Waaaaaaayyyyy back in the old days of yore, when I was but a young man still in school, drafting my first resume as part of an English class assignment, I remember my teacher telling us something like, “Make sure that your objective section at the top is clear and concise. It’s one of the most important parts of the resume.”
Now I can safely say that that piece of knowledge is about as true as George Washington and the cherry tree, most of the Christopher Columbus stuff, Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny, the Tooth Fairy, and good Steven Seagal movies besides Under Siege.
When you think about it, the “objectives” section is less useful than Truck Nutz. What’s your objective? Oh, yeah: TO GET HIRED FOR THE JOB YOU’RE APPLYING FOR. The objective(s) section is a pointless space-filler, and it’s almost condescending to whoever will look at your resume if you keep it on there.
So take that crap off your resume and add some more stuff to a past job description or the skills section. Something that might actually help you get a job.
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