Which adjectives would you choose to describe yourself at work? According to a report by LinkedIn, Malaysian professionals mostly describe themselves as motivated, effective and responsible. The top nine most overused words and phrases in Malaysian LinkedIn profiles for 2012 are as below:
While having a LinkedIn page can be beneficial for a working professional, general buzzwords such as ‘creative’ won’t set you apart from thousands of others. Here’s an advice from Tara Commerford, Head of Communications for ANZ & Southeast Asia at LinkedIn: “..set yourself apart by describing and linking to projects you’ve worked on that truly were different, unique and compelling. Pointing to concrete examples of the creative work you’ve done is more convincing than simply stating you are a ‘creative’ professional.”
With over 187 million professionals registered on LinkedIn globally, they’ve also released a report on the 2012 top buzzwords for other countries:
- Australia: Creative
- Brazil: Experimental
- Canada: Creative
- Egypt: Multinational
- France: Responsible
- Germany: Creative
- India: Effective
- Indonesia: Multinational
- Italy: Responsible
- Malaysia: Motivated
- Netherlands: Creative
- New Zealand: Creative
- Saudi Arabia: Motivated
- Singapore: Creative
- South Africa: Motivated
- Spain: Specialized
- Sweden: Creative
- Switzerland: Analytical
- United Arab Emirates: Motivated
- United Kingdom: Motivated
- United States: Creative
We think it would also be interesting to look at the other side of the coin and see how employers would describe their employees – are Malaysian workers really motivated, effective and responsible? Feel free to share your thoughts with us!
