Developing a job-search objective can be a difficult task.
It is not unusual to struggle with defining your mission. Your objective — what you want to do — could change more than once during your search.
If you find yourself struggling, do some research. Have informational interviews with people working in the field you’re interested in.
Your objective defines the direction of your search. It helps define your interests, sets the course of conversations, helps you identify strengths and helps you develop a job-search plan.
Being prepared with a mission statement — another word for objective statement — will make you a stronger job candidate, because you appear to be organized and have done his homework.
Just because you define an objective does not mean it can’t change, so give yourself permission to change it as needed.
Be open to your transferable skills, and allow yourself time to explore how some skills could transition to other industries.
When defining a job direction, think in terms of employability, not job titles, because titles can vary.
You should take the time to define your job-search objective. It’s challenging to sell your skills to an employer if you don’t have them defined for yourself.
