LinkedIn targets jargon

Too many people say they are 'specialised' and 'experienced'

Wendy Murphy, senior HR director, LinkedIn EMEA

LinkedIn, also known as that thing where you keep getting requests from randomers, has compiled a list of the ten most used buzzwords and phrases in Ireland. The chief offender this year is ‘specialised’, with ‘experienced’, ‘passionate’ and ‘strategic’ all making the top ten. Connected’s own most hated meaningless term, ‘thought leadership’, missed the list, but ‘leadership’ without any prefixes or suffixes came in at second.

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