Get Hired:  7 Phrases to Leave Off your Resume

From New Grad Life:  Seven Phrases to Leave off Your Resume

1. "Effective Communicator":  hiring managers assume you can communicate well, so, if you don't know how — either by e-mail or with your voice — you have about as much chance of getting hired as a tree.

2. "Detail-Oriented":  every job requires a certain level of attention to detail. So, again, this won't help your resume — or your chance at landing an interview. The best thing to do is to be ready to explain in an interview how your high level of attention to detail resulted in a key accomplishment in your current or previous job.

3. "Highly Skilled":  this is a nothing phrase. The only way you don't have skills is if you've been doing — here it comes — nothing. Do you believe you have more skills than the average applicant? Show, don't tell.

4. "Reliable":  this is a trait that can go without saying on your resume. It just doesn't distinguish you from the others who may want the same job.

5. "References Available Upon Request":  always assume that an employer will want to check references, or at least conduct a Web search on you and what you've accomplished.

6. "Energetic Team Player”:  just about every organization wants someone who has the energy to do a job and can work effectively with others, and if they don't get that vibe from you, those empty words on a resume won't convince them.

7. "Able to Meet Deadlines":  this is an obvious trait that merely says you can do the bare minimum.