When we often write or talk with others, we sometimes use words and phrases that are very common to us and, unfortunately, have little meaning to the person listening to us or reading the words. When you write your resume, it is important to be clear and understandable. To do so, you should try to stay with terms everyone knows and not stray from the common path.
When you go to make an impression make a good one. Give the impression that you can talk to others in clear and concise language that the majority of people in those positions will be able to understand. Just because the people on the street understand what BOLO is, does not mean that the HR people reading through your resume will understand it the moment they read it. Their minds could be in other places, or it might just be a surprise to see the acronym.
When you write your resume, using fancy acronyms and very specialized words makes you look smarter as much as it makes the other person reading it feel dumb if they don’t know what you’re talking about. Why would I want to hire somebody who makes me feel dumb?
Think about it.
