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Highlighting Poor Computer Skills on a Resume

On a resume of a financial services professional, I saw something that surprised me. It shouted “poor computer skills” because of a single omission.

The resume was for a sales rep in a financial services firm – someone that sells investment and insurance products to individuals and businesses. This is a field requiring excellent sales skills along with good quantitative and technical skills.

The resume had all the stuff you would expect… state and NASD licenses, sales numbers, client numbers and other details relevant to the industry. At the bottom, the resume had a Technical Skills section. This is what caught my eye. Here’s what the section contained:

Microsoft Windows XP and Word
Act! Contact Management
Proprietary in-house systems

The reason this caught my eye is that it doesn’t list Excel. I find it hard to believe someone could work in the industry without some Excel experience – it’s a basic tool that is almost fundamental to financial analysis.

Now if the resume didn’t have a technical skills section, I wouldn’t have noticed. It was the overt statement that the job seeker knows Windows and Word, without mentioning Excel that made this odd.

There’s a chance that this individual knows Excel and just forgot to list it. I’d probably give them a call to check, given that the rest of the resume is pretty strong. This wouldn’t kill the job seeker’s chances but it would cause me to question their technical skills more than I ordinarily might, since I would assume the skill level is low.

There are situations where this could be a deal killer. If the hiring manager considers Excel expertise a key priority, the resume has a fair chance of being discarded.

Remember that if you are highlighting your skills, create a complete picture of the skills relevant to a position. Listing Excel experience isn’t what’s important, it’s listing software that is a primary tool within the industry.

Examples of Resumes that Link to a LinkedIn Profile

In yesterday’s article, I outlined pros and cons of adding a link to your LinkedIn profile to your resume. This got me thinking and I decided to take a look at what some job seekers are doing.

I did a quick search of 585 resumes and found four job seekers that mentioned their LinkedIn profile on their resume. Of these, two of the people put the link on both their cover letter and resume. Here are the examples, with names and contact info masked for confidentiality:

Job Seeker 1 – From the cover letter:

You may read recommendations from my past employers at http: //www. Linkedin.com /in/name

Job Seeker 2 – From the resume heading:

First Last, 123-456-7890 / 987-654-3210 (cell)
## Street Ave. name @ emaildomain.com
City, ST 00000 http: //www. Linkedin.com /in/name

Job Seeker 3 – From the cover letter heading:

First Last
name @ emaildomain.com
http: //www. Linkedin.com /in/name

Job Seeker 3 – From the resume heading:

First Last
name @ emaildomain.com
Cell: 123-456-7890
http: //www. Linkedin.com /in/name

Job Seeker 4 – From the cover letter signature:

Sincerely,

First Last
123-456-7890
http: //www. Linkedin.com /in/name

Job Seeker 4 – From the resume heading:

First Last
Home: 123-456-7890
name @ emaildomain.com
http: //www. Linkedin.com /in/name

My personal preference is the first listing where the profile is included within the cover letter with a reason why it should be viewed.

3 Reasons to Have a Specific Objective

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 a Pharmaceutic Sales Rep, I’d know this candidate is interested and I could focus on assessing them. I like specific objectives – either in the cover letter or on the resume for three reasons:

First, a specific objective statement ensures that you are considered for the position you want. A general objective forces the reader to decide what job is best for you. Usually, they will assume you want a position similar or identical to your current role. If you want a position that is different, you may not be considered for that role if you aren’t specific. This is especially important if you are changing careers.

Second, a specific objective shows decisiveness. Hiring managers don’t want someone wishy-washy that can’t make a decision. Failing to be specific creates an impression that you can’t be decisive.

Third, many hiring managers screen resumes with a specific position in mind. Stating your objective may help you get a more thorough look. If your objective is specific and matches the company’s needs, the hiring manager should look closely at your background to see if it supports your goal. With a general objective, your resume will probably only get a quick scan. You are relying on the hiring manager to see something in that scan that catches their attention and causes them to want to read more closely.

Now some job seekers try to write their resume and cover letter to be very general. The idea is to make their background applicable to as many jobs as possible. Unfortunately, this doesn’t work. Hiring managers don’t read your resume with the goal of finding a job for you. They are focused on their needs and that means finding the best candidate for a specific position.

Skip the B.S.

When you are looking for a job, you need to market your background. You need to highlight your accomplishments and sell your strengths. Your resume and cover letter together are a sales brochure for you.

The problem comes in when the boasting and hype go too far.

I received a resume from a job seeker that was over the top. From the start of the cover letter to the end of the resume, a long stream of hype and exaggeration followed.

All you need to read is the beginning of the cover letter to get an impression:

WARNING: This is not your typical Cover Letter!

I know, I know, it is a bit taboo to venture too far from the norm when it comes to the traditional cover letter, but I am not the average or the norm when it comes to my desire to excel and succeed beyond the status quo expectations of an executive leader. I prefer to push the envelope and charter into under developed territories and raise the bar to new heights, previously thought to be unattainable.

This cover letter immediately put me on guard. My first reaction was to think "Warning, this resume needs to be thrown away immediately." Worse than this, I knew I was in store for a ton of B.S. This made me very skeptical of every claim and forced me to doubt most of what I read.

The job seeker doesn’t have a bad background. In fact, they seem to have a good track record with a good company. It’s tough to tell how good the track record really was because the cover letter and resume had a lot hype but not much substance.

Bottom line: Keep your text professional. Make yourself sound good, but don’t mimic an infomercial with a screaming host… “and if you hire me today, I’ll be the greatest employee you’ve ever seen. CALL RIGHT NOW AND I’LL DOUBLE THE OFFER! I’ll give you not 40, but 80 hours of highly productive work per week. Hire me now – I’m not going to be available for very long!”

CEO Resume Evaluation

I received a resume recently of an individual that founded and managed a business for the last seven years. The resume illustrated several problems.

First, the job seeker listed their title as "Chairman, CEO, President and COO." Listing four concurrent titles that say the same thing is redundant. That they are all top level title raises ego questions. Didn’t CEO or President sound impressive enough by themselves?

This is actually fairly common with self employed and small businesses. Some individuals give themselves inflated titles. One of my favorite examples of this was an individual that had started a consulting firm. The firm had two principles – the individual and his wife. His wife didn’t have active involvement but was the majority owner and had the title President (to qualify as a woman owned business). The consultant was essentially the only active participant in the business. He gave himself the title "Senior Executive Vice President." If you have the authority to give yourself a title in your company, don’t make up something ridiculous.

Second, the job seeker listed the ticker symbol of their company on their resume. This can be valuable if looking up the ticker provides useful information. When I looked up the ticker, it showed a stock that never traded at more than a penny per share in the last several years and had been delisted. No other information was available.

Third, the job seeker gave no reason why the business they owned and managed for seven years failed. Highlighting the failure with the ticker symbol makes it very important to explain why the business didn’t succeed.

Fourth, the resume contained no accomplishments. If you start and manage a business over a period of seven years, I would hope that you would have at least one minor success over that time. Sharing no successes, even if the venture ultimately failed is a bad idea.

Fifth, the resume doesn’t give any indication what career path this individual is seeking. The job seeker had held two positions prior to the business they owned. These positions were in completely different career fields. I can’t share the exact titles – they’re weird enough it may comprise the confidentiality of the candidate. Suffice it to say, I have never met a candidate that had worked in two of the three industries listed. Plus, the industries have absolutely nothing in common. I can’t determine from the resume (there was no cover letter) what this person would want to do – not even a remote guess.

Now, this individual may be extremely capable and talented. Unfortunately, there are so many questions about this person and no reason to move forward. The result: with this resume, they are going to be rejected from almost every opportunity.

By the way, as one of the owners of Palladian, I’m thinking I need to jazz up my title. I’ve narrowed my choices to "Executive Senior Executive Vice President" or "Senior Executive Senior Vice President" Which do you think sounds more impressive? Maybe I should just use both!

Qualifications on a Resume

I received this resume from an Engineer recently. At the top of the resume, the job seeker starts with section titled "Qualifications" with two bullets:

Qualifications

More than three (3+) years of engineering experience; proposal and project execution of air pollution control systems. Additional experience in production pilot plant, and research and development.

Former self-employed authorized retailer of Dish Network satellite television service, connecting hundreds of customers in the area of <metro area>.

These are the only two bullets under the qualifications section. The candidate’s objective states that they are seeking a chemical engineering position.

The first bullet is ok. It shows 3 years of experience in the industry, with a few specifics that may help – air pollution control experience and pilot plant experience. These aren’t great, but they’re better than nothing.

The second bullet is a waste of space and distracting. When I first read it, I was surprised. It doesn’t have any relevance to chemical engineering. Worse, it made me wonder why this individual didn’t have a single accomplishment after three years in the engineering field to highlight. Do you think an engineering manager wants to hire someone that had no accomplishments after three years? Probably not.

The self-employed experience does have a place on this resume. It shows independence, good business experience and initiative. The problem is that these attributes aren’t the key to an engineering position. The self employed experience should be covered in the work experience section (where it was detailed more fully) but not in the qualifications sections.

Check the Sentence Structure in Your Resume

Below are three consecutive bullets from a sales executive’s resume, exactly as they appeared on the resume:

Relationships were developed through networking and cold calling as well as face to face meetings to discuss business needs and the potential impact of our services on each organization.
Reached over 95% of annual sales goal in my first year in 9 months.
I was able to penetrate 7 new accounts within the first 2 years as well as maintain current established clients.

Each bullet has a different structure. The first has an implied subject and is passive voice. The second also has an implied subject but is written in active voice. The third bullet includes the subject and is written in passive voice.

An inconsistent writing style can be very distracting to read. The solution for this is easy to implement. The implied subject is the typical style and active voice is usually preferred over passive voice. Here’s how I would reword these:

Developed new client relationships through networking, cold calling and face to face meetings.
Reached over 95% of annual sales goal in my first year in 9 months.
Penetrated 7 new accounts within the first 2 years while maintaining established clients.

In addition to reading more consistently, the reworded version has a third less words. Remember, shorter text is more likely to be read.

Responsible for…

A resume I reviewed today had the following description under the most recent job (a customer service manager):

"Responsible for increasing base business growth through coaching, mentoring, and training initiatives for front-line service providers, and establishing and maintaining relationships with customers. Specific duties include: …"

This listing goes on for another half dozen lines or so listing basic reponsibilities such as "resolving customer complaints" and "utilizing effective written and verbal communications skill." Needless to say, there was little if anything to get excited about.

The resume was devoid of any statement that this job seeker had ever been successful at anything. They had been responsible for a lot, but it’s just a guess how they performed.

What do you think a hiring manager will do with this resume? Most hiring managers will put this in the "discard pile," or at best, the "save for later in case I can’t find anything better pile."

Now, it wouldn’t take much to improve this – just a little information about whether they were successful. If you’re in a sales or customer service management role, how do you describe your experience? What accomplishments do you have on your resume?

Military to Civilian Transition: 50 Objective Statements

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.

OBJECTIVE: Logistician / Analyst
Objective: To be an asset to the company with my experience in the U.S. Army
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.
Objective: To acquire a professional position of the Customer Service focus to further develop myself as well as enhance an established work force.
OBJECTIVE: TO OBTAIN EMPLOYMENT AS A WASTE/WATER PLANT OPERATOR
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.
OBJECTIVE Seeking a position as Generator Technician where experience and motivational skills will enhance the company.
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.
OBJECTIVE: To obtain a management position with a progressive organization that will effectively utilize my acquired expertise and experience.
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.
Objective: A challenging position as an Administrative Office / Human Resources Manager
OBJECTIVE: Corporate position which capitalizes on a 15-year career leading senior level financial operations and managing “turn around” operations supporting an organization’s new direction and strategy. Senior level experience managing financial transformation plans integrating program and project management initiatives, oversight of multi-million dollar budgets, and acquisitions. Extensive experience in multinational markets.
Objective Seek a position in Administration Services or Human Resources.
OBJECTIVE: Seeking an Information Technology position
OBJECTIVE: A position as Logistics Analyst in an organization where an extensive knowledge in Acquisition and Logistics Management is utilized to ensure accurate logistics and customer support for the Warfighter.
Objective: Information Technology Management
OBJECTIVE: Seeking a career utilizing my management, leadership and instructional skills.
OBJECTIVE: To secure a position that will provide a challenging and respectable career as well as room for advancement
Objective: A Production/Distribution Supervisor position
OBJECTIVE: To obtain a challenging position as Program Manager.
Objective: Senior Maintenance Supervisor
OBJECTIVE: Desire a career in Project or Operational Management.
OBJECTIVE: A position as a Network Switching Systems Technician/Installer with full range of responsibilities and possibilities for advancement.
OBJECTIVE: A position as a Safety Manager/Director.
OBJECTIVE: A POSITION IN SENIOR MANAGEMENT where I can leverage my experience in operations, Human Resources, security and intelligence.
Objective: Seeking a position as a logistician
OBJECTIVE: Seeking a challenging opportunity in Project/Facility Management, that will utilize my skills in overseeing total project development from start to finish, including maintaining quality and cost control.
PROFESSIONAL OBJECTIVE: A challenging Director of Logistics or Supply Chain Management position utilizing leadership, coordination, operations, logistics and communication skills to improve team building and focus on customer service and profit margins for a company in the Government Infrastructure, Oil and Gas or Industrial supplies/products industry.
Objective: To seek career opportunities and provide my knowledge and expertise in knowledge management and communications planning using my extensive skills to an innovative and adaptive detail and results oriented company.
OBJECTIVE: Seeking an analytical position in management or administration that allows me to use and apply over 34 years of progressively responsible experience in both the Department of the Army and public education. Skills and experience include extensive knowledge of workforce (manpower) management, Army programming and budgeting, human resource management, training and development, and logistics.
PROFESSIONAL OBJECTIVE: I am seeking to join a team of dedicated and highly skilled professionals as a Senior Logistics Planner/ Manager/ Analyst/ Trainer/ Project Manager or Supply Chain Manager.
OBJECTIVE: Full or part time position within the field of Loss Prevention/Security or investigations
Objective: A Human Resources Opportunity where I can utilize my professional, technical and leadership skills in a company with a long-standing reputation for a great customer service and strong business partnerships.
OBJECTIVE: To secure a position as a Manger with an established organization utilizing my technical knowledge in Human Resources and experience gained from 25 years as a Leader, Trainer and Manager with the army.
OBJECTIVE: Work in a leadership position committed to customer service, developing employees, and achieving organization goals.
Objective: To secure a Manufacturing Production Superintendent position where my past experience and educational experiences would be fully utilized in a career opportunity.
Objective: Seeking a position within a company where I can contribute my efforts and use my acquired skills to complete a mission.
PROFESSIONAL OBJECTIVE: A senior position involved in all aspects of managing and reporting in financial terms the results of an enterprise’s operations to its internal and external stakeholders or a senior position involved in all aspects of logistics/production.
OBJECTIVE: Seeking a challenging management position with a dynamic company that will utilize my solid logistics, operations and program management background to the fullest capacity.
OBJECTIVE: I would like a responsible management position in a challenging environment, which will utilize my expertise in aviation logistics in marketing and foreign military sales.
Objective: To obtain a professional position where my experience, initiative, leadership and management Skills will be strongly utilized.
OBJECTIVE: Seeking a challenging and rewarding position in Human Resource Management/Strategic Planning where my skills and experience will be utilized to enhance organizational goals.
JOB OBJECTIVE: Seeking a challenging IT software development position to leverage and expand my full-life cycle technical leadership, team building and software development skills
OBJECTIVE: To obtain an Administrative Services Manager or Security Management position in the Colorado Springs Area.
OBJECTIVE: Seeking a challenging management position with a dynamic company that will utilize my solid logistics, operations and program management background to the fullest capacity.
OBJECTIVE: Seeking a challenging and rewarding position in Human Resource Management/Strategic Planning where my skills and experience will be utilized to enhance organizational goals.
Objective: A senior program management, operations or consultant position in a firm supporting homeland security or defense related enterprises.
OBJECTIVE: Seeking Distribution/Operations/Logistics Manager’s position.
OBJECTIVE: Senior management position using proven leadership, planning, and problem solving skills that will result in superior accomplishments and achieve organizational goals.
Objective: Executive Management- seeking a senior position to draw on proven results-driven abilities in strategic planning, team building, or organizational needs assessment.

I’m intersted to hear your impression of the objective statements – do you plan on making any changes to the objective on your resume? How would you assess the average objective – good/bad, effective/ineffective?

50 Resume Objective Statements

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.

To help you write an effective objective, we have listed 50 objective statements from actual job seekers. You can see what works, and what doesn’t. A hiring manager will often read dozens, if not hundreds of resumes at a time. There is no shortage of job seekers. Reading through the list below can help you see the objective statements from the perspective of a hiring manager screening resumes. These are actual objective statements from resumes and are unedited, and are provided to give you an idea of how a typical resume starts.

An objective statement on a resume can help you 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. This is especially important if you are trying to break into a new career field.

The object statements below offer a wide range of styles and content. As you read these, consider a few best practices for objective statements. And check out How to Fix Your Resume Objective: 13 Easy Steps to learn how write an impressive, effective intro to your resume.

Three Keys to an Effective Objective Statement:

Learn how to start your resume effectively

Keep it Short: A hiring manage does not want to read a book on want you want. Make sure your objective is short and concise. Often one short sentence is sufficient. In the worst resumes, we have seen objectives that are in excess of 150 words.
WIIFT: Your objective is “What’s In It For Me,” but your resume is sales pitch to get you hired. It needs to focus on “What’s In It For Them.” Provide just enough information in your objective for a hiring manager to know what job you are seeking, and get back to selling your potential. A good way to do this is by listing a key skill and how you have added value with the skill. Start with a short one line objective, concluding with specific skill you want to utilize. Then, after the objective statement, add three bullet points showing specific accomplishments using the skill. Make sure the accomplishments have specific, quantified results.
Be Specific: Many of the objectives below do not say anything. Almost any job would meet the objective. If you are going to write an objective statement, it needs to be specific. What job and industry do you want? Saying you want to be part of a successful company, where you can utilize your skills and abilities, does not say anything. Who wants to work for a failing company where they are unqualified and can’t do the job? If you are going to take the time to put an objective statement on your resume, make it valuable.

Few of the objective statements below satisfy these best practices, and this is typical of most resumes. Many are short, but that’s about all they have going for them. Look for the ones that are specific. Most are too general. You do not need to pick a single objective that you use for every application. You can and should change your resume to fit every employer and job you apply for.

50 Examples of Objective Statements:

Objective: General Manager in an established and successful business.
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.
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.
PROFESSIONAL OBJECTIVE: To continue my career with an organization that will utilize my MANAGEMENT, SUPERVISION & ADMINISTRATIVE skills to benefit mutual growth and success.
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
Objective Director of Operations/General Manager
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.
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.
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.
Employment Objective: long term consulting project or Permanent Position.
OBJECTIVE: I am pursuing a career as an account manager with limited overnight travel. I am seeking to deliver my research, analytical, as well as presentation skills that will benefit in volume, growth, brand, and profits.
OBJECTIVE: To contribute superior project and operations management skills and experience in an IT Service Management role.
Objective: My objective is to obtain a position in a professional office environment where my skills are valued and can benefit the organization. Ideally, I wish to have a focus in marketing for a growing organization preferably dealing in commercial real estate and/or land acquisitions.
Objective: Seeking a position as an engineering VP/director/manager in initiatives that utilize state-of-the-art, software and/or hardware components with a creative, technology-driven organization in an environment that encourages innovative thinking, recognition, and career development. Customer interaction is a plus.
OBJECTIVE: To obtain a challenging position in a high quality engineering environment where my resourceful experience and academic skills will add value to organizational operations.
CAREER OBJECTIVE: A challenging and rewarding Logistics / Distribution Center Operations Management position within the private sector where prior experience, personal ability, and a commitment to professionalism would be of value. Position should allow for continued personal and professional growth commensurate with achievements.
Objective: Seeking a fulfilling position in the maintenance industry that offers growth opportunities and allows me to utilize my leadership skills and experience.
Short Objective: Seeking position as System Engineer and support of all IT Needs.
CAREER OBJECTIVE: Position as an engineer or related position which offers key participation, team oriented tasks, immediate challenges, and career opportunity.
PROFESSIONAL OBJECTIVE: Secure a responsible position in account management and serve as an account representative sharing my breadth of experience and abilities effecting mutual employee and employer growth and success.
Objective: To obtain a New Business Development position by adding value through utilizing my superior knowledge, prospecting and selling abilities in the business to business arena.
Objective: to acquire a challenging career with a solid company utilizing the opportunity to offer proven and developing skills within the company.
Objective Expand leadership responsibilities, improve organizational ability to exceed corporate goals, and help honor all long-term commitments made to customers, stockholders, employees and the communities in which we live.
OBJECTIVE: To work as an ophthalmic assistant or administrator in hospitals, or with professionals as surgeons or physicians with a specialty.
Objective: Seeking Position in systems/ or network engineering / Team Lead
OBJECTIVE: Seek to work in an environment that will challenge me further; while allowing me to contribute to the continued growth and success of the organization. Obtain a position that will provide me the ability to apply my sales and work experience to a growing industry. Look forward to working with a company that promotes quality products and services; and provides me with the opportunity to meet and exceed assigned sales goals. Consultative selling approach coupled with the energy and drive as an individual contributor with minimal supervision or team selling environment. Experience with quotas ranging from 15k per month to 800k per year with excellent attainment.
OBJECTIVE: To lead, challenge and be challenged in a marketing strategy or business/market development position. Analyze and improve marketing, sales and operational performance. Develop products, markets and relationships.
Objective: An able, enthusiastic, skilled, and reliable computer technician seeking a position that reflects my experience, skills, and personal attributes including dedication, meeting goals, creativity, and the ability to follow through.
Objective: Seeking a position in Management
OBJECTIVE: To Acquire A Challenging Position In An Environment Where I Can Best Utilize My Skills And Education.
OBJECTIVE: To obtain a management position, in which I am given the opportunity to play a direct role in the unlimited growth and success of solid organization.
OBJECTIVE: My goal is to obtain a dynamic, challenging opportunity that contributes to the outstanding success of the business via 15+ years Information Technology experience from various global industries.
OBJECTIVE: To secure a position as a public relations / marketing professional in order to utilize my administrative, marketing, and interpersonal skills with accuracy and efficiency while maintaining a motivated, productive, and goal oriented environment for the entire professional team on board while maintaining extensive customer loyalty.
OBJECTIVE: Seeking a sales position with a reparable company on a long term basis who is looking for an experienced, hardworking, detail oriented team player.
CAREER OBJECTIVE: Looking at new opportunities to leverage my 20+ years professional experience in a New Business Sales capacity to have an immediate impact on new business revenue while increasing profitability.
PROFESSIONAL OBJECTIVE: To build upon my existing corporate finance skill set in both analytics and transaction execution, leading to increasingly responsible positions in treasury.
OBJECTIVE: VICE PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR. Travel/Relocate Internationally. Operating business philosophy: Amazing things can be accomplished when no one cares who gets the credit.
Objective: To participate as a team member in a dynamic work environment focused on promoting business growth by providing superior value and service
PROFESSIONAL OBJECTIVE: Position in Human Resources, providing opportunity to make a strong contribution by utilizing and expanding upon related education, skills, experiences and capabilities.
OBJECTIVE: To further my experience and knowledge in the field of electronics and warehouse
Objective: Position at a leading organization as a financial analyst or trader and continue my education in the financial field by obtaining the CFA designation.
OBJECTIVE: Obtain a management, analyst or consulting position, in the Healthcare IT industry.
OBJECTIVE: To gain long term employment with a company that is on or looking to be on the cutting edge, a company that puts value on people and the products they are promoting. Honest and Ethical, I am looking to call this company my family.
CAREER OBJECTIVE: Exploring career opportunities in the to utilize Sales, Account Management and Public Interfacing abilities in a challenging Business Development/Senior Sales Management assignment.
OBJECTIVE: To secure a responsible career opportunity, where I can fully utilize my training, human resource and management skills, while making a significant contribution to the success of my employer.
Objective: To apply my expertise as ‘Marketing Director’ for a dynamic organization that encompasses hiring a marketing director is an investment. An investment that is crucial to the success of almost all aspects of the organization: Business Development, Sales, Customer Retention, Public Relations, Recruiting and Database Management.
OBJECTIVE: I AM A CONSISTENT, HARD WORKING, HIGHLY MOTIVATED PERSON. I ENJOY WORKING WITH THE PUBLIC. I FEEL THAT I AM A FRIENDLY, OUTGOING AND DEPENDABLE PERSON. I FEEL IT IS CRUCIAL TO DEMONSTRATE THE IMPORTANCE OF MY JOB DUTIES AND EXPECTATIONS. I AM LOOKING TO IMPROVE MY POSITION IN THE WORK FORCE, EXPAND MY KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS. I AM ALSO LOOKING TO ESTABLISH LONG TERM EMPLOYMENT IN A FRIENDLY ENVIRONMENT.
Objective: Seeking employment in Transportation Coordination, Equipment Manager, but would enjoy discussing other available positions for which I am qualified.
OBJECTIVE: IT Director – Information Technology Vice President (VP) – Chief Information Officer (CIO) Information Technology senior management, executive position in a leading multinational organization, contributing business value by developing and executing a strategic, long-term vision, while leading the firm to achieve measurable business results and growth, effectively managing the IT portfolio of investments. A strong desire to transform “as-is” organizations into “to-be” market and industry leaders. Additional interest in organizations looking to expand their global presence.
Objectives Summary: My objective is to leverage my experience while continuing to be challenged. I have 20 years of experience working for service providers delivering marketing intelligence products and services. My background in Management, Account Management, Project Management and Technical Process Management represent a unique combination of disciplines. Personally, I have the drive and determination to consistently achieve success as a leader in all of the organizations that I have worked with in the past.

To learn more about writing objective statements, read our article, How to Fix Your Resume Objective: 13 Easy Steps. This gives practical, easy to follow instructions for improving your objective statement.