Comments on: Your Resume – Say No to the Objective Statement http://EmploymentDigest.net/2009/03/your-resume-say-no-to-the-objective-statement/ News, Tips and Hints for those in Career Transistion Thu, 24 May 2012 12:12:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 By: Jan Foselli http://EmploymentDigest.net/2009/03/your-resume-say-no-to-the-objective-statement/comment-page-1/#comment-31302 Jan Foselli Mon, 20 Apr 2009 20:05:03 +0000 http://www.EmploymentDigest.net/2009/03/your-resume-say-no-to-the-objective-statement/#comment-31302 I like to use a 'value offered' statement instead of objective statement. Employers want to know what you can do for them, so state it in a sentence and tell them what value you have to offer them. I like to use a ‘value offered’ statement instead of objective statement. Employers want to know what you can do for them, so state it in a sentence and tell them what value you have to offer them.

]]> By: Jan Foselli http://EmploymentDigest.net/2009/03/your-resume-say-no-to-the-objective-statement/comment-page-1/#comment-32721 Jan Foselli Mon, 20 Apr 2009 20:05:00 +0000 http://www.EmploymentDigest.net/2009/03/your-resume-say-no-to-the-objective-statement/#comment-32721 I like to use a 'value offered' statement instead of objective statement. Employers want to know what you can do for them, so state it in a sentence and tell them what value you have to offer them. I like to use a ‘value offered’ statement instead of objective statement. Employers want to know what you can do for them, so state it in a sentence and tell them what value you have to offer them.

]]> By: Alex Birch http://EmploymentDigest.net/2009/03/your-resume-say-no-to-the-objective-statement/comment-page-1/#comment-31097 Alex Birch Thu, 05 Mar 2009 18:04:01 +0000 http://www.EmploymentDigest.net/2009/03/your-resume-say-no-to-the-objective-statement/#comment-31097 Your advice is invaluable thank you for sharing it with us. One thing I've done is replaced the objective statement with the job title. If you're the hiring manager with multiple positions you don't need to scan the resume to ensure it's in the right pile. Especially with IT where you may have a database programmer with web experience and a web programmer with database experience. Just my 2 cents, Alex Your advice is invaluable thank you for sharing it with us. One thing I’ve done is replaced the objective statement with the job title. If you’re the hiring manager with multiple positions you don’t need to scan the resume to ensure it’s in the right pile. Especially with IT where you may have a database programmer with web experience and a web programmer with database experience.

Just my 2 cents,
Alex

]]> By: Alex Birch http://EmploymentDigest.net/2009/03/your-resume-say-no-to-the-objective-statement/comment-page-1/#comment-32720 Alex Birch Thu, 05 Mar 2009 18:04:00 +0000 http://www.EmploymentDigest.net/2009/03/your-resume-say-no-to-the-objective-statement/#comment-32720 Your advice is invaluable thank you for sharing it with us. One thing I've done is replaced the objective statement with the job title. If you're the hiring manager with multiple positions you don't need to scan the resume to ensure it's in the right pile. Especially with IT where you may have a database programmer with web experience and a web programmer with database experience. Just my 2 cents, Alex Your advice is invaluable thank you for sharing it with us. One thing I’ve done is replaced the objective statement with the job title. If you’re the hiring manager with multiple positions you don’t need to scan the resume to ensure it’s in the right pile. Especially with IT where you may have a database programmer with web experience and a web programmer with database experience.

Just my 2 cents,
Alex

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