launched
5. Influenced
6. Resolved
7. Achieved
8. Created
9. Increased/decreased
10. Trained/mentored
11. Negotiated
12. Managed
13. Revenue/profits
14. Under budget
15. Won
The Bad Guys
1. Best of breed
3. Think outside of the box
4. Synergy
5. Go-to person
6. Thought leadership
7. Value add
8. Results-driven
9. Team player
10. Bottom-line
11. Hard worker
12. Strategic thinker
13. Dynamic
14. Self-motivate
15. Detail-oriented
16. Proactively
17. Track record
Now go check your resume and make sure you apply an/or remove those keywords.
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