Hello all, this is Todd Hecht- Managing Partner of MilitaryStars. My business partner Curtis Hagens and myself have been getting out of the office and traveling to our Military Hiring events across the country over the past few months. As you all know, prior to the MilitaryStars Career Expo's, we conduct and employer panel and information seminar covering Resume Writing, Interviewing and general job search tips. Each and every time we seem to run into the same questions over and over about writing a military resume. So i decided that each week I am going to post a "Tip of the Week" to see if we can add just one more tool to your job search tool box. Please feel free to forward these tips to your fellow service members and if they haven't already encourage them to register to receive the free updates from us on Military Transitions at http://www.militarystars.com/blog.
This Weeks Tip of the week is on the battle between using an Objective Statement or a Summary of Expertise. While both of these methods have their place, I am going to break it down for you to help you know when to use each:
Objective Statements, can sometimes limit you to the position you are listing. I always recommend only using an OS when you are applying for a specific position on a companies web site or when you are bringing a paper copy of your resume to a specific interview (in which case you will want to list the position you are interviewing for).
A Summary of Expertise on the other hand is a tried and true way to get your resume more coverage and hopefully make it a viral marketing piece on your behalf. What I mean here is that in the age of on-line Job Boards and large corporate internal web sites, it is imperative that your resume is applicable to many positions at once. Utilizing the SOE will NOT limit you to just one position, if a hiring manager or recruiter comes across your resume and feels you may be a fit for another department they will be more apt to forward you on vice blowing past you to the next candidate because your Objective Statement says "Project Manager" instead of "Program Manager" or "Maintenance Supervisor" instead of "Lead Technician"
Well there you have it, the first "Tip of the Week" from me, please feel free to respond via the MilitaryStars Blog and I will be more than happy to answer any of your questions. Until next week..
Todd Hecht, Managing Partner- MilitaryStars, LLC
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