‘Work hard, play hard?’ 10 buzzwords applicants hate to see in job postings

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Could the language you’re using in job postings be behind low recruitment rates? It’s possible.  

From “putting a pin in it” to “circling back,” over a quarter of employees report hearing corporate buzzwords multiple times a day, according to e-learning platform Preply. The site recently surveyed 1,002 working professionals and asked them about their perceptions of office buzzwords, including whether these would impact their willingness to apply for a job.

Paola Peralta
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Paola Peralta is an Associate Editor at Employee Benefit News and has been with the team for five years. She is a proud UCF journalism graduate who got her start through a Dow Jones News Fund … Read full bio


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