What would be a resume objective statement for a police officer?
Asked by Sendr98
I'm going for a career change from marketing to being a police officer and I was wondering if anyone could suggest an objective sentence for my resume my old objective read: Seeking a marketing coordinator position within a competitive and changing environment that will provide challenge and offer the opportunity to acquire new skills. can I even use basically the same thing since my goals are still pretty much unchanged? Seeking a law enforcement officer position within a changing team environment that will provide challenge and offer the opportunity to acquire new skills. or Seeking a police officer position within a changing team environment that will provide challenge and offer the opportunity to acquire new skills. would dynamic be a better word to use? like Seeking a position as a law enforcement officer within a dynamic team environment that will provide challenge and offer the opportunity to acquire new skills. I've had an objective like the one that you gave as an example while I was graduating and later job hunting. I was told by multiple recruiters and college career counselers that it needed to be more invloved like what I currently have. I jsut haven't been able to speak to any of them since deciding to get into law enforcement. Also my resume will be in the hands of a person tomorrow. I know it won't simply be scanned (this time at least)

Best Answer:
I don't think a hiring professional knows what a changing team environment is. A police officer may have a partner. Hopefully, that partner isn't changing too often. Even if they understand what you are talking about, it doesn't belong as an Objective. Your Objective is what you wish to accomplish by submitting your resume. See if you think this is clearer, more direct and to the point: Objective: To work in law enforcement as a police officer for the City of _______. You do not have to worry about the police officer job providing challenge. It is challenging by nature. You will also have plenty of opportunity to acquire new skills. You will be put in situations that demand new skills be developed. Later, in your interview, you can explain how you would embrace the challenges, and learning opportunities, but you don't need that on the resume. You could also write something similar in your cover letter. Most municipalities scan resumes electronically. Changing team environment does not compute and may even lead to your resume being given lower priority than others. Good Luck.