The objective statement is the line or two of pompous fluff that goes at the top of your resume. Your objective is obviously to get the job you are applying for so why do you need to create some flowery description? The answer is: you don’t. An objective is wasting time and space on your precious one page resume.
According to you, you are a smart, hard working individual with great team work and communication skills. That doesn’t mean an employer has to believe you. You can write anything you want about yourself and your work skills in your objective but employers aren’t buying it anymore.
The only time you should use an objective statement is if you are unsure of where to send your resume or if you are sending your resume to a company and don’t know the specific job openings. In that case you can put something vague like “To obtain a television production position at MTV”. Short and sweet. Before taking the time to write a paragraph long objective think if it is necessary or just a waste of space.
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