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Any unnecessary, obvious words

Amdur says there is no reason to put the word "phone" in front of the actual number. "It's pretty silly. They know it's your phone number." The same rule applies to email.

Other superfluous words like "responsible for," "oversight of," and "duties included" unnecessarily complicate and hide your experience, Gelbard says.

"Be direct, concise, and use active verbs to describe your accomplishments," she suggests. Instead of writing, "Responsible for training interns ...," simply write, "Train interns ..."

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