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It tells the potential employer what the job candidate is looking for.
Important to customize the resume objective to match the position you are applying for.
It tells the potential employer what the job candidate is looking for.
It tells the potential employer what the job candidate is looking for.
It tells the potential employer what the job candidate is looking for.
A place to state what you can offer the employer.
It tells the potential employer what the job candidate is looking for.
Stating an objective can convince employers that you know what you want to do and are familiar with the field.
It tells the potential employer what the job candidate is looking for.
You need to be clear about your employment goals.
Create integrated strategies to develop and expand existing customer sales, brand/product evolution, and media endorsement
Management position where I can effectively utilize my expertise in human relations, project management, and staff recruitment and retention.
Marketing position that utilizes my writing skills and enables me to make a positive contribution to the organization.
Search engine optimization position where I can use my SEO skills and experience to increase site traffic and search engine placement.
To secure a position with a well established organization with a stable environment that will lead to a lasting relationship in the field of finance.
To obtain a position that will enable me to use my strong organizational skills, educational background, and ability to work well with people.
Experienced HR Coordinator who enjoys challenge seeking opportunity to learn and improve skills.
There is a way to incorporate a “selling” aspect into this section of the resume without being obvious. You'll learn this little secret so that you can impress the employer before you ever meet face-to-face.
Offers a great deal of information about the job candidate immediately.
Why is this example good?
The candidate: o Knows the language of Human
Resources
Why is this example good?
The candidate: o Knows the language of Human
Resources o Wants to make valuable contributions
to the organization
Why is this example good?
The candidate: o Likes to be challenged, is flexible
(will look at more than one position)
Why is this example good?
The candidate: o Likes to be challenged, is flexible
(will look at more than one position) o Communicates well and has
experience in vital areas.
Why is this example good?
Example is for a human resources management position.
A challenging management or generalist position in Human Resources where my in-depth knowledge of HRIS systems can broaden the base of expertise in your department
Job Target
Your qualities and achievements is an important aspect of YOUR objective statement.
Subtle Selling
Do it in a way that presents your skills as solving the employer's problems, though, and you will master this section of the resume.
Subtle Selling
o The more obvious advertisement of your abilities and education comes later in the resume (and also in the cover letter).
o Clarify for the employer what type of position you are seeking
o Define some of your finest qualities and present them in vibrant language to which the employer can immediately relate
o Subtly build up the employer with a positive flow of words
Consider for a moment just what this portion of the resume is designed to do:
o Students applying for internships or trainee jobs can use objectives to show the recruiter what they stand to gain from a young applicant with little experience.
o Students applying for internships or trainee jobs can use objectives to show the recruiter what they stand to gain from a young applicant with little experience.
o Entry level applicants and recent graduates , they give a focus to a resume that doesn't yet include much work experience.
o People with only one or two years of work experience.
o People with only one or two years of work experience.
o People changing careers use objectives to show the employer what they can add to the organization, despite lack of directly relevant experience.
o Likewise, people with very diverse experience will benefit from such added focus.
o Those in creative careers, where the recent experience doesn't necessarily reflect their creative abilities, use them to show how their creativity can be applied to gain results in the employer's area.
o It's important to only include an objective statement when you are targeting a particular job, so that it can relate your skills and experience directly to that employer's needs.
o When there are a number of potential positions for which you are qualified in the organization, even if these are not advertised, as it will limit your options
o If you can’t be specific about the job you’re targeting.
o If you can’t be specific about the job you’re targeting.
o When your resume is to be used at a career fair, or be submitted to a website, an employment exchange.
o When you wish to be considered for alternative positions within a company.
Objective o Resume objective talks about what the
employer’s looking for.
Objective o Resume objective talks about what the
employer’s looking for.
o Objective is about them.
Example: Management position in procurement where over 10 years of experience will add value to operations.
Objective o Point is - objective helps the employer see
exactly whether you could be the right employee in as short a time as possible.
Objective o Point is - objective helps the employer see
exactly whether you could be the right employee in as short a time as possible.
o It’s saying, “You’re looking for a procurement manager? Here’s how you'll benefit with this employee.”
Profile o Resume profile talks about what you're
looking for.
Profile o Profile is about you
Example: Seeking a career with a progressive organization where I can utilize my skills, knowledge and experience in management, operations, Purchasing and buying in a challenging role that allows for advancement and growth.
Profile o In comparison, profile invites the employer to
think about a relationship where the employee's other needs and aims must be taken into consideration as well.
General Objectives
o When you are putting together a more general resume, either for posting online or for distribution at a career fair, keep the resume objective more general.
Specific Objectives
o A position as a Senior Java Software Engineer developing n-tier applications.
Specific Objectives
o A position as a Senior Java Software Engineer developing n-tier applications.
o Entry level Electrical Engineer position at XYZ Company.
Specific Objectives
o A position as a Senior Java Software Engineer developing n-tier applications.
o Entry level Electrical Engineer position at XYZ Company.
o SQL Database Developer in the Financial Services Industry.
More General Objective
o A position that will utilize my years of experience in application development.
More General Objective
o A position that will utilize my years of experience in application development.
o A position in the Electrical Engineering field.
More General Objective
o A position that will utilize my years of experience in application development.
o A position in the Electrical Engineering field. o A position in Database Development or
Administration.
A position in the accounting field where excellent analytical and technical skills can help to improve the company's profitability.
For an Entry Level Accounting Position
A Data Entry position where skills in spreadsheet development and troubleshooting can improve efficiency and enhance profitability.
If You Have Two Years Experience
A position as Assistant Engineer where construction knowledge, high mechanical aptitude and commitment to safety can contribute to profitable operation
If You Are Changing Areas of Employment
A Graphic Design position where advanced graphic and creative skills will produce a quality product for agency customers.
If You Are a Creative Worker
If you do use a resume objective, make it very specific, not vague and meaningless.
Consider: o The name of the specific vacancy. o The skills that relate to it, which can also
be counted amongst your strengths.
o The organization's needs and where these match your ability to deliver.
o Develop a complete a sentence starting "my objective is…" or "my goal is…" (you don't actually need to include these words).
o Always limit or avoid the use of personal pronouns (I, my, mine, etc.).
o Do not list your qualities and skills - remember, keep it short and punchy.
o ‘Utilize my’, ‘to challenge me’, ‘with room for growth’, ‘advancement’, as these are about you and not the employer.
Words and Phrases to Avoid Include
o An objective can limit your options because it is so specific. That's why it's a good idea to write a new one, or adapt the existing one, for each vacancy you apply for.
o Always tailor it for the job in question.
An Objective Can Limit Your Options
What to Include
o College, Degree
What to Include
o College, Degree o Awards, Honors
What to Include
o College, Degree o Awards, Honors o Certification
What to Include
o College, Degree o Awards, Honors o Certification o Professional Development
What to Include
o College, Degree o Awards, Honors o Certification o Professional Development o Resume Education Section
Example
What to Include
What to Include in Your Education Section
o Universities, community colleges, and trade schools o Cities and States of each school
What to Include in Your Education Section
o Date of graduation— actual or anticipated. Writing both the month and the year is preferred, but year alone is acceptable (consider consistency regarding how you approach dating your work experience and other details throughout the resume)
What to Include in Your Education Section
o Degree(s) earned—majors are a must; minors can be included if relevant or spacing permits (if you graduated cum laude, place that between the degree and date). Degrees can be spelled out or abbreviated (but be consistent).
o GPA o Honors programs and awards o Certificates earned
What to Include in Your Education Section
o University papers or journals: participation and/ or publication
o Organizations o Fraternities or sororities o Related coursework or senior projects o Special training, workshops, and seminars
What to Include in Your Education Section
o List the months and years; days are not necessary.
o List the months and years; days are not necessary. o Writing “Jun. 2007-Dec. 2007” is specific, concise,
honest, and won't raise any red flags to an employer.
o List the months and years; days are not necessary. o Writing “Jun. 2007-Dec. 2007” is specific, concise,
honest, and won't raise any red flags to an employer. o Writing “2007-2007” looks strange and doesn’t really
mean anything.
o If you worked at one job from “2006-2007” and the current one from “2007-Present,” you can get away with that, but keep in mind that the persnickety employer will wonder if you quit your last job in January of 2007, went to the Bahamas for two seasons, and started your new job in September.
o The GPA should come first in a list of achievements under the school information. Only list your GPA if you are a student or recent graduate.
o The longer you have been out of school and accumulating work experience, the more you should be offering up space from your Education section to your Experience section. Same applies with all other honorable mentions under your list of schools.
o Only list your GPA if it’s 3.0 or higher.
o Only list your GPA if it’s going to be obvious to the employer—if your school did not use the standard scale, consider carefully how you will present it otherwise.
o If your GPA is not high enough and the employer requests it, you’ll have to bite the proverbial bullet and spit it on there
o If your GPA is not high enough and the employer requests it, you’ll have to bite the proverbial bullet and spit it on there.
o Not doing so, of course, will have worse consequences like indicating to the employer that you are hiding something or don’t pay attention to directions.
o Definitely include this information if you are a student or recent graduate.
o Definitely include this information if you are a student or recent graduate.
o List awards or honors programs in bullets underneath the school information.
o Definitely include this information if you are a student or recent graduate.
o List awards or honors programs in bullets underneath the school information.
o Mention “cum laude” honors after your degree/major.
o If you don't have the degree required by the position to which you are applying but have relevant ongoing training, create a “Professional Development” section above Education and list any seminars, classes, and conferences in which you participated.
o Only mention that you started a program at certain school if the study is applicable to your current chosen career
o For example, if you started studying health law and decided to earn a degree in medicine and want to put that in your resume, then you would write the school, city, and dates on one line and a bullet underneath with mention of your studies (i.e. “Studies included Health Law”).
Only mention community colleges if you…
o Are currently enrolled there.
Only mention community colleges if you…
o Are currently enrolled there. o Earned an AA and are not seeking higher degrees.
Only mention community colleges if you…
o Are currently enrolled there o Earned an AA and are not seeking higher degrees o Studied something relevant to the job you are seeking
Only mention community colleges if you…
Never add your high school to your resume even if you are still earning your BA.
No one cares.
Everyone will assume you graduated if you are going to college. If you really want to emphasize that you once were the reigning Dungeon Master at your High School’s well-reputed D&D Society, you should just create an Interests section for your resume at the very bottom and add “Role Playing Games” to it.
No one cares.
Only 3 instances when it’s okay to place your High School on a resume . . .
1. You are still in High School.
When to place HS on resume . . .
2. You have a High School diploma and have no intention of ever enrolling in college or some sort of trade school.
When to place HS on resume . . .
3. You are 100% certain that the person to whom you are sending your resume will be absolutely thrilled to discover that you were once a student there.
When to place HS on resume . . .
Top (After Objective) or Bottom
Top (After Objective)
o Students and recent graduates or have been out of school for less than three years, - place their educational experience at the top.
o Recruiters and employers want to know where you are coming from and what you know.
Top (After Objective)
o If you are still in school or just out of college, they are going to want to know that up front and, accordingly, what you can contribute.
o Most cases, students and recent graduates don't have a lot of experience yet
o Education is their trump card.
Bottom
o After three years, it needs to go on the bottom.
o Longer you are out of school, the shorter your education section should become.
Bottom
o Not accumulated a lot of impressive work experience in 3+ years.
o If school outshines your educational background, consider keeping your education section at the top for a couple more years.
o Huntown College May 2009 Bachelor of Arts in English, Department Honors
o Level 1 Education Certification March 2008
o University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA B.A. in Humanities, May 2007 GPA: 3.7
o Dean’s List, Spring 2005; Fall 2006 o Member: Humanities Honors Society,
Spring 2004 - Spring 2007 o Participant: Literary Debate League, Fall 2004
Various Terms
Various Terms
Work experience
Various Terms
Various Terms
Work experience Professional experience
Various Terms
Various Terms
Experience is the most meaningful part of your resume after the resume profile.
Various Terms
Section must give evidences that you actually did what you said you did at your resume profile.
Choosing the right resume format: chronological, functional or combination.
3 Types
Chronological
Resume Formats
3 Types
Chronological Functional
Resume Formats
3 Types
Chronological Functional Combination
Resume Formats
Chronological Resume Formats
Chronological
o Most familiar.
Resume Formats
Chronological
o Most familiar o Work experience is listed in reverse
chronological order (most recent job first).
Resume Formats
Chronological
o Most familiar o Work experience is listed in reverse
chronological order (most recent job first). o Placement - beneath your name, contact
information (address, phone numbers and email address) and objective, as it does regardless of the format you choose.
Resume Formats
Chronological
For each job, indicate the: (1) Period of time in which you were employed (2) Name of your employer (3) Employer’s location should follow this Below, give a description of each job. Follow your work history with a section on education that lists each degree, certificate, etc. you have earned.
Resume Formats
Chronological
Format best used when you are trying to show career growth.
Resume Formats
Chronological
Example: Most recent job is store manager, the one before that is department manager, prior to that you were a sales clerk, show a history of upward progression.
Resume Formats
Chronological
o Work history has been spotty.
Resume Formats Do Not Use If . . .
Chronological
o Work history has been spotty o It has been stagnant you.
Resume Formats Do Not Use If . . .
Chronological
o Work history has been spotty. o It has been stagnant you. o If you are changing careers,
(you will not be able to show a career trajectory).
Resume Formats Do Not Use If . . .
Functional
o Format to use if you are changing careers o Use when you don't have an employment
history in the field you are seeking a new job
o And, you do have skills (transferable skills) obtained through other experiences, both paid and unpaid.
Resume Formats
Functional
Functional resumes: (1) Highlights transferable skills.
Resume Formats
Functional
Functional resumes: (1) Highlights transferable skills. (2) Categorizes your job skills by function, emphasizing your abilities.
Resume Formats
Functional
o Placement - beneath your name, contact information (address, phone numbers and email address) and objective (placement is the same for each format).
o Provide a section for each of the functions or abilities you want to highlight.
o Related work experience goes beneath each section heading.
Resume Formats
Functional
Example: You might have sections titled “Supervision and Management, Accounting”
. . . and writing and editing within the section titled “Writing and Editing,”
One of your items might be “Edited monthly newsletter to promote upcoming library events and workshops.”
NOTE: Combination resume will solve this problem.
Resume Formats
Functional
o Begin with the function on which you want to place the most emphasis.
o Choose the most relevant to the job you are applying.
o Target your resume to different employers by changing your objective and/or order in you list the functions.
Resume Formats
Functional
o Provide a job history. o This may arouse the suspicions of the
person reviewing your resume who will surely want to know something about your employment history.
Resume Formats Does Not. . .
Combination
Is a hybrid of a functional and chronological resume.
Resume Formats
Combination
(1) You are changing careers, from a strong work history, yet seemingly unrelated, employment history.
Resume Formats Use If . . .
Combination
(2) If your work history includes only one place of employment, but you spent a significant amount of time there and your job duties were very diverse.
Resume Formats Use If . . .
Combination
(3) You have an extensive work history that does a good job of showing off your attributes.
Resume Formats Use If . . .
Combination
Placement First, after your name, address, then objective.
Resume Formats
Combination
Next Sections describing your abilities or job functions.
Resume Formats
Combination
Follow the instructions for putting together a functional resume but keep your descriptions shorter since you will have to leave room for the second part of this format: “Employment Experience” or “Work History” (choose whichever title you prefer). This part resembles chronological resume.
Resume Formats
Combination
o List employers and dates here.
Resume Formats
Combination
o List employers and dates here. o Do not offer further descriptions as you
have already described your abilities in the functional part.
Resume Formats
Combination
o It lets you stress the various skills you attained through that job. Use a functional resume to show off your abilities while de-emphasizing a limited work history, or use a combination resume to show off your abilities and a bit more extensive but still limited work history.
Resume Formats
Chronological
o Use when you are trying to show career growth.
o Use when you can show a history of upward progression.
Functional
o Use to show off your abilities. o Highlight your transferable skills… o When you have no or limited work/
employment history in the field you are seeking a new job.
Combination
o Use to show off your abilities and a bit more extensive but still limited work history.
Combination continued
o Use if work history includes only one place of employment, but you spent a long time there and had many diverse duties and/or more than one job title.
Volunteer/Community Service
o Shows you take initiative to find work that you like.
o Reveals your areas of interest. o Shows that you are motivated by the
opportunity, to learn – not just a paycheck.
Demonstrates Your Character
Volunteer/Community Service
o Show employers what important skills you learned.
o Shows that you are an involved citizen – community advocate.
o Someone who wants to make a difference, advocate for improvement, or progress.
Demonstrates Your Character
Volunteer/Community Service
Best way to describe volunteer work - relate it to the job you are applying to.
Key - translate what you gained from the volunteer activity into the language of the paid work world.
How to Document Your
Volunteer/Community Service
First Identify an accurate position title. o If you did tutoring, use the title “Tutor.” o If you coordinated a project, identify
your work accurately as “Project Coordinator.”
How to Document Your
Volunteer/Community Service
Next List two or three responsibilities of your volunteer job/position.
How to Document Your
Volunteer/Community Service
Clearly explain the service you provided in terms of your achievements, highlighting the valuable knowledge of skills and abilities you learned that enhanced your performance. o Did you have the chance to practice public speaking? o Write reports, news releases, newsletters? o Plan projects, coordinate sub-committees? o Such skills are applicable to just about any setting.
How to Document Your
Volunteer/Community Service
What did you demonstrate that will make you an asset to your new workplace. o Did you raise $100,000? o Train others to do the work?
How to Document Your
Volunteer/Community Service
What would be important to the work world about what you did? o Did you manage a budget or accomplish goals
on schedule? o Did you supervise a staff of people? o Even if they, too, were volunteers, your success
required the ability to be a motivating leader.
How to Document Your
Volunteer/Community Service
All these sorts of things impress an employer.
How to Document Your
What if I have no job title for my work experience, volunteer or community service work?
What if I have no job title for my work experience, volunteer or community service work?
o Writing “volunteer” on your resume might be accurate, but employers want to know how your volunteer work experience applies to their workplace.
What if I have no job title for my work experience, volunteer or community service work?
o Think of a title that represents the kind of volunteer work you did on the job.
What if I have no job title for my work experience, volunteer or community service work?
o Were you helping to file records, organize a new task force or answering the phone lines?
What if I have no job title for my work experience, volunteer or community service work?
o Try “clerical assistant”, “project manager” or “front reception.”
What if I have no job title for my work experience, volunteer or community service work?
o Ask your volunteer work supervisor to help you clarify your responsibilities and identify possible titles for the position worked.
Available upon request.
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