{"id":1625,"date":"2011-10-20T17:00:17","date_gmt":"2011-10-21T00:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.ups.edu\/cesblogs\/?p=1625"},"modified":"2011-10-20T17:00:17","modified_gmt":"2011-10-21T00:00:17","slug":"i-object-a-poem-about-objectives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/cesblogs\/2011\/10\/20\/i-object-a-poem-about-objectives\/","title":{"rendered":"I Object\u2026a poem about objectives"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left\">A resume reader laments&#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1626 aligncenter\" style=\"margin-top: 10px;margin-bottom: 10px;border: 1px solid black\" title=\"Want help drafting an objective or putting final touches on your resume? CES can help. Just ask!\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/cesblogs\/files\/2011\/10\/I_Object-300x173.jpg\" alt=\"Poem\" width=\"322\" height=\"167\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Clearly, becoming a poet is not in my future. I do, however, passionately feel the intention behind the poem. As a frequent reader of resumes, I often struggle to figure out what the writer is after. I can make an educated guess, and it\u2019s my job as a career advisor to help students figure things like that out. But other resume readers? They don\u2019t have the time. The job-seeker needs to make it crystal clear what they\u2019re after. An objective is an easy way to do just that.<\/p>\n<p>The problem with most objectives is that they\u2019re often badly written. An example of the cringe-worthy:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li> Objective: A dynamic position that will allow me to use my skills and grow with the company<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Any clue what that might be? Me either.\u00a0A bit more clarity is helpful. This is better:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Objective: An entry-level administrative role within an arts organization<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Specific, yet still broad enough to encompass many organizations, this version can be effective when giving the same resume to multiple people, such as a career fair or when networking. The objective\u2019s purpose is to provide a basic filter for reviewing the resume, and can help make seemingly disparate experiences connect into a coherent message.<\/p>\n<p>When applying for an open position more specificity is called for:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Objective: Seeking a position as Program Assistant I with the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>There\u2019s nothing like being up front about what you\u2019re after.<\/p>\n<p>Using an objective is completely optional. In some instances it might be extraneous, such as submitting applications through an online system (where it\u2019s obvious which position it connects to). For entry-level applicants whose skills come from a wide range of not-necessarily-obvious experiences, the objective can provide some clarity and focus.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a9 2011 Career and Employment Services, University of Puget Sound<br \/>\nPoem and photo: Sue Dahlin<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A resume reader laments&#8230; Clearly, becoming a poet is not in my future. I do, however, passionately feel the intention behind the poem. As a frequent reader of resumes, I often struggle to figure out what the writer is after. I can make an educated guess, and it\u2019s my job as a career advisor to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":240,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[50],"class_list":["post-1625","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-career-advice","tag-resumes"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/cesblogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1625","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/cesblogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/cesblogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/cesblogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/240"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/cesblogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1625"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/cesblogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1625\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/cesblogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1625"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/cesblogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1625"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/cesblogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1625"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}