TL;DR
- Summary — for everyone with > 1 year of experience.
- Objective — only for freshers, career changers, or people relocating.
How to write a great summary (3-5 lines)
Formula: Years + Role + Domain + Top achievement + Stack/skill.
Senior Product Manager with 7 years across fintech and SaaS. Launched 4 zero-to-one products, including a payments dashboard that drove ₹50 Cr ARR in year 1. Strong in user research, SQL, and roadmap prioritization.
How to write a great objective (2-3 lines)
Formula: Where you are + What you bring + What you want next.
Final-year B.Tech student (CSE, BITS Pilani) with 3 internships in backend development and 2 production projects. Looking to join a product team building distributed systems at scale.
Common mistakes
- "Seeking a challenging role in a reputed organization." — Empty calories. Cut it.
- Listing your dream salary or location in the objective. Use the form fields.
- Writing "team player, hard-working, dedicated." — Show, don't tell.