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10 Zombie Phrases that Kill Your Resume

These days, a resume is a branding document. Our goal when writing a resume today is not to sound like a robot, but to sound like your personal brand - you! If you’re going to put a human voice in your resume for 2020, here’s how to start. Begin by getting rid of these zombietastic phrases that have been cluttering up your resume. These are the worst of the Standard Corporate Zombie Speak phrases that have been showing up in resumes since Cyndi Lauper ruled the airwaves, or before. Get rid of them as fast as you can, Revive your zombie branding document. Results-oriented professional:   What does this goofy phrase even mean? It’s become shorthand for “I don’t have a clue about what to say in my resume.” Motivated self-starter:   Talk is cheap. Anybody can call him- or herself a ‘motivated self-starter,’ Better said, “Show Them”, “At Acme Stuff - created the e-commerce site that let us launch our first modular, shippable stick dynamite product and increased revenue to $9