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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 they are seeking is important. 

1. OBJECTIVE: Logistician / Analyst
2. Objective: To be an asset to the company with my experience in the U.S. Army
3. Objective: To obtain a position that will allow me to display my rapid adaptation and troubleshooting skills. My ideal position would allow me to make use of my talent for rapidly learning new systems and technology and integrating new, old, and international equipment to further my education and career. This position would let my ambition lead the way giving me open space to excel and move upwards to the best of my abilities.
4. Objective: To acquire a professional position of the Customer Service focus to further develop myself as well as enhance an established work force.
5. OBJECTIVE: TO OBTAIN EMPLOYMENT AS A WASTE/WATER PLANT OPERATOR
6. Objective: Obtain a position with an established company to utilize my experience, technical knowledge, and skills in administration, logistics, computer systems and software, office equipment, people, and organization that will contribute to efficient business operations.
7. OBJECTIVE Seeking a position as Generator Technician where experience and motivational skills will enhance the company.
8. CAREER OBJECTIVE: Recently retired active-duty service member seeking a position in the U.S. Government sector to include the Logistics, Transportation and Security industries that will certainly capitalize on my military training, leadership and management skills. Team oriented, well organized individual, with 20 years experience in the U.S. Army’s Transportation Logistics arena.
9. OBJECTIVE: To obtain a management position with a progressive organization that will effectively utilize my acquired expertise and experience.
10. OBJECTIVE: To obtain a position with an organization where I can maximize my multilayer of management skills, quality assurance, program development, training experience and administrative skills.

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An objective statement on a resume can help your get a closer look from a hiring manager.  Often the person screening resumes will have a number of different positions that need to be filled.  If it isn't clear what your goals are, the screener may discard your resume without considering you for the specific job you seek.

Many resumes include objective statement.  In our 2008 Resume Benchmarking Survey, we found 56% of resumes included an objective statement.  Of these, 29% mentioned the industry the job seeker wanted and 55% mentioned the type of job they were seeking.  Only 14% mentioned both of these, and nearly 30% of the objective statements provided no specific goals.  We recently completed our 2009 Military Resume Benchmarking Report and found similar results from transitioning military personnel.

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.  The text is unchanged from how it appeared on the actual resume.

1. Objective: General Manager in an established and successful business.
2. Position Targets: Director of Lean Manufacturing, Continuous Improvement Change Agent, Value Stream Manager, Lean Manufacturing Champion, Process Improvement Manager, Continuous Improvement Leader, Operations Manager and Management Process Improvement Consultant.
3. OBJECTIVE: Obtain a challenging leadership position applying creative problem solving and lean management skills with a growing company to achieve optimum utilization of its resources and maximum profits.
4. PROFESSIONAL OBJECTIVE: To continue my career with an organization that will utilize my MANAGEMENT, SUPERVISION & ADMINISTRATIVE skills to benefit mutual growth and success.
5. Objective: I am currently looking for a full time position in an environment that offers a greater challenge, increased benefits for my family, and the opportunity to help the company advance efficiently and productively
6. Objective Director of Operations/General Manager
7. JOB TARGET: My goal is to become associated with a company where I can utilize my skills and gain further experience while enhancing the company’s productivity and reputation.
8. Objective: To secure a position with a stable and profitable organization, where I can be a member of a team and utilize my business experience to the fullest.
9. Objective: To further my professional career with an executive level management position in a world class company. Seek to diversify my skills in another industry and as part of a larger organization. Relocation desirable.
10. Employment Objective: long term consulting project or Permanent Position.

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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 impression on the reader. 

In our 2008 Resume Benchmarking Survey, we found the average length of an Objective Statement was between one and two lines, with the majority limited to one sentence. Although it is important to provide a specific objective with sufficient detail, an objective should also be clear and concise. With many hiring managers spending less than a minute reviewing each resume, a lengthy paragraph in an objective statement section is unlikely to be read.

For resumes with Objective Statements, only 29% described the industries preferred by the job seeker and only 54% described the specific job being pursued. This led to only 14% of all objective statements describing both the job and industry being pursued.