Kevin Donlin, author of "The Last Guide to Cover Letter & Resume Writing You'll Ever Need," has written an article for "Job Seeker Weekly" called "How Not to Write a Resume." (Or it may be an excerpt from his book; I'm not sure.) I particularly enjoyed this section and thought perhaps someone here would enjoy it also:
"Mistake #4: Jumbles of Jargon: Some resumes pile on the buzzwords in a vain effort to impress. Like this:
"'New-media pioneer working with technical and business professionals to create new ways of presenting content and impactful tools for producing content and organizing workflow.'
"We'll pass on 'impactful' for now -- what does a 'new-media pioneer' do, exactly? I've got a picture in my head of covered wagons and HD-TV, but I don't think that's right ...."
