re: Help with a goal statement on a resume

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I'd go with something like "I am here to dominate. Prepare your anus."

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I've always thought that King of the World was a pretty good goal.

Skip with objective.

Replace it with a summary where you highlight the aspects of your resume that reflects your education/experiences that they are looking for in the position.

I had a resume with an objective.

Not a single returned contact after 30 attempts.

Replaced it with a summary (usually tweaked to be specific for the position) and I got at least a phone interview within a week at every position.

Another pro tip that is often overlooked is to use key words where applicable.

If you basically already say you have the attributes/experience they are looking for, make sure you state it in terms of how the listing put it.

Remember, you are trying to set yourself apart from a massive piles so that the door is open for you to work with.

Every little bit helps.

I've tossed the "goal/objective" for a "skills keywords" section to help beat resume parsing programs, as well as displaying keyword about what I can do in the lab. (i'm a scientist)

It's like they just use it to parse the contact info from.

And nothing else.

The worst part is when it's heavily segmented and they ask the same question 2-3 times but phrased slightly differently.

I actually had to google the son of the bitch to have a clue what they were looking for.

I mean, isn't it self explanatory?

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We just want to know if your smart enough

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I smirked

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