Need ideas for a generic Objective on a resume.

[thawolfman]

I'm graduating w/ a Bachelors in MIS in May and am going to a job fair tommorow to see what's out there.

Any ideas on a generic objective that I can put on my resume?

Thanks!
-Ben-

 

[Heisenberg]

Money. Lots and lots of money.

 

[thawolfman]

Originally posted by: Heisenberg
Money. Lots and lots of money.

 

[CaseTragedy]

Money. I have a jar of it at home. I'd like to fill it up.


-Case

 

[michaelh20]

Personally, I would consider taking a couple of resumes that have particular jobs you are interested in and that emphasize your experience in them. Because after all, if an employer sees you like Computer Engineering while he's looking for Computer Science he's going to tend to put you on the bottom of the stack. Just an example.

 

[thawolfman]

Bump! WE NEED YOUR HELP!

 

[silverpig]

Proactive, goal oriented team-player searching for a position which will maximize my daily productive through-flow (add in whatever other corp-speak you want).

tw0 pwnz0r t3h m0n3yz0r!!!

 

[thawolfman]

Originally posted by: silverpig
Proactive, goal oriented team-player searching for a position which will maximize my daily productive through-flow (add in whatever other corp-speak you want).

tw0 pwnz0r t3h m0n3yz0r!!!

gimme da loot gimme da loot~ :Q

 

[theNEOone]

objectives are optional, especially at job fairs.


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[Ryan]

Objective: to employ my broke ass.

 

[shazbot]

I had an objective on my resume, until I realized just how pointless it was. Its completely generic, and tells the recruiter absolutely nothing about you.

 

[thawolfman]

Originally posted by: theNEOone
objectives are optional, especially at job fairs.


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sounds good :beer:

 

[silverpig]

Originally posted by: shazbot
I had an objective on my resume, until I realized just how pointless it was. Its completely generic, and tells the recruiter absolutely nothing about you.

It's not 100% pointless.

To obtain a summer job.
To obtain a part time job while I go to school.
To build a career to support my family.

Those 3 differentiate a lot between applicants an employer would consider hiring.

 

[thawolfman]

hmmm

 

[SuperTool]

Objective: To perform tasks in a rewarding environment.

 

[nageov3t]

Originally posted by: thawolfman

Originally posted by: theNEOone
objectives are optional, especially at job fairs.


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sounds good :beer:

I agree. I almost always leave out the "Objective" line. That's what the cover letter is for; and if the job doesn't ask for a cover letter along with your resume, they probably don't care if you skip the "Objective" line either.

 

[slydecix]

1) Scout out the companies that will be at the job fair that you are interested in before you go
2) Write cover letters for each company
3) If you don't have time to do cover letters, then just tailor the objective line to the position at each company
4) Don't give the wrong resume/letter to the wrong company

 

[thedarkwolf]

World domination and don't forget to put the muahahahahaha

 

[thawolfman]

 

[GasX]

This is the only objective you should have on your resume:

 

[thawolfman]

 

[PingSpike]

I put "To sleep my way to the top." on mine.

 

[DougK62]

Objectives are retarded and shouldn't be on your resume. Companies don't care why you want the job - they just want information to help them decide if you can DO the job.

 

[flot]

Incorrect.

Companies do care what your objective is. If it clearly doesn't match (I get a lot of resumes with "I want to design circuits and do whatever") they instantly go in the "NO" pile because that isn't what my company does. However, we hire a good # of Electrical Engineers/Computer Engineers, but those are the ones who would say something like "I want a job working with networks or software engineering."

Your objective is usually at the top of your resume and it *should* reflect what you're interested in. If you have 2-3 areas that you think you'd like to go into, make 2-3 different resumes if you think you can be discreet about it. (IE have the right resume in your hand when you walk up to the employer) Or list a number of different things in your objective. If you intentionally give a worthless objective... well, expect some worthless job offers!

Edit: We DO know that most college kids don't really know what they want to do - but you should at least put some guidance in there to suggest things that interest you. If you want to be a programmer, put that in there. If you want to design circuits, put that in there. If you just plain don't care what you do - DON'T PUT THAT IN THERE, think about it and make your objective something that steers you in a certain direction, based on the companies that interest you (big company? small company?) and the kind of work you'd like to do.

Edit2: At a job fair nobody has time to read your cover letter. The companies are usually accepting 100s of resumes. You get rated on a 1 minute scan of your resume and 2 minutes of talking to the representative... so make sure your resume is easy to read and accurately reflects you.

Edit3: Usually resumes with objectives like "to obtain a rewarding career with a forward thinking company that is on the cutting edge of technology" go straight to the "No" pile, because nobody likes a no-talent assclown.