Here is an opinion on having an “objective” at the top of your résumé. I agree, it is incredibly silly and pointless, but in the corporate world, Human Resources want to see it. What strange objectives have you seen or used on résumés?
Allow Me to Grow Personally and Professionally
- By Flexo on Thursday, September 23, 2004 in Career and Work
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11:39 pm (reply)
I think that it’s more important to have a highlight of qualifications at the top of your resume. An objective is rather generic and has no real purpose. As an employer, I think it’s more important to see related skills right at the top.
Something like:
Highlight of Qualifications: – 5 years of experience as a Financial Planner – Experience managing high net worth portfolios – Certified Financial Planner – Fluent with popular software applications
It gets right to the point that most employers are looking for. Rather than a prefabricated meaningless objective.