[ID:0373]The objective and skills summary are the most important parts of an effective international resume. They summarize who you are and what you are capable of. Without this summary, a recruitment officer has to very carefully hunt through your resume (perhaps one of hundreds) and determine your professional and personal strengths to see if they match the company's ideal profile.

Without a skills summary, much is left to chance and the recruitment officer will certainly miss some of your strengths.

The process of clarifying your major skills and traits is a difficult one that can take days of work. The end result, however, will be that you understand yourself...