The 10 most overused words in LinkedIn profiles

Millions of people on LinkedIn share a common trait: creativity. Or so they say. For the second consecutive year, “creative” earned the dubious title of the most overused buzzword in LinkedIn profiles. In fact, the top three buzzwords remained unchanged from last year: “creative,” “organizational,” and “effective.” However, there are some changes among this year’s top 10. In a blog post this morning, LinkedIn Senior Data Scientist Simla Ceyhan said:

“More members this year described themselves as ‘responsible’ and ‘analytical,’ which made an appearance on our ranking for the first time. As a result, ‘dynamic’ and ‘communication skills’ got knocked off the list. ‘Motivated’ is now ranked higher than ‘extensive experience,’ which was the top buzzword in 2010.”