Comments on: 25 Resume Words To Avoid

By: anthony

anthony — Wed, 03 Nov 2010 13:59:36 +0000

@Krista:

You need to look at your skills that apply to a receptionist position.

List, demonstrate where you used organization skills, communications skills, multi-tasking, planning and organizing in your previous jobs (teacher). Good lord, the amount of time management and planning you need in a class room is one heck of an asset to any organization. Your skill set comes from all walks of life, not just your previous employment.
When I entered the Employment Counselling field I had no experience in this area. I sold myself on my volunteer work, TA at college, scout leader, taught sign language course, organized volunteer events, worked with groups in Scouts and AA. This is what I sold to the employer…my ability to work with groups and instruct, yet I had no paid work in this area.

By: Krista

Krista — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 23:30:30 +0000

No wonder I haven’t got any responses!Right now I am a preschool teacher but I am trying to get into the medical feild. I am in college earning my M.A and have taken several classes but no degree yet. How can I write a good resume if I am moving from one feild to another?? All my experience and accomplishments have nothing to do with what I want to do. I am just trying to get my foot in the door somewhere as an office receptionist or scheduling. Can anyone help me?

By: Ian

Ian — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 14:04:21 +0000

quantification is relative. Only percentages-and only those which can be directly linked to you at that- really mean anything.
Anyway I wish ppl would look thru the bs and actively try to asses wether a person is qual’d for the job, not how slick the resume is written– unless you are hiring a person who should be good at slick resume writing. I think too many ppl get hired based on things that have little to do w their jobs.

By: echidnina

echidnina — Mon, 17 May 2010 18:54:13 +0000

Very interesting… I think my resume contains more than a few of these words! I’m going to have to tweak it. It seriously needs updating anyway.

By: sp

sp — Wed, 05 May 2010 00:15:30 +0000

you mean three words right? o.O

By: Wilma

Wilma — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:28:09 +0000

What do they want me to say? How can I say what my qualifications are without those words when those words have been jammed down my throat by the factory jobs I’ve had? I don’t know how office jobs are but on the manufacturing floor buzz words are shoved at us to get more out of us and create that team work like – cough cough – atmosphere. Why more and more manufacturers are requiring a resume with an application is beyond me. I’m not 20 any more and I’m lost in this new world of job searching. I can write reasonably intelligent sentences but I’m not college educated. Why do they need me to write an award winning resume just to run a machine or clean that machine? I can run, tear down and repair manufacturing machinery but writing a resume and sending it via e-mail scares the hell out of me.

By: anthony

anthony — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 18:05:07 +0000

2 words I detest seeing in a resume

Capable
Able to

By: anthony

anthony — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 17:58:55 +0000

Quantify your skills statements
Qualify your statements
State accomplishments
numbers numbers numbers and what I did for the last company!

*designed and implemented new inventory procedures, reducing labour costs by 32% (verbs and benefit)

*balanced financial transactions in excess of 1.5 million monthly sales (verb , qualifying, implying responsibility and accuratacy)

produced annual stockholders reports utilizing MS Word, Excel and in house database (verb, computer skills, analytical, data compilation)

analyzed current market trends and created new marketing campaign generating revenues in excess of $100,000 (verb, innovative, creative, seeking improvement)

6 years experience staff trainer (accomplishment)

I am an employment counsellor and do resume workshops. Usually by the time I am half way through my workshop, clients are busy modifying their statements to create stronger impact. Their resumes soon reflect what they can do for you, the employer. Get them to think in employer mode, How does this skill benefit me? What sets this statement above all the other mediocre resumes. What have they accomplished in the past that was beneficial to my company.
Get the client to TELL the employer why they are the right candidate, demonstrate exactly how they will add to the company…don’t force the employer to make the connection, answer these questions on paper.

By: FMF

FMF — Mon, 30 Jan 2006 16:02:55 +0000

I prefer:

1. Points that start with action words: “Developed, created, led, etc.”

2. Quantifiable results. (i.e. “Led cost-reduction team to delivering unprecedented $2.1 million annual savings.”)

By: Consumerism Commentary

Consumerism Commentary — Mon, 30 Jan 2006 03:35:43 +0000

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