Top 10 Words to Avoid on Your LinkedIn Profile

Top 10 Words to Avoid on Your LinkedIn Profile LinkedIn have compiled a list of the top 10 overused buzzwords on their profiles, and when compared to last years report   it shows some interesting results. At the end of 2011, LinkedIn was home to 135 million members. Now, this number has reached over 187 million worldwide (with over 10 million in the UK alone) and still, the number one buzzword used on profiles globally is creative. In 2010 (the first year in which this study was carried out), the number 1 buzzword was extensive experience. The words on your LinkedIn profile have to be exactly right to ensure you attract the right people on LinkedIn. If a word is being used too much, it can be seen as trying to hard, or not being original enough. LinkedIn suggest that users should choose simple language to show what skills they have and the projects they have worked on so give examples, results and testimonials. Here is a look at the Top 10 overused buzzwords on profiles in the US and worldwide. The most overused buzzwords on LinkedIn profiles in the US and worldwide: The top 10 overused buzzwords on LinkedIn profiles in the United States in 2012 were: Creative Organizational Effective Motivated Extensive experience Track record Innovative Responsible Analytical Problem solving Elsewhere in the world, these were the number 1 buzzwords in the countries where the study was carried out: Australia: Creative Brazil: Experimental Canada:  Creative Egypt:  Multinational France:  Responsible Germany:  Creative India:  Effective Indonesia:  Multinational Italy:  Responsible Malaysia:  Motivated Netherlands:  Creative New Zealand:  Creative Saudi Arabia:  Motivated Singapore:  Creative South Africa:  Motivated Spain:  Specialized Sweden:  Creative Switzerland:  Analytical United Arab Emirates:  Motivated United Kingdom:  Motivated Similar to last year creative, organisational and effective are all in the top 3. However, in 2012, more users are describing themselves as responsible and analytical with motivated overtaking extensive experience. What will make the list next year? If your profile is filled with these buzzwords you may need to do some changes. Here are some tips to help improve your profile and make it sparkle through 2013: Become an Endorsement magnet LinkedIn allows you to add Skills and Expertise to your profile and your first-degree connections can endorse you for these. However, make sure you use the system correctly, and dont become one of the Bad that  Stacy Zapar outlined  earlier this year. Also, you can only add up to 50 so be selective but dont overdo it! Make the most of the headline! When searching in LinkedIn, one of the aspects of your profile which appears is your professional headline.  By default, it is based on the title you entered for your most recent position, but you can edit it and you should. Getting your headline right  is crucial think of it being just like the headline of a news article. You want to draw people in and entice them (whether they are potential hiring managers, business partners or clients), so they click through to read the whole story â€" and in this case, this is  your LinkedIn profile.