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The theme to your resume and the start to someone's outlook into your qualifications. The job objective is a brief introduction to your resume and it establishes your
employment goal. It needs to be specific enough to identify the types of jobs you have the right skills and/or qualifications for. A job objective should also include the type of job(s you !ould like to have. "ere's !hat you need to include...
The employer will expect to learn the following things about you through your job objective:
What position you are looking for. A resume !ithout a job objective statement effectively says# $This is !hat I've done. %ould you figure out !hat I should do ne&t'$ !hich is e&tra !ork that they don't need or !ant to do. (y stating an objective you give your resume focus and strength. To whom this document should be directed. It's very likely your envelope !ill be opened by a clerk in "uman )esources. *our +ob ,bjective helps her kno! !hich hiring person should receive your resume. -ithout that statement# you leave it up to the clerk to decide !hich department !ill consider your application. What level of responsibility you are seeking. It is not a good thing is to indicate that you !ould like more responsibility than your ready for or that you're not e&pecting. How to interpret all the information on the resume. The job objective tells the reader# $.verything that follo!s is relevant to this position.$ That's an important statement to make/ This is a marketing piece# not your life history/
*our job objective statement should be as concise as possible. 0ome resumes mistakenly have fluffy opening statements !ith job objectives buried in them. They use phrases like1 $challenging position#$ $room for advancement#$ and $opportunity to gro!.$ %ut out the fluff since it doesn't say much to an employer. "ere's !hat employers need to kno!1
The area of !ork ($2arketing#$ $0ales$ . The title# if you kno! it ($2anager#$ $0ales )epresentative$ . Areas of speciali3ation ($!ith an emphasis on ne! business development#$ $focusing on graphic design$ . This should be used only if a simple objective statement needs to be more clearly defined. In most cases it isn't necessary.
A position as 0ales )epresentative 4irector of 2arketing Administrative position !ith a focus on finance. Associate 5ield 6roducer# T7 6rogramming
You could also try a sentence to make it specific the kinds of activities and skills you'd like to engage in: To manage employees# communicate !ith clients# and !ork in the !eb design field
This approach works well because you don't have a specific job title in mind but you make it clear what you would like to do.
If your situation requires a more generic approach# try something like1
A complete version of something that takes all elements into consideration would be:
The job objective should appeal to the employer's needs# not the applicant's needs. -ith specific job objectives# job seekers can sho! employers the skills they have to offer. These skills# or objectives# may match a variety of jobs. In fact# you may even get a call about a job that has more responsibility than you initially intended. :eep this in mind !hen !riting your job objective. *our job objective can establish your professional identity.
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