Career Tip - 14 Words You Should Never Include on Your Resume

Georg DeCock came across this article the other day and thought it would be helpful, especially for those ASOGers currently working on their resume/CV.

From an ASOG Career Center perspective, the author's last point is "Show, Don't Tell," is excellent advice. Try to show 2 to 3 achievements upfront, for example:

  • Senior Airborne Sensor Operator Evaluator - Qualified 3.5 years as Electro-Optical/Infra-Red (EO/IR) camera Operator. Led 19 evaluators in maintaining currency and qualification of 127 ASOs, Pilots, and NFOs. Personally, trained, and qualified 12 EO/IR ASO Sailors aboard SP-3 Orion, ISR aircraft.
  • Proven Training Manager - Coordinated ten training events for the Airborne Sensor Operators Group, which saved over $8,000 (20% under budget) and certified over 20 students to safely and effectively conduct aerial remote-sensing operations.  

Thomas Industry Update webpage, by Laura Ross, Dec 02, 2020

14 Words You Should Never Include on Your Resume

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  • Hi Scott, I agree, matching the words on your resume with the job description is a very good TTP!  Also, do you have any other tips to share with the group? Cheers, Patrick

  • Interestingly,

         While I was ready to call BS on some of the words, at the end of the list, I have none of these on my resume. As a Human Resources purveyor, there are times when you do need to use keywords. many HR professionals use programs to "sanitize" a resume to simply see it has a valid key word count. The higher number of words that match the job description then you may then proceed to the next round of elimination. 

    R/

    Scott 

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