Objective vs. Summary vs. Headline

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Hi Paulette,

Thanks for sharing your personal preference and opinion. I think your perspective of what it means to be "professional" is interesting. I think people would have differing opinions on this as well so I'll ask for all other participants - Does "professional profile" necessarily mean one has been in the field for several years?

The issue I've observed with objectives is that they often focus on what the person wants vs. what they can offer the employer. However, this doesn't mean that all objectives are simply for an individual to obtain a job - this is simply because most people haven't been taught how to write them properly.

I see that yo used the term "Career Summary." When we try to teach people that resumes are marketing collateral and not summaries of our history, how might this term work against that fact? What do you do to help students who have non-related career experience focus on demonstrating relevance?

Thanks in advance for sharing your thoughts and personal experience.

Robert Starks Jr.

Hi Paulette, Thanks for sharing your personal preference and opinion. I think your perspective of what it means to be "professional" is interesting. I think people would have differing opinions on this as well so I'll ask for all other participants - Does "professional profile" necessarily mean one has been in the field for several years? The issue I've observed with objectives is that they often focus on what the person wants vs. what they can offer the employer. However, this doesn't mean that all objectives are simply for an individual to obtain a job - this is simply because most people haven't been taught how to write them properly. I see that yo used the term "Career Summary." When we try to teach people that resumes are marketing collateral and not summaries of our history, how might this term work against that fact? What do you do to help students who have non-related career experience focus on demonstrating relevance? Thanks in advance for sharing your thoughts and personal experience. Robert Starks Jr.