These Resume Cliches Are Keeping You from Getting Hired

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At some point in our lives, we’ve all received bad career advice. And often, this tends to manifest itself as a hot mess of buzzwords, catchphrases and meaningless drivel in our career collateral. Perhaps we’ve come to believe they are commonly accepted? After all, everyone else has them peppered in their resume and LinkedIn profile, right? Well, that’s exactly the problem, isn’t it? Everyone puts them on their resume, and not everyone gets hired. Here are some helpful hints on what words and phrases you must avoid in order to avoid the cliche curse! Read more.

Katy Davis

Katy Davis

Katy is responsible for supporting LibGig's recruiting department and recruiting for library and information management positions in the legal, federal, media, corporate, and academic sectors.
Katy Davis
Katy Davis

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