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Resume Objectives That Won’t Bury You

 

What is your goal in relation to the job you’re looking at? This purpose is stated in the resume objective. Some bona fide resume objectives include:

To obtain a position in the construction industry with upward mobility from apprentice to the welder.

To obtain a position in information technology which makes use of my computer troubleshooting experience.

To obtain a position in the entertainment magazine industry with excellent mobility and room to grow.

One common denominator with all of these resume objectives is that they are short and powerful – one sentence phrases consisting of two major parts that serve as an introduction to getting the rest of your resume read. One problem with many resume objectives is that they do not address the wishes of the prospect in relation to what the employer deals with. If you need upward mobility in the area of management and your desired position is editorial assistant, your resume objective serves no purpose but telling your employer your goals are misguided and misinformed. Make sure your resume objective matches the niche of the employer.

Another mistake resume writers make when stating their resume objective is being overly simplistic. Many resumes contain fluff such as “Objective: To work my best to achieve goals in the near future.” Besides being overly generic, it clearly does not address your desired position and does not tug at your prospect employers’ emotions.

Consider this one:

“To obtain a full-time job with a stable business.”

See the problem? There are millions of stable businesses in America, including Burger King, Wendy’s, and Starbucks. In addition, it is also generic and means nothing in the grand scheme of what you’re trying to accomplish with your resume. With resume objectives, it is important not to act too “self-serving” as well. Telling employers you want “to gain the proper skills and knowledge to run a profitable business” may make them assume you’re a liability and also think you believe their business is a classroom, which is not the case. Limit the amount of the letter “I” on your resume and focus on your prospective employer’s needs instead.

Remember, a resume objective is an as much use to you as it is to the potential employee. It makes you think about what you need and what skills you want to develop and use. Secondly, it helps present the rest of the information on a resume in a neat format. All in all, a well-written and focused resume objective can mean the difference between that $55,000 job and unemployment for the next month.

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