<p>I'm a former engineer currently sitting for my CPA. Should I add this somewhere in my objective. i've already mentioned i'm an engineer in the objective doing a career change. Just not sure how or if i should mention the cpa part</p>
<p>Don’t put objectives on resume. Put “Currently passed X out of 4 parts.”</p>
<p>You should always put an objective or summary on a resume. Fit is the most important hiring factor in companies.</p>
<p>The poster above me means never. Fit is not decided by an objective. It is assessed through an interview. Objectives are obvious when applying for certain positions.</p>
<p>I always thought putting an objective or summary was a given. If not then how do you introduce the resume?</p>
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<p>No, I mean always. Fit cannot be determined by interview if you’re not interviewed. </p>
<p>For each position, you should have a unique objective/summary statement targeted to that company. Browse the company’s website, use their language in your objective, use key phrases about their company in the objective, and make the objective fit the job description exactly. </p>
<p>When you’re sorting through resumes, you’ll see 100+ resumes that meet your GPA requirement with 2 semesters of internships. What sets a resume apart is when fit is evident from the objective.</p>
<p>I don’t have any personal experience/insider information, but everyone I have seen/heard in person (a handful of people from different companies, my school’s career center, and business faculty) have said that resume objectives used to be expected but are now considered a waste of space by HR departments & recruiters (because they are all going to generally say the same and cannot vary with only a sentence or two - which is what an objective statement is). However, Cover Letters are a different story.</p>
<p>Objectives are a waste of time when they’re overly generic. In fact, an overly generic objective is worse than none. However, if you word it properly, it can be the most important part of the resume. You’re doing yourself a major, major disservice if you leave it out or just throw down without really thinking about it.</p>
<p>If you are graduating from undergrad and entering your first FT job, an objective is pointless. I completely agree with Dawgie.</p>
<p>If you are graduating from undergrad in accounting and you are applying to an accounting firm for an accounting position, then it is obvious what your “objective” is for employment.</p>
<p>To support my point, I have never used an objective on my resume and I will venture to say my recruitment rivals anyone. Objectives are unnecessary until one has experience.</p>
<p>In addition, having a “skills” section that includes Microsoft powerpoint, excel, and word is laughable. In this day and age, it is assumed that someone graduating from college has these basic skills.</p>
<p>I’ve been told not to have an objective.</p>
<p>In the case of a career changer though I can see how it would be useful.</p>
<p>You guys do what you want to do - but you’re handicapping yourself.</p>
<p>Banjo, what are your credentials? I’ve been successful with F500’s and Big 4’s without an objective. They are worthless. I have to put in words that I am applying for a accounting related position? What a waste of space to state the obvious.</p>
<p>That’s your problem. You don’t use an objective to explain why you’re interested in an accounting related position, you use it to explain why you’re perfect for the particularly company hiring. For example, if you know that E&Y has a strong emphasis on personal development, you add a comment about valuing firms that emphasize personal development. Then you change that for other firms.</p>
<p>Employees at firms are bombarded with their corporate culture and mission daily. Use key words that they hear daily in your objective and suddenly you come across as an insider that fits in with the firm. This gives you an advantage over someone else from another school with a similar GPA and background.</p>