what do you normally put in this section?

On Sun, 17 Jul 2005 13:46:02 -0700, "nickdm5"
wrote:

what do you normally put in this section?

Usually it's supposed to be what you hope to achieve in the job you're
applying for, like "I want to become CEO before I'm 30 years old".

Personally, I think it's hooey. The person reading the resume is
probably more interested in how you're going to fit the company's
requirements than vice versa. Maybe it would fly in a rah-rah sales
environment, but an engineering manager will look at it as so much
window dressing. I guess you can tell which side of the tracks I come
from, eh? ;-)

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Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org

Amen to that! I deleted that section and I have a summary section in it's
place.

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JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]



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On Sun, 17 Jul 2005 13:46:02 -0700, "nickdm5"
wrote:

what do you normally put in this section?

Usually it's supposed to be what you hope to achieve in the job you're
applying for, like "I want to become CEO before I'm 30 years old".

Personally, I think it's hooey. The person reading the resume is
probably more interested in how you're going to fit the company's
requirements than vice versa. Maybe it would fly in a rah-rah sales
environment, but an engineering manager will look at it as so much
window dressing. I guess you can tell which side of the tracks I come
from, eh? ;-)

--
Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org

I agree. Your objective is to get the job you're applying for, period. If
your objective is too high-flown, you run the risk of having the hiring
manager say, "Well, he won't be able to achieve this goal in the job I have
on offer, so he'll only be dissatisfied. I guess he's not the right man for
the job."

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
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On Sun, 17 Jul 2005 13:46:02 -0700, "nickdm5"
wrote:

what do you normally put in this section?

Usually it's supposed to be what you hope to achieve in the job you're
applying for, like "I want to become CEO before I'm 30 years old".

Personally, I think it's hooey. The person reading the resume is
probably more interested in how you're going to fit the company's
requirements than vice versa. Maybe it would fly in a rah-rah sales
environment, but an engineering manager will look at it as so much
window dressing. I guess you can tell which side of the tracks I come
from, eh? ;-)

--
Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org