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The title of this article is "50 Buzzwords You Shouldn't Use On Your Resume." Now we know that there is a lot of unemployment. Stay with me.

And...you need a resume to get a job. Are you with me?

So if you need a job and go to this article, check it out, take all of these buzzwords out and you are going to be freaking Howard Hughes, all right! Mammajamma! You are going to score that job.

Don't use these words man. Here's just one example. "Experienced" is on this list. Now I would have thought, "damn, let me cite some experience here." NO! That is a sucker bet. "Experienced" is bad. So maybe you should say "some acquaintance with." Acquaintance is not as bad as experience. Who knew?

You've written your resume. You poured a lot of effort into the page that will represent you, and you can't wait to distribute it far and wide.

Not so fast. Before you send that puppy out, check it for buzzwords. Like "team player." Or "detail-oriented." Or "accustomed to fast-paced environments."

Here's why you should avoid them: They're vague. They make your resume look like everyone else's. They're probably not among the keywords employers search for. They take up space on your resume that could be used for strong, concrete, specific examples of what you've accomplished, the work you've produced, and how hiring you would benefit your potential employer. Buzzwords are tired and overused, cliches that have lost their meaning over time.

[U.S. News via Yahoo! News]