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If you've ever found yourself vaguely nauseous from reading job descriptions filled with terms like "team-player,""detail-oriented" and "thinking outside the box," you're not alone.
Introducing HuffPost Social Jobs: Who's Hiring? Rebecca Harrington 2011
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But McNish, who is as personable and friendly a team-player as one can meet in motor racing, was looking at the bigger picture very soon afterwards.
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Like Dex, Brady is ruthless and clinical in his kills wins and is the star of the show — a stark contrast to the ensemble and team-player natures of Seinfeld and Manning.
Eli Manning vs. Tom Brady: What Do Their Favorite TV Shows Say About Them? 2012
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Beyond that, the "team-player" ethos rules, and applicants -- already a pretty self-selecting bunch -- are rigorously screened for philosophical compliance (generally business school degrees from the "right" schools, participation in team sports, etc, are all viewed very highly, as indicative of the sort of conventionality they're looking for).
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If you've ever found yourself vaguely nauseous from reading job descriptions filled with terms like "team-player,""detail-oriented" and "thinking outside the box," you're not alone.
Introducing HuffPost Social Jobs: Who's Hiring? Rebecca Harrington 2011
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Their work ethic, team-player and clear-thinking skills are true assets.
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There's a similar sense of incidental chaos about Herzog's My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done (2009, Scanbox, 15), a latter-day Greek tragedy in which a mad-eyed Michael Shannon kills his mother (Grace Zabriskie) and discovers God among the groceries while long-term Herzog team-player Brad Dourif holds forth on the cosmic significance of ostriches.
Mark Kermode's DVD round-up Mark Kermode 2010
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Reynolds was an excellent, team-player of a host -- happy to play support and ensemble roles rather than being a greedy frontman -- and it showed.
SNL: Gaga for the YouTube Moments, but God Is in the Details 2010
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Reynolds was an excellent, team-player of a host -- happy to play support and ensemble roles rather than being a greedy frontman -- and it showed.
Rachel Sklar: SNL: Gaga for the YouTube Moments, but God Is in the Details 2010
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She has never shown any indication that she is a team-player and thankfully there is no ball for her to go running home with!!
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