What is a Career Objective?
It may take until you’re midway through your career before you’ve finally decided what you want to do when you grow up. This is perfectly all right. But until that happens, you still need to pay the bills, and you shouldn’t reveal to potential employers that you haven’t decided what you ultimately want to do. Employers who are looking to hire someone for a position usually seek candidates who know what they want. It shows that you’re driven and will show initiative on the job if the position is clearly in line with your desired career path. So, whether you’re still finding yourself or you’re dead-set on a particular dream job, designing an effective career objective and clearly stating this on your resume may help your chances of landing a job today. A career objective is a brief statement that expresses your professional goal. Employers look for it on the top of a resume — the first item after your name and contac
