Are You an IT Ninja?

We've all heard about the importance of using buzzwords to punch up résumés. But there's a new buzzword entering the mix, particularly for information technology workers: "ninja." The Wall Street Journal reports that the term, which is becoming a popular buzzword on IT résumés, is meant to imply that the applicant can take on any challenge that's thrown at them. Social networking Web site LinkedIn reported that the growth of "ninja" as a new buzzword far outpaced the growth of other trendy titles in 2009.

Have you updated your résumé with the "ninja" buzzword? Does the word even have a place on federal applications, which generally are more traditional than trendy?

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