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Job-Seeker Resume Tutorial:
How to Develop and Polish Your Job-Search Resume

 

Should I Include my Career Objective on my Resume?

 

Objective statements on resumes have fallen out of favor...

• Many employers and recruiters claim they don't even read them. That's because most objective statements are badly written, self-serving, too vague, and not designed to do what they're supposed to do, which is to sharpen a resume's focus.

 

What replaces the career/job objective on your resume? You have several options...

 

How to sharpen the focus of your resume in the absence of an objective statement:

• Use a branding statement or headline or both atop your resume.
• Add a profile/qualifications summary with keywords relevant to the job you seek. See our Resume Professional Profile/Qualifications Summary Worksheet.
• Add a keyword section relevant to the job you seek. See our Resume Keywords Worksheet.
• Beef up portrayal of accomplishments and transferable skills. Be sure to spotlight skills that apply to what you want to do next. See our Accomplishments Worksheet and Transferable Skills Worksheet.
• Use our Cover Letter and Resume Customization Worksheet to help you sharpen your focus.
• For college students and new grads: Consider adding class projects in your major (or other classes) that are applicable to what you want to do upon graduation. See our College Experience Worksheet for Resume Development.
• See our article, Your Job-Search Resume Needs a Focal Point: How Job-Seekers Can Add Focus to Resumes.

 

 

 

Lost? Go to the Map of the Job-Seeker Resume Tutorial.

 

 

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Maximize your career and job-search knowledge and skills! Take advantage of The Quintessential Careers Content Index, which enables site visitors to locate articles, tutorials, quizzes, and worksheets in 35 career, college, job-search topic areas.

 

 

 

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