Resume objective advice... any help?

[Turkish]

Hey guys, I am rewriting my resume and even though I figured out what points I want to put across on my objective, I am having a hard time putting them all in once sentence. English is not my native language so that's probably why. Any help?

"A young professional with finance and management background, very passionate about the web and making better experiences out of it, seeking a long-term position at a growing web firm focused on innovation and global expansion where one can utilize his international background as well as openness to change and diversity."

So the outline is:

- Young professional
- Finance and management background
- Very passionate about the web
- growing web firm focused on innovation and global expansion
- utilize international background, openness to change and diversity.

Trying to put all those points into a nice sentence. Any help would be greatly appreciated

 

[finite automaton]

Very passionate about the web? Is that another way of saying you use the internet for porn?

 

[LegendKiller]

Objectives are best left to the delete key. I've never had, nor ever will, have one on my resume and I have done OK. The whole passionate thing makes you look like a tool.

 

[TheKub]

The only time you should use an objective is when you cant fill a single page with education, experience and skills information.

 

[Gibson486]

most people cannot write good objectives. No objective is better than bad objective. Just leave it off.

 

[Turkish]

Originally posted by: finite automaton
Very passionate about the web? Is that another way of saying you use the internet for porn?

Well this is for a job at the ICAAN and that's why I want to put it on there as I don't have an IT background.

Originally posted by: LegendKiller
Objectives are best left to the delete key. I've never had, nor ever will, have one on my resume and I have done OK. The whole passionate thing makes you look like a tool.

Well at the ad they ask that you state your objective in "one or two sentences".

 

[LegendKiller]

Originally posted by: Gibson486
most people cannot write good objectives. No objective is better than bad objective. Just leave it off.

There's no such thing as a "good objective". It's a waste of space better left to accomplishments in your job or education.

 

[blackdogdeek]

i don't know how much you want to stress how young you are. i know you probably want to imply that you aren't already set in your ways but it can also be taken negatively, ie - that you are inexperienced.

experienced professional looking for an expanding, innovative web firm that is as passionate and open to change as i am, where i can use my background in finance and management to its fullest potential

to make it an actual sentence, you can add "i am" at the beginning.

 

[JJChicken]

Originally posted by: LegendKiller
Objectives are best left to the delete key. I've never had, nor ever will, have one on my resume and I have done OK. The whole passionate thing makes you look like a tool.

This.

If you were to end up keeping the objective in your resume, IMHO (which is likely wrong), take out young professional, finance background, passionate about the web - they either know that from your resume or know you are BSing (i.e. "passionate" about the web).

Just have

Seeking a long-term position at a growing web firm focused on innovation and global expansion to exploit my international experiences and my cultural sensitivity.

This will put more emphasis on the only point in your objective that could spark their interest in you as a candidate. All the other points they couldn't care less, but with this point they may think "hmm let me read further into this guy cause he has international experience, that may be useful!"

 

[IHateMyJob2004]

Do not call "the web" ... "the web".. call it the internet.

It's funny. That objective thing was the biggest PITA when I was looking for my first real job. Now that "I have actually interviewed people I don't think it is something I even have ever read on a resume. I usually go right to GPA and skillset type stuff. I do software by the way. Stand alone applications and embedded systems type work.

Anyways ... it doesn't need to be one sentence. Make it 2 -4. The length is what matters most. And remember, these things typically get scanned and OCRed these days so be sure to get any key words in there that are not already on the resume elsewhere.

Even thought I think the objective is a waste of paper, it is the one part of the resume that needs to be custom written for each application. There is no way to make a generic objective.

 

[Injury]

I read that and think "This guy is going to be spending his days f'ing around on the internet reading digg and neffing on ATOT."

Differentiate this by saying something more along the lines of "Internet Technologies" rather than "The Web" or "The Internet".

 

[thespeakerbox]

Why dont you just list your web skills under skills. If you have a background in finance and management, they probably wont care if you are good on the web. It's not 1995 anymore - everyone can say their passionate about the web.

 

[PricklyPete]

My advice is to not have an objective

 

[Turkish]

Originally posted by: Barack Obama

Originally posted by: LegendKiller
Objectives are best left to the delete key. I've never had, nor ever will, have one on my resume and I have done OK. The whole passionate thing makes you look like a tool.

This.

If you were to end up keeping the objective in your resume, IMHO (which is likely wrong), take out young professional, finance background, passionate about the web - they either know that from your resume or know you are BSing (i.e. "passionate" about the web).

Just have

Seeking a long-term position at a growing web firm focused on innovation and global expansion to exploit my international experiences and my cultural sensitivity.

This will put more emphasis on the only point in your objective that could spark their interest in you as a candidate. All the other points they couldn't care less, but with this point they may think "hmm let me read further into this guy cause he has international experience, that may be useful!"

Thanks, that sounds good

And thanks to everyone else for their advice. As I said, I'll list my passion for web elsewhere