“I’m a real go-getter who always thinks outside the box, demonstrates thought leadership and proactively motivates myself!” If this sentence made you cringe, you’re not alone. These phrases come from the newย CareerBuilder surveyย on the best and worst resume terms.
They surveyed 2,201 hiring managers and HR people in order to come up with the best of the best and the worst of the worst.
1The Worst Resume Terms
- Best of breed: 38%
- Go-getter: 27%
- Think outside of the box: 26%
- Synergy: 22%
- Go-to person: 22%
- Thought leadership: 16%
- Value add: 16%
- Results-driven: 16%
- Team player: 15%
- Bottom-line: 14%
- Hard worker: 13%
- Strategic thinker: 12%
- Dynamic: 12%
- Self-motivated: 12%
- Detail-oriented: 11%
- Proactively: 11%
- Track record: 10%
2The Best Resume Terms
- Achieved: 52%
- Trained/Mentored: 47%
- Managed: 44%
- Created: 43%
- Resolved: 40%
- Volunteered: 35%
- Influenced: 29%
- Increased/Decreased: 28%
- Ideas: 27%
- Negotiated: 25%
- Launched: 24%
- Revenue/Profits: 23%
- Under budget: 16%
- Won: 13%
Source: Business Insider