Writing an Objective for Your Resume

Writing an Objective for Your ResumeWriting an objective for your resume is vital. The purpose of your resume should be to get you a job interview. You want to use the objective to reflect what you are good at, to inspire you and to help the employer to find out who you are and why you would be an asset to their company. Writing an objective is not rocket science but you can still make some mistakes if you are unsure.One of the biggest mistakes people make when writing an objective is that they make it too general. An example is to say, 'an interested employer will have no problem finding me if I apply.'Narrow your focus. It is always best to have your resume focus on a specific industry or area. If you are looking for a job in your field you should focus on your industry. You may say you are in love with the sport of cooking but you are only thinking about a job in the food industry.There are many ways to find out which industry you are interested in and how the job market there is going. One way is to go online and ask. Another is to talk to friends who are in your industry. Get feedback from these people who are also searching for jobs and see what they say.Go into this job seeking exercise with a specific goal. What you are trying to do is find out what the employer is looking for in an employee. Are they looking for someone who is passionate about something and has great interpersonal skills?If you have those qualities, it is possible that you could get a job in the field that you love. You may also find that a job in a more generalized field will not bring out all of your best traits.Now it's time to apply for the jobs that you want to get. Now you know what you are good at and what you want to do. Be sure to stay focused.

Mike Rowe How I Negotiated a Raise On Dirty Jobs

Mike Rowe How I Negotiated a Raise On 'Dirty Jobs' What’s the best way to ask for a raise? Earlier this month, MONEY asked some of our favorite famous people that very question. From financial guru Sallie Krawcheck to actor Jimmy O. Yang, the tips we got were as diverse as the people dishing them out (check out the full series here). But one story shines especially bright. Mike Rowe, longtime host of Dirty Jobs and current podcast host of “The Way I Heard It with Mike Rowe,” offered up this humdinger of a raise story: “Not long after Season 1 of Dirty Jobs premiered, Discovery ordered an additional 39 episodes. This was a pleasant, yet terrifying surprise. Pleasant, because it never occurred to me that Discovery would want more episodes of the show I had just begged them to buy, and terrifying, because the terms of my contract I had agreed to were not only inconsistent with those of a hit show, they were totally at odds with a hosting job whose primary hallmarks were pain and humiliation. So I arranged a meeting with my boss, to discuss a better deal. It was a tricky conversation on several levels. At base, I needed to convince her that the show’s success was the result of my willingness to act outside the bounds of my contract. However, I was already under contract, so Discovery had no legal obligation to give me more money. Secondly, I didn’t want to appear ungrateful, or sound like a whiner who had second thoughts about living up to the terms of a deal I had already agreed to. I thought very carefully about what I wanted, and formed an argument that I believed was reasonable and persuasive. But I did something else that turned out to be pivotal; I drove to the negotiation directly after shooting an episode of the show. On that particular day, Dirty Jobs had filmed in a septic tank not far from Discovery headquarters. In other words, I showed up to my meeting smelling very much like the inside of a sewer. To be clear, I’m not suggesting that people should wallow around in other people’s crap before asking for a raise. All I know is, on that particular day, I got everything I asked for with a level of speed and enthusiasm I’d never before seen. And as much as I’d like to tell you it was my reasonable demeanor and logical arguments that won the day, I’m pretty sure my boss just wanted me to get out of her office.”