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NPS

How would you help improve this Career Summary?

"Creative, strategic candidate with background in marketing and project management" (check all that apply)

This candidate needs to identify the skills needed for the jobs she is applying to

This candidate should write her Career Summary to match the job skills advertised by potential employers

This candidate should go a step further and write her Career Summary to suggest how she can grow with a hiring company AND create wealth for the hiring company.

As currently written, this Career Summary requires resume readers to infer that this candidate is in fact a suitable candidate for the job opportunity. The job candidate should take it upon herself to write her Career Summary to describe how she is a good candidate

Since this job candidate doesn't appear to have much experience (and was in fact a graduating MBA student) she would likely be better off describing her Career Objective(s) at the top of her resume rather than this Career Summary.

YES, you should check all the boxes above. This job candidate would improve her resume with a Career Objective. She doesn't have enough unique or varied experience to need a Career Summary. Plus, as a graduating MBA candidate, any potential employer would want to immediately know her career plans (career objective). Additionally, she should write a Career Objective that matches job opportunities she seeks. That means highlighting skills she has that are valued by potential employers. With 30 minutes time and Prof O's resume guidance this job candidate can materially improve this section of her resume. Once improved, a Career Objective will help her improve the presentation of her resume work experiences section.