Millennials, Keep These Words Off Of Your Resume!
Millennials, the job market
can be tough, especially for workers who don’t have decades of experience under
their belts. One way you can standout from the pool of other applicants is by
sprucing up your resume. The first step is keeping these words off your resume.
“Hardworking”
Recruiters and hiring
managers want to assume that every applicant is hardworking, so there’s really
no need to explicitly say that you have this quality. The content of your
resume should show that you’re hardworking so you don’t have to say it. For
example, did you complete a graduate program while also working full-time? That
will show that you know how to put your nose to the grind more than the word “hardworking” does.
“Team player”
If you
write that one of your strengths is being a team player, but then you don’t
back it up with experience, the word will mean nothing to hiring managers and
recruiters. Strengthen your resume by removing this word and adding in
experience that demonstrates how you were a team player. Talk about your contributions
to a team project that your former boss assigned or how you successfully lead a
group of wholesale
distributors to achieve
double digit sales growth.
“Detail oriented”
When you use detail
oriented in a resume,
you are almost challenging the hiring managers and recruiters to find a tiny
mistake in your writing. If there is one word misspelled or one misplaced
comma, the recruiter or hiring manager will question how detail oriented you
really are. Instead of stating that you are detail oriented, show it by turning
in a flawless resume.
“Go-to person”
Did you think of yourself as
a go-to person at your previous job? Were your co-workers constantly turning to
you for advice or assistance? You may be tempted to add this thought into your
resume, but try to resist. A real go-to person in the office will have
been given extra responsibilities or duties since managers know that they can
handle the workload.
Therefore, if you were the go-to
person that you
claim, you should be able to show it by talking about the extra roles you took
on in the position. For example, many companies will turn the “go-to people”
into subject matter experts over a certain topic so that co-workers know who to
talk to when issues arise. If this is the case, be sure to add this title to
your resume, but leave out the “go-to person.”
“Responsible for ____”
Every employee has
responsibilities, so showing that you were responsible for certain tasks does
not impress any hiring manager or recruiter. Use other action verbs such as
“led,” “managed,” or “transformed” to show what you actually did with those
responsibilities instead of just listing them out. This will show hiring
managers how much initiative you take when given a task instead of proving to
them that you are capable of doing the basic work.
“Salary negotiable”
Hiring managers assume that
every applicant is willing to negotiate when it comes to salary, so adding
“salary negotiable” to your resume will just look like you’re trying to fill
space because you ran out of achievements. The same can be said for the phrase
“references available upon request”. Employers will assume that they can always
ask an applicant for references, so there is no need to write this out on your
resume. Keep a minimum salary in mind when you’re applying for jobs, but don’t
put it on the actual resume. In fact, salaries should not be discussed until
you receive an interview.
BY JOEL
GOLDSTEIN
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