You can complain all you want on here but it's not going to change the fact that most readers including myself just glaze over them. Because as you say most are just bullshit.

So keep doing it if you don't actually care. If you do, maybe try to think of a different way to communicate it that sets you apart.

I generally like it when resumes do this, and so do most people I know. I'd be interested to see surveys, I don't think it's anywhere close to universal. That said, I'm typically focused on very measurable domains (e.g. making code faster.)

I've read so many resumes over the last few years that I'm just completely overwhelmed by the practice. In fact I now judge resumes unfavorably if they use it more than very sparely.

The best resumes I read (and the strongest candidates) were ones which were very confident in their skills and experience. They showed a bit of personality (as much as you can).

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