This article provides examples of career objectives for resumes and describes the importance of the career objective. It’s simply the fastest and easiest way to enhance your resume.
What is a Career Objective? – A brief statement that includes the position, your key qualifications, and tells the employer how you will benefit the company. A solid professional lens gives you the edge! – It is an opportunity to capture the attention of the Hiring Manager. HR experts say you only have a couple of seconds to make a big impression.
How to write a job objective that SCREAMS – READ MORE!
- Include the job title
- List one or two of your best qualifications
- Tell the Employer how you are going to Benefit the Company
For example, an experienced salesperson, an expert in closings will increase your sales. It’s precise, short and interesting… Hmm… Tell me more!
Imagine yourself as the hiring manager for a minute, you have a stack of hundreds of resumes and you don’t have time to read them, what do you do? Same thing a real hiring manager does, they look at it, if it looks professional and has an interesting job objective they start reading, if not it’s in the junk pile!
Your career objective has to be interesting: it is the title of your resume. Just like any magazine headline or newspaper article, it has to generate interest for you to want to read it. Therefore, the objective of the paper or the headline is your only chance to make them want to read more. If it’s not interesting, no one will read it.
Don’t make this mistake: tell the hiring manager what you want. – I am looking for a company where I can grow and improve my skills. Here’s a surprise… The hiring manager doesn’t care what you want!
As an employer… I’ve seen enough resumes like this to make my eyes want to bleed, believe me, they immediately go to the trash. You only get one chance to tell the employer what’s in it for them and how it will benefit the company, make every word count!
Here are some other great examples…
- Accountant: Certified General Accountant, CGA, 10 years of experience specializing in tax planning to reduce his client’s tax exposure.
- Project Manager: Top-tier construction professional, proven track record in meeting business objectives and client goals.
- Registered Nurse: Registered Nurse with 10+ years of experience seeking a nursing position to improve patient care in a critical care setting.