Results-orientated: You should be! So demonstrate how you have achieved results – did you increase sales and if so, by how much? Did you save money for your organisation or perhaps you achieved your targets in the face of difficult circumstances?.

Out-of-the-box thinking: This has become so over-used that few people really understand what it means anymore – how you have taken the opportunity to approach a challenge differently to how it has previously been done, for example?.

Be contemporary in your use of language – we all know what you mean but give examples of how you have used your creativity in a work setting. Blue-sky thinking: Too 80s, next you’ll be wearing double-breasted blazers with gold buttons or donning the finest shoulder pads you can lay your hands on.Shifting the paradigm: What? Seriously, say what you mean – perhaps the integration of a new technology has altered the way you used to work, or maybe you have been promoted and want to effect changes in your department?.Able to take a helicopter view: So you can take a holistic view of a situation and view it from an outsider’s perspective, which allows you to make a judgement based on the bigger picture rather than certain elements within it? Great, then say that, give an example of how you have been called upon to negate internal conflicts between colleagues or departments, for example.So if you want to stand out from the crowd for the right reasons and ensure your CV doesn’t find its way to the trash quicker than you can say ‘But I’m perfect for the role’, take note of the following overused phrases and eliminate them from your CV or resume – fast! Recent research conducted by O2 has found the top 10 most overused phrases found on CVs or resumes. However, overuse of stock phrases and certain key words can lead to overkill with many hiring managers not only becoming immune to certain phrases, they’re quite frankly beginning to get annoyed by them too.

Its sole purpose in life is to get the attention of an employer who will see enough to want to invite you for an interview. Your CV or resume is a sales document, your own personal advertisement if you like. The 10 things you really need to leave out of your CV

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