It’s easy to fall into a “me-me-me” mindset when you’re knee deep in a job search. After all, you’re making a huge change in your life. But the more you can put yourself in the shoes of the Hiring Manager, the better your resume will appear.

One way to show you’re the candidate for the job is to ditch the Objective section and, instead, write a Summary of Qualifications. Put yourself in the Hiring Manager’s shoes. Let’s say you are looking for someone who has a strong retail management background and you have a stack of 200 resumes to look through. Which of these would catch your eye?

Of course the resume with the Summary of Qualifications! Recruiters are skimmers. They want to look at your resume and immediately see a reason to look closer. If not… into the trash folder!

So ditch the objective and show the Hiring Manager or Recruiter why you are the candidate that they’re looking for!