I never read the cover letters, nor the &quot;objective&quot; on a resume. I do invest a lot of time finding the right people to join our team, but in a resume, my choice to move you to a phone screen will never hinge on those details, and nothing in your resume matters much once we start actually talking.<p>I don&#x27;t mean to detract from your overall assessment -- i think you&#x27;ve made good points.<p>Edit: My resume advice? Give me your work history with a few sentences for each one, and if you have a &quot;skills summary&quot; section, list only the skills that you&#x27;ve fully mastered. Include only the relevant  jobs. This is a resume, not a CV, and it&#x27;s only goal is to get you to the hiring manager who can make a decision to give you a phone screen.