The Savvy Networker: 10 Phrases That Can Sink Your Resume

by: Liz Ryan
If you’re job-hunting today, you know that employers are looking for sharp, self-motivated people. Paradoxically, just about the worst way to convey your talent and motivation is to say in your resume or cover letter, “I’m self-motivated.” Anyone can say that! The phrase falls flat. You can’t afford to let done-to-death boilerplate language sink your resume [...]