view because the hiring manager may not be familiar with the
acronyms used at your current company.
Poor Phrase:“I was considered an SARand supported
three line reps who were in the SWSC area.”Perfect Phrase:“My position title was sales associate
representative, and I supported the sales representa-
tives who were responsible for the southwest area of
South Carolina.”- Describing skills by using “weak” words
Beware of small words that can sabotage your credibility—
words like “pretty,”“most of the time,” and “kind of.”
Poor Phrase:“I’m pretty goodwith computers—at
least most of the timeI am. I kind of taught myself
most of the programs.”Perfect Phrase:“I am very knowledgeable about Unix
software. When I was unfamiliar with programs in the
past, I taught myself in less than two weeks. I am a very
quick learner.”- Use too few words to answer the question
One pet peeve many interviewers have is not getting enough
information. When a candidate answers a question with one or
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