Career Statement

When seeking an office or clerical position, you need to highlight the skills that you possess relevant to the office to which you are applying. You can take cues from the job posting to ensure that your objective statement is relevant for the employer. A possible objective statement for an office position is "Seeking a position where my exemplary organizational skills, ability to prioritize competing demands, team orientation and eye for detail can be utilized. "This statement highlights the skills you possess that are relevant to an office environment.

When you create a career objective, go for short and sweet. Lengthy objectives tend to overstate information you will already include in your resume anyway and can become boring and redundant for the person who has to read several resumes a day.

The paragraph portion of the career statement allows you to explain why you will be able to accomplish the goals you listed in the initial sentence without laying out the specific plan.

You do this by detailing concisely what you have accomplished in the past and any relevant skills you bring to the table. If you increased work flow and profitability at your previously place of employment, tell what position you were in and the goals you accomplished. Be as specific as possible without being wordy. You might say that you increased sales by 30 percent annually. This shows how you increased profitability, both objectively and concisely.

The second part of the career statement should list the career goals you intend to accomplish both while in the position and in your long-term career. Remember, you are writing this statement is as few words as possible. Do not be too specific. Say what you are going to do without saying how you are going to do it. If you intend to increase work flow and profitability then say that those are your goals without saying how you will fulfill them. You can explain this plan in the interview if you get one. List three or four goals you intend to accomplish. Both parts of the statement should total one sentence.