LinkedIn has just posted the 10 most overused, tired and trite buzzwords that get slapped onto resumes and professional profiles around the U.S. and 11 other countries.
According to our LinkedIn profiles, a great many of us tend to describe ourselves as motivated team players with extensive experience. Ironically, “innovative” is the second-most clichéd word found in LinkedIn profiles. You’d think we’d be able to be more innovative with our vocabularies, no?
Sadly, those of you who took a more creative approach to describing yourselves have been penalized in the past as well. All the LinkedIn “ninjas” got called out earlier this year along with “evangelists” and “gurus” for using these rising menaces of career-oriented buzzwords.
Still, the most common words in LinkedIn profiles are less flashy and more conservative. We’re calling ourselves “motivated,” “results-oriented” and “problem solvers.” And this isn’t just in the U.S.; words like “motivated” and “dynamic” popped up as the most overused terms from Brazil to India.
Compelling descriptions, headlines and keywords are some of the most important aspects for job hunters to consider when creating and editing their LinkedIn profiles, and it’s one of the easiest aspects, too — much easier than getting a slew of recommendations or spending quality time on the site’s Q&A section.
In the comments, we’d love to get your tips and suggestions for finding and using better self-descriptors on LinkedIn, resumes and other professional networks. What unique terms do you use to describe yourself professionally?
Source: http://mashable.com/2010/12/14/linkedin-resume-buzzwords/
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