More than 50 million people have joined the ranks of the social-media site LinkedIn since the networking hub released its list of overused buzzwords last
year. Yet the lessons appear to still be lost on many of the site’s 187
million members, who are still sullying their online profiles with
generic, less-than-compelling descriptors.
One of the best ways to recognize a word that’s not up to par is to consider the minimum ability it promises. Take analytical, one of only two new words to make the top 10 this year, ousting the equally unhelpful dynamic. Whereas dynamic promised potential employers that you would produce motion of some kind, analytical merely
tells them that you will examine things closely and determine essential
features. If the job entails finding the 10 differences between two
cartoons depicting farm animals, you’re their guy.
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