Words that could begin – or stop – a career

If you are about to write a résumé – or if you have one already, but you need to update it – pay attention to some advice on CareerBuilder.com: Watch the words you use, many with commonplace use in the past may be dangerous to use now.

These are words like "ambitious," "competitive," "experienced," and "knowledgeable."

For the complete list of résumé no-no words, read “25 Words That Can Hurt Your Résumé” by Laura Morsch at CareerBuilder.com, under Articles & Advice.