Following yesterday’s post on resume titles, you may have gathered that nothing irritates me more than a bad resume. Therefore, I intend to offer my very humble *snicker* opinion resume structure, beginning with the Objective.
I’m not a big fan of using an objective on a resume. If you must have some form of introductory paragraph, I suggest a summary of your skills and experience concluding with what your background offers a perspective employer. But as it seems that career counselors and resume templates are obsessed with objectives, I will start my analysis of the resume there.
Good objectives outline your skills, long term goals, and what you bring to the company.
To obtain a position within your company where my creativity, organizational skills and high level of motivation will benefit the team
To obtain a sales position with a market leader that will utilize my diverse experience and make a substantial contribution to the company’s success.
Bad objectives are too narrowly focused, too vague, or make no sense.
A management position in the Memphis area utilizing my skills and experience
Company goals achieved- friendly employee leadership- strong importance of customer, reliability, quality work, & family. Flexiable full time schedule.
I would like a position that may or will be available soon on a full-time basis only.
Really bad objectives crack me up.
To acquire a creative development position within the entertainment industry that would utilize my vast (2 years) technical experience.
To find a gig.
My goal is to be a meteorologist. But since I have no training in meteorology, I suppose I should try stock brokerage.
In conclusion, if you must use an objective, at least try to make sense.
1 comment:
Thanks for the advice. I have no ideas what to put for my title b/c currently I am business operations assistant and I have a bachelor's degree in Business Mgmt, Human Resources, but I don't necessarily have a specific job I am looking for. Any ideas?
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