How to get a Job: State your Objectives.

I want to share a key job hunting strategy I overlooked when I was looking for a job.  After I quit my previous job, I turned to the internet and career counsellors to find information that will help my job search.  The information was overwhelming and was also confusing at time.  

The best suggestion I received was to write 2 or 3 sentences explaining my job or career objectives.  I ignore the advice because I already had a hard time keeping my resume under 2 pages without giving a headache to the reader.  Thankfully, I got a job that I love but now that I look back, I understand that my job search would have been less painful if I wrote an objective paragraph.  Even if you wrote a cover letter, the most important file you send is the resume so make sure that your objectives are stated on it.

Recruiting is not in my job description but I had to go through (what seems like) an endless list of cv this week.  Most of the time, I didn’t even know what type of job the person wanted.  I had to look for the “work experience” section and look at their last job.  The ones who did write their objectives (took me less than 5 seconds to read) stood out a lot more and I can tell you that they have a much better chance at getting a call from the hiring manager or the staffing agency.

Writing your specific career objectives is very important and should be at the top of you resume.  Be concise and state what you want.  Try to keep it around 3 lines.