7 Phrases to Delete From Your LinkedIn Profile -- Aug. 4, 2011

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Thursday, August 04, 2011  |   |   |   |  Saint Joseph's University Our Pharmaceutical & Healthcare Marketing MBA for Executives is thoughtfully designed to accommodate demanding careers and busy travel schedules while remaining true to our tradition of academic excellence and personal achievement. You have the flexibility to enroll in our accelerated Online MBA format or Classroom MBA format. For more information, please visit: www.sju.edu/epharma 7 Phrases to Delete From Your LinkedIn Profile By Laura Smith-Proulx An interesting practice seems to have cropped up among self-written social media profiles, where the phrases that have been taboo on resumes (like "self-motivated team player") are creeping back into lists of job hunter credentials on LinkedIn. Unfortunately, these mundane, dry, and redundant phrases can make it difficult for you to maximize the power of LinkedIn as an executive job search tool. 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