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Here's a quote to think about in the context of executive
resume writing: “To sing the Magnificat at matins.” To do things at the
wrong time, or out of place. The Magnificat does not belong to the
morning service, but to vespers.
E. Cobham Brewer, DICTIONARY OF PHRASE AND FABLE (1898). Quoted in
Bartleby.com.
When writing your resume for application to an executive
position, should you include an Objective? No, because it doesn’t
belong there.
Your executive resume writing should be guided by
thinking of it as a marketing piece. It contains employer-centric
statements that demonstrate what you bring to the table – and how you
can improve the organization that is smart enough and fortunate enough
to hire you. In most cases, your job search “objective” is focused on
you, and has nothing to do with your value to an employer.
Even if you are able to write an Objective statement that
is employer-focused and demonstrates your value as an executive to the
organization, that doesn’t mean that it belongs in your resume. If you
are going to have an Objective statement, put it in your cover letter,
where it belongs.
Don’t be caught "singing the Magnificat at matins.” Even
if you sing it well, you will be singing the wrong tune at the wrong
time, and you just might end up singing the blues. At Career Change,
our executive resume writing experts will make sure you always sing the
proper tune.
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