| The first 1/4 of your resume is the most important | | | | Using a personal profile or summary section in place |
| section. Why? Because the average resume only | | | | of the objective statement will illustrate what the |
| gets read for 15 to 30 seconds. If you can | | | | candidate has to offer to a higher degree. For |
| effectively illustrate that you have something to | | | | example, the same management candidate could |
| offer an employer, quickly, within 10 seconds of | | | | start off the same resume with a summary section |
| reading, the hiring manager may continue to read | | | | that says: |
| your resume. So with this in mind, the question: DO I | | | | "A diligent bilingual professional with more than 15 |
| NEED AN OBJECTIVE STATEMENT ON MY RESUME? | | | | years of experience in management, sales and |
| becomes very important. | | | | customer service. Self-motivated with a history of |
| I have seen many resumes that include an objective | | | | success building and leading high performance |
| section at the top of the resume, yet fail to provide | | | | organizations towards productivity goals. Detailed |
| any value to the resume. Often times, the objective | | | | oriented in budgeting and operations management. |
| section does not speak to the interest of the | | | | Encompasses the ability to increase profits by utilizing |
| employer, as in describing what the candidate has to | | | | interpersonal skills to build vital relationship while |
| offer the company. I have seen many resumes that | | | | communicating in both English and Spanish to develop |
| begin by only discussing the candidates own | | | | new business." |
| interests, for example a one-liner that states: | | | | Now let me ask you, which resume would you |
| "To obtain a management role that provides me with | | | | continue reading? |
| the opportunity to advance my career and enhance | | | | I suggest only using an objective statement under 3 |
| my current skills." | | | | situations: |
| A statement like this does not give the employer any | | | | 1. You are just entering the workforce |
| reason to continue reading through the resume, | | | | 2. You are re-entering the workforce after an |
| because it has not provided them with any benefits | | | | extended absence |
| of hiring the candidate. | | | | 3. |