objective: to enjoy what i do.
the store my roommate works at was closing and so, being the diligent man he is, he updated his resume and began passing them out to various potential employers. as any well-organized resume does, his resume gave his personal objective at the top: "to enjoy what i do". how profound, and obvious, yet so few people actually do it.
he told me, "if they can't offer me that, i'm not interested." stick it to the man, roomie!
As one of "the men," can I be a wet blanket and point out that employers aren't in business to provide enjoyment to employees? Yes, an employer will assume that people would rather work in jobs they like than those they dislike. But they make their HIRING decision on who can make the best CONTRIBUTION to the enterprise.
ReplyDeleteSaying, "I want a job I can enjoy" does nothing to tell me why I would want to hire you. It only tells me that you're more focused on what you're getting out of the job than you are on what you're going to give to it.
Cheers,
Arnold
I admit that such an objective says nothing about why I should be hired. But let's be honest, the typical objective of "to obtain employment in such and such a position in such and such a company" gives no better argument for hiring. And I'm fine if it comes across that I'm more focused on what I'm getting out of job than what I'm going to give it. It's true. Who isn't more focused on what they can get out of a job? The employers take the same approach. They're looking for the candidate can do the most for them, and I'm looking for the employer that can do the most for me.
ReplyDeleteI'm not saying that it's the best way to get a job. I'm saying it's honest. And that's more important to me than obtaining a job.