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HANDOUT 1 - Resume Objectives PDF
HANDOUT 1 - Resume Objectives PDF
What is a Good Objective for a Résumé?
Employers use Resume Objectives or Summaries to evaluate your competencies, and to determine whether
you “fit” the position.
Employers tend to search for phrases and basic qualities that fit the job position. That is why you should place
the resume objective paragraph at the beginning. You also want to be brief and to the point to increase the
chances that your resume will be read and chosen/selected.
If you have years of experience, you can also add a Professional Profile or Summary as part of a resume
objectives “paragraph”. If you add on a Profile or Summary, the resume objectives should be divided into two
elements:
1. Your Career Summary (i.e. professional history)
2. Resume Objective: Description of the job that you are seeking
Let’s start with #2 – the resume objective statement examples.
Resume Objective Examples
Here are 15 objective statements that you can rewrite/edit and use for your resume:
1. “Obtain a position at ABC institute where I can maximize my training experience, program development
skills and my teaching abilities.“
2. “Seeking a position that will benefit from my sales experience, positive interaction skills and industry
contacts where my twelve years’ experience can improve the sales results.”
3. “Sales manager position where my skills and experience can be effectively utilized for increased
profitability and product sales volume by developing a dynamic team.”
4. “Seeking a project management position with leadership responsibilities including problem solving,
planning, organizing and managing budgets.”
5. “Seeking a position in an office environment, where there is a need for a variety of office management
tasks including – computer knowledge, organizational abilities, business intelligence and database program
use.”
6. “Obtain a position as a team‐player in a people‐oriented organization where I can maximize my customer‐
service experience in a challenging environment to achieve the corporate goals.”
7. “To obtain a position as a School Teacher that will utilize my strong dedication to children’s development
and to their educational needs.”
8. “To obtain a position as an office Secretary in which my computer knowledge, and organizational abilities
can be fully utilized.”
9. “To obtain a position as a software program designer in a challenging environment that utilizes team‐work
effort for researching, learning and developing new high‐tech products. “
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10. “Customer care representative position where my customer relations experience can be fully utilized to
improve customer satisfaction and enhance the company brand name.”
11. “Create business strategies and develop existing customer sales, marketing tools and product launching.”
12. “To obtain a human resources management position where I can effectively utilize my expertise in
employee relations and staff recruitment.”
13. “Product Marketing position that utilizes my marketing experience and enables me to make a positive
contribution to the company.”
14. “To secure a position that will lead to a lasting working relationship in the field of accounting or
bookkeeping.”
15. “To obtain a position that will enable me to use my strong organizational skills, educational background
and ability to work well with people.”
Solving Problems in a Creative Manner
“To solve problems in an effective/creative manner in a challenging position”
“Seeking a responsible job with an opportunity for professional challenges”
IT Company
To gain employment with a company or institution that offers me a consistently positive atmosphere to learn
new technologies and implement them for the betterment of the business.
Manager’s Position
To join a company that offers me a stable and positive atmosphere and inspires me to enhance and therefore
to innovate the work culture for the betterment of all parties concerned.
Sales or Customer Service
To join an interactive organization that offers me a constructive workplace for communicating and interacting
with customers and people.
Career Summary – Examples for Resume Objectives Paragraphs
Here are two examples for a career summary:
1. “As a fully qualified Lead Teacher with 15 years of varied experience, there’s much I can offer to the
education of our young children. I have more than 10 years of experience in mentoring and coaching teaching
staff in ABC school. I’m confident that my passion for the teachers’ and children’s development, together with
my skills and experience will enable me to make a significant difference at your school.”
2. “I am a PhD business management professional with more than 16 years of experience. I possess multiple
skills covering many fields including – business development, organization management and marketing
enhancement. I have been a managing director where I led a marketing division of 2000 marketing engineers
across 3 countries. I have a long list of corporate achievements that I would be pleased to present.”