You know, that first section that says "Career Objective" or something like that.
Full disclosure - if someone posts a pretty good one, I might steal it.
What do you put at the beginning of your resume?
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#2Always looking for ways to develop the company, the department and myself to the next level.
My motto is, in Dutch "stil staan is achteruit gaan" - in English: "standing still is getting behind".
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#3I just went through 30 resumes and their corresponding cover letters from applicants ranging from New York grad students to smart Nebraskans. I don't recall one with a "Career Objective" section. In fact, had I seen that, it would have earned the applicant negative points by myself and most likely also from the two other people looking at the same set of resumes. It just screams, "I have no idea what I'm doing, but this is what my high school guidance counselor told me."
shrug
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#4When I read resumes, I generally skip the "Career Objective" section. Maybe 20 years ago, when people had one resume that they xeroxed and sent round to everybody, that section meant something. But nowadays, it's always so tuned to the particular job that it means nothing, or close to nothing.
That said, I have been advised by somebody who sees dozens of resumes a day, to put such a section in my own resume. As naive as it sounds, I plan to write my actual career objectives.
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#5 My Goal is simple:
Build a strong, sustainable company that sells elegant
software capable of enthusing and delighting my customers.
I am not interested in social media gimmickry or being the
next flavor of the month. I believe that the best way to
build a profitable enterprise is to create an easy-to-use
product for the right market segment that solves a real problem.
Build something of value and sell it. It’s pretty simple.Re: What do you put at the beginning of your resume?
#6When I read resumes, I generally skip the "Career Objective" section. Maybe 20 years ago, when people had one resume that they xeroxed and sent round to everybody, that section meant something. But nowadays, it's always so tuned to the particular job that it means nothing, or close to nothing. That said, I have been advised by somebody who sees dozens of resumes a day, to put such a section in my own resume. As naive…
I also skip the "objectives" section when I read resumes.
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#7I just went through 30 resumes and their corresponding cover letters from applicants ranging from New York grad students to smart Nebraskans. I don't recall one with a "Career Objective" section. In fact, had I seen that, it would have earned the applicant negative points by myself and most likely also from the two other people looking at the same set of resumes. It just screams, "I have no idea what I'm doing, but t…
What was the job for?
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#8I don't use a career objectives section. I recommend a "Career Summary" and / or "Core Competencies" section(s). Give a quick view of what you have to offer to grab attention.
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#9I just went through 30 resumes and their corresponding cover letters from applicants ranging from New York grad students to smart Nebraskans. I don't recall one with a "Career Objective" section. In fact, had I seen that, it would have earned the applicant negative points by myself and most likely also from the two other people looking at the same set of resumes. It just screams, "I have no idea what I'm doing, but t…
What was the job for?
Salaried position for putting content into a CMS and helping others get their existing and new content web-presentable (for lack of better words)
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