Sample Resume Objective

A resume objective, like the sample resume objective presented below, answers an employer’s question about “What can this person do for me and how can he benefit my company?” You write a resume to present your skills and accomplishments as well as to communicate your potential to an employer. Once your resume gets into an employer’s hands, it must provide answers to an employer’s needs. Here are some sample resume objectives to use as a guideline.

When writing resumes, one of the most common problem for people who write their own resume is that their objectives are ineffective or not included due to bad advice or misinformation. Truth is, a resume without an objective is unfocused and weak.

You have 10 seconds or less to make a favorable impression and answer part of the employer’s question. That’s why your objective has to be focused and keyed into what the employer needs and wants, not what you want.

Here are some sample resume objectives that don’t make the grade:

Management

A one-word objective says nothing. In fact it raises unanswered questions. What now? What level in management? What position? What division? What it is you want to do?

Seeking a position in marketing with an opportunity for advancement.

An advancement to what? Of course you’ll want a position that offers a path up the ladder, but stating it like this will make an employer wonder if you consider his position just a stepping stone and that you’ll be gone as soon the next opening occurs elsewhere.

A career with a progressive organization that will use my education, skills, abilities and experience in an executive capacity, where I can effectively contribute to operations in any capacity that best matches my skills and experience.

Yiee! What career are you shooting for? It’s not the employer’s task to figure out what you want, but to tell him that you’re the best for the job. This one is so vague and long that no one would take the time to read it, and if they did read it, they would still be at a loss as to what the applicant wants.

An employer is always concerned with two things: the bottom line and the bottom line. So always talk about what he wants and his concerns. Use the resume objective examples below as general guidelines.

Purchasing manager where my skills and experience can be effectively utilized for increased profitability.

Software telesales where my seven years experience can increase the bottom line.

Customer service representative where my customer relations skills can be utilized to smoothly handle customer complaints and improve company image.

Sales management where my experience can be effectively utilized to increase product sales volume by developing a dynamic team..

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