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The words to delete from your resume ASAP

What are your least favorite resume words? My own is "utilize" — there isn't a single instance I can think of where it would be inappropriate to substitute "use." Every time I read "utilize" on a resume I always feel like the writer is trying to be unnecessarily fancy.

This is GOOD advice. Trust me on this. I have hired a lot of people and this is spot on.