As mentioned in previous posts the most popular page on my other website is my page on career objectives, where people can submit theirs, have me critique it, and read career objectives submitted by other visitors, too.
The one thing I notice with about 95% of the submissions I get is that people tend to focus on what they want from the company (ie. better job, more responsibility, career advancement, education, etc) rather than focusing on what they offer the company which is the whole purpose of the career objective in the first place.
I respond to most people who put forth a decent effort (and I delete the one and two-word responses) and always tell people to focus on what they offer the hiring manager and company and to avoid discussing what they want…and yet I keep getting several submissions every day from people who are more concerned with what they want and not what they offer the company.
If you remember one thing about your resume it’s that the goal is to get you an interview. Read over your resume and ask if you’d want to interview yourself based on what you’ve written.
