Starting with an "objective statement." As you note, these paragraphs, describing what kind of work a job candidate envisions doing, often contain no useful information.

Objective statements used to open every resume. Over time, these statements became incredibly self-serving and more and more vague. In essence, what ended up happening was that resumes were opened ...

A qualifications summary presents the information critical to convey during a 4- to 7-second screening process; how you are qualified, why you are unique, and how you fulfill the requirements for ...

Career Advisor Dear Karen, As promised last time, we will continue with our response to your query regarding suggestions for writing effective career objectives or summary statements this week.

The "career objective" line atop your résumé is looking quaint these days. Many résumés now start off with a qualifications statement or career summary -- a short wrap-up of the applicant's ...

In fact, objective statements became so vague and self-serving that they were removed from resumes more than 15 years ago! Just by having an objective statement on your resume you are aging yourself.

In fact, objective statements became so vague and self-serving that they were removed from resumes more than 15 years ago! Just by having an objective statement on your resume you are aging yourself.