Wednesday, January 28, 2009

Resume Objectives - What You Need To Know

By Cynthia Penfold

The main objective of a resume is quite simple. It is to find a job that lies within your set of skills. In other words, it is to find a job with a company that needs you skills to get done what they need to get done. If you're a carpenter, you're not going to apply for a job as an accountant. You are going to apply for a job that needs your carpentry skills. But the issue at hand is being able to highlight those skills so that you can achieve that objective.

The objective is the first part of the resume. This is the space in which you tell the company what it is you hope to accomplish on a professional level. You can also make sure you add a personal touch by telling them what you want to get out of it. For example, you may want to point out that your objective is to "use my past experiences and my expertise to aid in the growth of the company and to achieve personal growth" or something like that.

You then have certain objectives you are trying to reach when you create the employment history section of your resume. The objectives are to show the potential employer that you are exactly what they need based on your experiences with past jobs. You have to outline your job duties in a way that is easy to understand. Even if a job skill is very small, you want to include it because you never know how relevant it may be to the business that you are looking to acquire a position with.

You also don't want to leave anything out about your life that is relevant. When you add something such as a volunteer section, you are showing the employer that you have range. The same applies when you include certifications and licenses that you may have. These items may be relevant to the job you are seeking. You want to show the employer that you are capable of doing many different things. You want to highlight your talents and show the employer that you are the best they are going to find. It is not considered self-centered to highlight these tings, but displays that you take pride in your work.

Just make sure that you do not leave anything out of your resume. Building a resume can seem like a large task, but it is something that can be very rewarding in the end when you get the job. A great resume can also tell you what kind of person you are and how hard you work. It shows that you have many talents, are goal-oriented, and that you are very valuable. Sometimes it takes that type of physical evidence to let us know how wonderful we really are, which is the very same reason why an employer must have a quality resume in their hands. - 16039

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