A while back I wrote about my loathing of the word “excited” in press releases and the post still gets discovered by people searching for alternatives via the search engines.
Imagine how excited thrilled I was to learn that our friends at LinkedIn had published the latest overused buzzwords of 2014 in a post by their esteemed career expert Catherine Fisher.
Here are the lists:
2014 Global List – Top 10 Most Overused LinkedIn Buzzwords
- Motivated
- Passionate
- Creative
- Driven
- Extensive experience
- Responsible
- Strategic
- Track record
- Organizational
- Expert
2014 US List – Top 10 Most Overused LinkedIn Buzzwords
- Motivated
- Creative
- Passionate
- Driven
- Extensive experience
- Organizational
- Strategic
- Track record
- Responsible
- Problem-solving
Funny how “expert” doesn’t make the US Top 10 right?
The one I see most often is where people say they’re an “experienced marketer” or an “experienced manager”. We’re all experienced in some way or another, it’s how much experience and what the results you garnered were that counts so make sure you tell me that too.
My advice is for you to go back through your LinkedIn profile and see if any of these words are omnipresent. If they are, change them up a little in an attempt to stand out from the crowd and prevent eye-rolls and “oh yeahs?” from people peeking at your summary and experience.
There’s a reason LinkedIn share these lists. It’s because they want you to be successful via their platform and success comes from being disciplined, taking your personal brand seriously and spending some quality time crafting a profile that does you justice and doesn’t smack of everyone else’s.
Don’t hesitate to contact us about our personal branding services and good luck!
Cheers,
Mel Carson – Founder of Delightful Communications
