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Subject:RE: Having a killer resume From:Jason Willebeek-LeMair <jlemair -at- cisco -dot- com> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Tue, 1 Oct 2002 13:30:32 -0500
Bruce astutely noted:
The reason that this objective doesn't work isn't that it's a lie. It's
not, all sarcasm aside; the need for money is obviously assumed by both
sides.But the objective fails for several other reasons:
--and he lists several great reasons
Jason replies:
Exactly. Unfortunately, most of the "resume books" that I have seen push
this sort of claptrap. Most resumes I have seen when I was in a hiring
position have this sort of objective statement (which I politely ignore,
giving the applicant the benefit of the doubt).
Which is why I advocate leaving any section called "Objective" off the
resume. I have seen some excellent resumes with a "Summary of Skills" or
"Summary of Qualifications" section, which is more like what Bruce
described. And it worked well. Probably the change in heading was enough
to break out of the marketing euphoria that "Objective" tends to generate.
Jason
Hey, if you don't like this thread, delete it.
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