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Career Objective For A Resume?
I am working on my resume for a new job. I need a career objective for it. I am looking for a full time office\clerical or customer service position. I have been to websites already and looked at a lot of objectives, I just don't know how to word it to make it sound good. Please Help Me.
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- Personally as a manager who hires people, I could care less about that section. I look at past employment, duration of employment and for writing and grammar skills. You can tell if someone pays attention to detail through a resume.
- You don't need to list a career objective. Actually it is recomended by resume consulting professionals to lose the "Career Objective" as not being necessary to have on a resume anymore. You should have a (Executive) summary that is typically a bulleted list of your accomplishments that give a picture of who you are and what you can do. Remember, an employer is trying to glean from your resume on what you can do for them. Follow the summary by your experiance and then education last. If you are a new or recent grad with little experiance then your education has more relevance so move your education to be listed after the summary. The reason is if you have been out of school for a long time, your accomplishments and experiance are typically more meaningful of what type of employee you may be than a BS earned 20 years ago. Another rule is to write your resume as if written by a third person who is talking about you. You should never use the "I" word in your resume. I hope this helps. Good Luck!!
- A career objective is best used to focus a resume when you know what position you are interested in. If you are sending your resume to a company in the hopes of landing any job, a qualifications summary would be better for you.The purpose of a career objective is to tell the employer what it is that you want to do. The rest of the resume focuses on supporting this objective and convincing the employer of your ability to do it. If you do decide to use an objective, do not use vague words and phrases. They will not add value to your application. Do not write: "To obtain a position in a progressive company where I can use my skills to increase sales and contribute to the overall success of the organization". Rather, be specific in outlining exactly what you are looking for: "To direct a sales organization at a consumer products company." As a guide, make it 12 words or less; don't go over this limit unless you feel it will really help you land your job. Ensure that the rest of your resume supports your objective. After you have it written, ask yourself: Does my objective position me as a qualified candidate for the position I am seeking? Does it emphasize the contribution I can make to the organization? Does it entice the employer to read the rest of my application? Remember that if you do use an objective in your resume, be sure to adjust your resume for the different types of jobs that you apply for.
