Writing an Effective Resume Objective Statement

What goes into an effective resume objective statement? This type of statement is at the top of your professional resume. It is not a summary of what your resume includes. It is not a place for you to beg for a job. It is a place to state why you are looking for a job in this company as well as what you hope to achieve. Every individual's objective statement needs to be unique based on his or her job skills, experiences, and work history. To write one, consider the following simple tips to help you to pull it off.
What Do You Want to Do
One key component of the professional resume is to list what you have done. However, in the objective statement, the goal is to write what you want to do with the company. To write this, you will need to include specific information about the job position you want to achieve. For example, if you want to work as a sales manager, state that in your statement. You may say, "To work as a sales manager... " This tells the hiring manager whether or not the job position open is one for you.

Where You Want to Work
The next component of this statement is to include the type of company you want to work for. In your professional resume, you may input the company's name here. You can also list the type of company you hope to get into. For example, you might say, "... in a growing Fortune 500 company with a significant market share... " You will see that this will compliment the company you are applying to work with in a backwards type of way.
Why You Matter
The next component to include here is why you are the right choice for the position. Consider the job description. What does the job description say the company is looking for in an employee? What are the job skills, work experience, or job history you have that will fill those positions? Include that in the objective statement. For example, you may say, "... utilizing my 20 years of experience in sales management where I've worked to set new sales records, achieved long-term success, and built a company's sales to twice their worth... ".
Use you objective statement to provide a detailed list of information, but keep it short. It should only be one or two sentences in length and it should not come off as begging for a job. The hiring manager should see it, know what you have to offer and want, and then want to continue to read your professional resume.
Todd Bavol is the President and CEO of Integrity Staffing Solutions. Integrity Staffing Solutions is a national staffing firm assisting individuals and corporations in making the right employment fit. To view job openings in Warehouse, Professional and Administrative positions, visit the Integrity Staffing Solutions web site at http://www.integritystaffing.com.

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