Format: Résumé Job Objective Statements




Assignment Overview

Résumé Content

Résumé Exercise

Résumé Format

Application Letter

Application Letter Exercise

JOB OBJECTIVE:

  • Should be very concise (no more than 2 or 3 lines)
  • Should be worded as a direct response to the job description
  • Provides an opportunity to include some "key" words from the job description
  • May begin by naming the position desired ("A mechanical engineering position" in Sample 1 below) or by using a verb form to state the goal ("To obtain" in Sample 2 below)


SAMPLES: RÉSUMÉ JOB OBJECTIVE STATEMENTS


Sample 1:
OBJECTIVE    A mechanical engineering position in an active manufacturing environment

Sample 2:
OBJECTIVE
      To obtain a mechanical engineering position in a manufacturing environment



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