Official New Year Resolution-Delete the 5 resume words now!

Okay, today is MLK day, and we all know now it’s official holiday season is over. What’s your new year resolution? Lose 10 pounds? Earn more money? Find a dream job/partner? Explore a new country? And how long will the dream come true?

Well, I have a gift for you, upgrade your resume in 5 minutes and attract more recruiters, so you are one step closer to your dream job!

• Assist

Let me get this straight, if you have completed your college and don’t want to find an administrative assistant job, remove the assist. People from some regions have a conservative approach to present themselves, I understand that, but not every recruiter in USA understand it. Assist is for the employee whose job is classified as non-exempt, those always need close supervision and can’t carry out any task alone. This is the word you want to ensure not to be seen anywhere in your resume.

• Help

Same reason as assist, this is a very weak verb. Remember the movie HELP? Yes, if you are looking for a maid job or anything similar, put the help in your resume, otherwise, please delete it forever.

• Work

This seems a word can describe everything , but actually it describes nothing. This verb is too general and basic that the recruiter will either think that you have horrible communication skill, or didn’t do anything worth mentioning in your past. None of the impression is the one you want, so do your homework, and pick a better verb to describe your accomplishment and show your ability to rock.

• Responsible

This is another word I hate to see, but I always encounter it in so many clients’ resumes. Be responsible for something sounds impressive, but actually it does not. Always use a strong verb to start your statement in resume, use lead, organize, manage, anything can better describe your role and delete the responsible now.

• Any Self evaluation word: self-starter, quick learner, efficient, etc

Resume is about facts. Use objective words and others’ recognition in your resume, not your assumption. Recruiters love to see a resume with honors, distinctions, rewards that actually happened, while they hate to see self-starter, to-do-attitude, great customer service attitude, etc. Anything subjective should be seen only in cover letter or references, but definitely NOT in resumes. Let the number do the talk, not you.

Okay, that’s my gift to you, now it’s your part to act. I’m sure the quick tip will help you, big or small.

Happy Job Hunting! And let me know your new year resolution for career!

Originally published on www.jobhuntingsolution.com