The Career Objective Statement Portion of a Résumé Is Often

question 13

Multiple Choice

The career objective statement portion of a résumé is often troubling for college students because a specific statement that is on target for one job may remove the student from consideration for others. What is the text's advice about objective statements?

• A)Make sure the career objective statement accurately reflects your career interests, and stick with it; any jobs that you miss as a result would have been wrong for you.
• B)Don't use a career objective statement.
• C)Develop a very general career objective statement.
• D)Have several résumés, each with a different career objective statement.
• E)The text offers no advice about career objective statements.

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