Objective Statements

Resume Objective Statements and Professional Summaries will show you how to start your resume with an introduction to grab a hiring manager’s attention.  Your resume will become a powerful and impressive sales tool for your job search.  Unlike other books on resumes that provide a chapter or two on objective statements and professional summaries, this [...]

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I reviewed a resume that had an objective statement that illustrates several mistakes. The job seeker was an experienced consultant. I can't tell you the exact experience level because their resume didn't have employment dates (a major problem). I would guess the person had close to 10 years of experience. Below is the objective statement: <University Name> [...]

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I reviewed the resume of a job seeker yesterday that had a fairly typical objective statement. Here’s how the statement read: To advance toward a <Job Title> role in a large <business type and industry> while developing valuable experience that will be benefit my career advancement. This is ok. It’s clear and concise. Most importantly, [...]

Continue reading Editing an Objective Statement

I received a resume recently from a pharmaceutic sales rep.  What I liked about the resume was the objective.  It was very clear and concise.  I knew exactly what the job seeker was looking for.  Here’s the entire four word objective statement: GOAL: Pharmaceutical Sales Representative There’s no ambiguity here.  If I was looking for [...]

Continue reading 3 Reasons to Have a Specific Objective

Yesterday, I listed 50 objectives from resumes of managers and executives.  Today, I have 50 more objectives, but all of these are from military officers transitioning into the civilian workforce. For transitioning military officers, it’s improtant to have an objective statement.  Transitioning from the military is a significant career change.  Defining what type of position [...]

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To help you write a good objective statement, we listed 50 objective statements taken from a random selection of manager and executive resumes. Some are very descriptive and others are extremely vague and generic.

Continue reading 50 Resume Objective Statements

Yesterday, we looked at several of the elements of an objective statement.  First, the length should be one line, possibly two.  Second, the statement should be clear and specific. Tomorrow and Friday, I’m going to provide 50 objective statements.  Each is from a resume I received from a job seeker.  I selected the objective statements [...]

Continue reading How to Assess an Objective

The key to a good objective is to write a statement that adds value to the hiring manager.  Too many objectives are just fluff – nothing specific and nothing of value.  If you are going to have an objective statement, describe the position you are seeking.  Failing to do this will only make a poor [...]

Continue reading Objective Statements: Elements of a Good Objective

Many resumes start with an objective statement.  This can be a great way to start your resume, or it can make a very bad impression.  It all depends on what you write.  This week, I’m going to look at Objective Statements in detail.  Today and tomorrow, I’ll have a couple articles on how to write [...]

Continue reading Objective Statements: Giving Your Job Search a Purpose

We received a resume last week with an objective statement that is almost humorous, except that it will probably hurt the job seeker’s chance to find a job.  Here’s the objective: To utilize my technical and management skills acquired over the last 36 years for one more challenge. Now, this objective misses the mark on [...]

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