Resume Objectives & References: Yes / No?

codeace

Hi Folks, Below is what I have in my resume "Objective To work as an Information Security Professional at Inc. and put my technical experience and professional skills to best use. - - - - References Available on request." 1. Do you think it makes sense to have an objective & references? 2. If yes, does the one mentioned above look good enough? 3. If no, kindly share anything that looks impressive. comments welcome have a nice day!

sambuca69

codeace wrote: »

Hi Folks, Below is what I have in my resume "Objective To work as an Information Security Professional at Inc. and put my technical experience and professional skills to best use. - - - - References Available on request." 1. Do you think it makes sense to have an objective & references? 2. If yes, does the one mentioned above look good enough? 3. If no, kindly share anything that looks impressive. comments welcome have a nice day!

Unless you need filler, no one really uses an "Objective" section anymore, since your objective is to get that job obviously and the references part is usually assumed.

codeace

Spot on! That was what was in my mind... I've also got a "summary" sections saying what I can offer to a company. Also the cover letter could be used to post some objective oriented specifics (if necessary). Thank you.

apena7

codeace wrote: »

Hi Folks, Below is what I have in my resume "Objective To work as an Information Security Professional at Inc. and put my technical experience and professional skills to best use. - - - - References Available on request." 1. Do you think it makes sense to have an objective & references? 2. If yes, does the one mentioned above look good enough? 3. If no, kindly share anything that looks impressive. comments welcome have a nice day!

I don't list any references on my resume.

I'll print out a list of three or four references just in case I'm asked to provide them during an interview, but aside from that, I won't mention them unless asked.