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Being one of the main hiring principles at my agency, I see many resumes, and one of the main areas of questions I get asked by recent graduates is about their resumes. How can they make them stand out? What are employers looking for? My current boss is a whiz at reading resumes -- and I don't mean reading as in reading a book, but rather like reading people. Especially for entry level positions, he's not so concerned about the actual words, but whether or not the experience the potential candidate has garnered is in line with the kind of person who is going to be dedicated and willing to put in the hard work that's needed for junior positions.
However, applicants will try to use the words they think will have the most impact and improve their chances to attain that all important foot-in-the-door. For the past few years, LinkedIn reports on the most overused buzzwords from over 135 million business profiles from their social platform. The most overused word in 2010 was "extensive experience," but it dropped to fourth place last year behind "creative," "organizational," and "effective."
The following is a list of ten words and phrases that could probably be left off most resumes that no one in the digital marketing industry would miss.
