How to Create a Freelance Writer's Resume Objective

A Resume Objective can be a Freelance Writer most powerful and creative tool. Your Objective is your bait to lure potential clients into reading your resume, and it is your prime opportunity to display your creative writing talents. Often potential clients will only want a Resume and not a cover or query letter. Therefore, your Objective becomes your Freelance Writing sales presentation of your creative talents.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• PC or MAC Word Processing Internet

1. Cater your Objective to the freelance writing job you are applying for. Do a little research on the potential client and focus your objective on the needs of your potential client.

2. Create an attention grabbing headline that describes what you want to do. For example:
   
   “Creative Web Copywriter”

3. Sell yourself, tell your potential client why you are the ideal writer for his or her company. Be unique and creative, don’t copy words you have seen on other traditional resumes. For example:
   
   “Experience in creating fun and exciting copy for web content”

4. The bait, tell the potential client how you can benefit them. For example:
   
   “ A creative writing position in a leading edge Internet site which could fully utilize a professional freelance copywriter”

5. Put it all together to showcase your talent and objective. Keep in mind your objective sound be brief and engaging. For example:
   
   Creative Web Copywriter
   
   A creative writing position in a leading edge Internet site which could fully utilize a professional freelance copywriter. Experience in creating fun and exciting copy for web and business content.