“I’m a creative thinker.”

The word “creative” itself is overused. Instead of saying the obvious, show that you’ve got creativity through writing your cover letter like a champ or telling of a particular project you developed. Unless the word “creative” is part of your job title, stay away from it.

“I’m results-oriented.”

Again, this is stating the obvious. Who doesn’t work for results? Duh. LifeHack.org says that “numbers can help here.” You can give specific amounts of sales, the number of people on the team you’ve managed or something else like that. Show your results.

“I’m detail-oriented.”

Same as before: show it. Saying this is meaningless to many potential employers. They’re looking for your detail-orientation as they read through your cover letter and/or résumé. Make sure your papers are personalized for the right company, there aren’t any errors, your information is accurate, etc. You can also give detail about your past experiences, previous jobs, projects you’ve worked on, etc. In taking those steps, you’re showing your skill.

“I’m passionate about what I do”

See above information. You can show your passion in different ways, entirely avoiding having it worded out in your professional documents. One simple way to show this is by supporting your “passion” through involvement in social media. Be aware that if you post you’re passionate about something in your résumé, the potential employer can bring it up when you’re actually talking face-to-face. Are you prepared to try and answer “So, why are you passionate about becoming a bank teller?”

“I have great oral and written communication skills, and I’m excellent with people.”

Here we go again: show, don’t tell. LifeHack says these types of things are more of a cover letter or résumé “filler”, which they totally are. You print these types of statements to take up space and make yourself sound better.

“References available per request.”

Uh no. Don’t say this. It’s pretty obvious you should have people serving as potential references for you, so it’s unnecessary to specify they exist. Most employers assume you’ve got professional references readily available.

source: http://www.lifehack.org/articles/work/8-overused-cliches-employers-are-sick-seeing-resumes.html