Seasoned is For Steaks, Not Your Resume

Seasoned is For Steaks, Not Your ResumeSeasoned is For Steaks, Not Your ResumeLeave the seasoned for the steaks, and choose more powerful, effective words when crafting your resume. When people write seasoned on their resume, what do they mean?Old? Lifer? Dated?Ive asked around and the recruiters and HR people that use Ladders to hire great professionals dont understand it either.To describe yourself as a seasoned professional with over 15 years experience is to say nothing that compels your audience to hire you. Its cliched. Its a wasted opportunity.Its like a car ad that begins equipped with doors that open, and four wheels arranged in two axes, this car willIts entirely too obvious and doesnt give the hiring manager a reason they must keep reading.Its far, far better to focus on the successes youve had, or traits that have enabled you to reach the heights youve hit in your career.So rather than seasoned, describe yourself assteadily progressingindustry-leadingrespected expert in m y fieldgoal-achieving (or goal-smashing if thats your jam)tested and provenor other gripping phrases that highlight the story and the pitch you want to make.Leave the seasoned for the steaks, and choose more powerful, effective words when crafting your resume.Im rooting for you