Top 10 Words to Remove from Your Resume in 2014

The dedicated researchers at LinkedIn published a list of 2013’s top 10 most overused “buzzwords” yesterday after taking a break from playing Grand Theft Auto V to scan a few of their 259 million current users’ profiles.

These aren’t necessarily the words you hear bandied about in all those tedious client meetings; they’re more like a series of terms you should delete from your resume/profile when you update it for the new year. Here are the prime offenders along with our subjective interpretations; the first three were surprisingly consistent throughout the many countries using the English-language version of the service.

• Responsible: “I will be the coolest babysitter EVER!!!!!”
• Strategic: “I take semi-coherent notes during meetings and will offer an opinion when called upon.”