Posts tagged with “writing”

I have gone over ways to format your resume, interview effectively, and send a thank you letter, but what if you never hear back when you send your resume? Then what? Most people typically move on and send their resumes to more companies and positions and hope that the old adage of quantity or quality pays off. However, if you are smart about your job search and interested in improving yourself then it would be to your advantage to get feedback from initially submitting your resume.

"Stephen," you ask, "how would I do that? I don't even know who the manager is!" Well here I am to offer you some help!

A trend I've noticed more and more as of late- the end of the "objective" section of a resume. In high school careers classes, as well as college career centers, many people counsel students to include these sections on a resume. Though, in my experience, the objective section often offers more laughs than an actual idea of where the job seeker is headed.

To me, if you're not 100% sure your objective section is a winner, then leave it out. A quick Google search pointed me toward this Job Seekers' About.com page on resume objectives. While the site's suggestions are relatively solid, something tells me a killer cover letter will do more than a buzzword-laden business-speak objective section could ever do.

(Bonus, I've even embedded a clip of Stephanie Pratt from The Hills-- my guilty pleasure-- interviewing for a job at a prestigious fashion PR firm. The owner of the firm laughs off her "Design handbags" objective as short-sighted and inexperienced.)