Resume

OBJECTIVE CATEGORY: If you decide to use an objective category (instead of beginning your cover letter with your objective) the objective should always start your resume. It should be the first BOLD print category immediately following your name, address, phone numbers, and email address.

A focused, concise objective is important because it's the first place in your resume where you can link your talents to the field (occupation) you want to enter. However, if you are 'exploring' a field you may want to keep your objective broader, more general. The objective should include field/industry; level of responsibility; opportunity for growth/development/advancement. Use terminology common to the field/job/position. If you are exploring two or three options, you will need two or three objectives, probably two or three resumes, emphasizing your most relevant skills, experience, and education for a particular position.

A focused job objective highlights your job request in case the employer does not immediately connect your experience with his or her company needs / requirements. However, again, a broader objective may allow you to fit into more than one job slot.

Following are a few examples of job objectives:

OBJECTIVE: A Training and Development position in a Human Resources
environment. Specialty: design / implementation of personnel training programs.

OBJECTIVE: To obtain a Personnel Administration / Planning position in
a Health Care environment, utilizing my community outreach and consumer education abilities, where opportunity exists for personal and professional growth.

OBJECTIVE: Sales training and motivation position on a Management
Team for a software firm, specializing in user consulting / analysis / troubleshooting.

OBJECTIVE: An Educational Consultant position working with Parents,
Professionals, Students in developmental and problem- centered areas, which will utilize my extensive experience and excellent interpersonal abilities.

OBJECTIVE: To obtain a Marketing / Communications position, where
opportunity exists for growth and development.

Remember to use the language and skills of the career you have chosen, not of the one you are leaving ...

Example: You are a teacher, moving into industry - describe your skills in terms of training, development, planning, evaluation ...

Example: You are a nurse moving into sales - use terms such as product knowledge, utilization, interpersonal / communication skills, establish confidence and rapport ...

And don't forget to mention exceptional computer skills if you have them.

Your job search will only be as effective as the level of effort you put forth and the quality of that effort. An effective job search campaign should be considered a full time job. Research, research, research and network, network, network. I wish you good luck - BUT LUCK HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH A SUCCESSFUL JOB SEARCH CAMPAIGN! HARD WORK DOES!