While job searching in the 21st century, your online footprint is important, but your resume is still your best asset at landing a job. However, what employers want to see changes over the years. The 21st century employer doesn’t want to see your objective statement.
Employers don’t want to see what they can do for you. They know you’re looking for this type of job or you wouldn’t have applied in the first place. But if you take away that objective statement, what is going to take its place? It’s not recommended that you add a photo.
Here are a few things you could incorporate into your resume to replace the objective statement:
– In a box below your contact information say what you can give to the company rather what they can give you.
– Rearrange your resume to fill the page without the objective statement.
– Add a highlights section that summarizes your resumes best points like a certification in something or an award.
I recommend substituting the objective statement with the statement about what you can provide for your future employer. This shows them that you want to help improve their company instead of having their company improve you. Have you run into this issue recently? What would you put instead of an objective statement?
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