I recently ran an ad for a Commercial Insurance Account Manager. I needed an experienced candidate out of commercial insurance who wanted to work for a growing insurance firm.
After reading MANY resumes, one really stuck out to me - not because I thought it was a match, but because I wondered, "What is this person thinking?" The resume was well written but this resume had a flaw so blatant that it shot down the candidate faster than I could say "DID YOU READ MY AD?" Their resume had an objective stating that this person wanted to get into the field of journalism. Hmmmmm......
What do you think the chances were for this person to land an interview for my job? With an opening line like that, front and center on the resume, zero. The hiring authority (or recruiter) realizes right off the bat that this person is probably not a detail person among other things.
Has your objective in your resume "killed" your chance for an interview for a job you really wanted? Read it again before sending it in for a specific opening. Don't let your objective be the death sentence for your resume.
Laura Hill
The Hill Group, L.P.
lhill@thehillgroup.net
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