To
help take the sting out of putting a personal summary together here some
examples of completed summary and a list of the type of things that may help
you to best describe yourself and your skills.
Examples of Completed Statements:
·
I
am an experienced joiner with well developed skills and experience in
groundwork, concrete finishing and steel fixing and have worked in the
construction industry since 1982. I am also a skilled laborer who has supported
many different trades over the years. I have a full clean UK driving license
with entitlement of up to 7.5 tone. I am keen to return to work after a period
of training and personal development which has broadened my skills and
experiences.
·
I
am a flexible and experienced insurance administrator with excellent time
management skills. I am a good communicator with proven inter personal skills
and am used to working in a team whilst also being capable of using own initiative.
I am skilled In dealing with problems in a resourceful manner and negotiating
to achieve beneficial agreement. I am always enthusiastic to learn and
undertake new challenges.
·
I
am a professionally qualified fire engineer with 7 years experience. I have
recently achieved RTITB accreditation in the use of Counterbalance fork lift
trucks and I am seeking employment that will make best use of my skills and
allow me to develop them further. I am determined and enthusiastic, I have
developed good planning & organizational skills and am confident working
independently or as part of a team. I am flexible regarding working hours and
am able to work a range of shifts.
·
I
am a hard working, honest individual. I am a good timekeeper, always willing to
learn new skills. I am friendly, helpful and polite, have a good sense of humor.
I am able to work independently in busy environments and also within a team
setting. I am outgoing and tactful, and able to listen effectively when solving
problems.
·
I
am a punctual and motivated individual who is able to work in a busy
environment and produce high standards of work. I am an excellent team worker
and am able to take instructions from all levels and build up good working
relationships with all colleagues. I am flexible, reliable and possess
excellent time keeping skills.
·
I
am an enthusiastic, self-motivated, reliable, responsible and hard working
person. I am a mature team worker and adaptable to all challenging situations.
I am able to work well both in a team environment as well as using own
initiative. I am able to work well under pressure and adhere to strict
deadlines.
·
I
am a dedicated, organized and methodical individual. I have good interpersonal
skills, am an excellent team worker and am keen and very willing to learn and
develop new skills. I am reliable and dependable and often seek new
responsibilities within a wide range of employment areas. I have an active and
dynamic approach to work and getting things done. I am determined and decisive.
I identify and develop opportunities.
·
I
am a nice fun and friendly person, I’m honest and punctual, I work well in a
team but also on my own as I like to set myself goals which I will achieve, I
have good listening and communication skills. I have a creative mind and am
always up for new challenges. I am well organized and always plan ahead to make
sure I manage my time well.
If
your not sure what to say, or how to start then consider selecting a
combination of up to 5
sentences from the list below to create your own personal profile.
Also
consider adding information relevant to the job description or duties that you
may be expected to undertake – this makes
it personal!
· I am an organized and efficient
person with an enquiring mind.
· I am a flexible person seeking
employment which will allow development, growth and make use of my existing
skills.
· I am a good listener and
learner, and am able to communicate well with people from all walks of life.
· I am a keen, hard working,
reliable and excellent time keeper.
· I am a bright and receptive
person, able to communicate well with people at all levels.
· I am good at working using my
own initiative and I am flexible in my approach to work duties.
· I have a good sense of humour
and a pleasant approach.
· I am a hard working individual
with experience of assembly line work, drilling, and spraying.
· I am a loyal and trustworthy
employee who can work alone or as part of a team.
· I am a quick to learn and
willing to adapt to any job.
· I am a competent, loyal, hard
working employee with the ability to achieve tasks when working alone or as
part of a team.
· I am punctual with an excellent
attendance record.
· I have a flexible and positive
approach to employment and am willing to train to suit my next working
environment.
· I am an organised, efficient
and hard working person, and am willing to discover and accept new ideas which
can be put into practice effectively.
· I am a good listener and
learner, able to communicate well with a group and on an individual level.
· I am able to motivate and
direct my talents and skills to meet objectives.
· I always seek to achieve a high
standard in whatever work I undertake.
· I am well organised with a
clear and positive approach to problem solving.
· I am a well organised,
efficient and professional person.
· I am able to communicate easily
in both spoken and written forms.
· I am a hard working, loyal and
mature worker with a variety of skills to offer.
· I am keen to obtain new skills
and training and have a flexible approach to all work situations, and find it
easy to adapt.
· I am capable of relating to
people at all levels and am prepared to help them overcome problems in a work
situation
· I am open minded, receptive and
innovative, with an enquiring mind.
· I can work unsupervised alone
or as a member of a team and I like to use my skills to make a positive
contribution to the workforce.
· I am a family person with
responsibilities, very reliable and trustworthy.
· I am willing to learn new
skills and have many existing ones to offer.
· I have good interpersonal
understanding and communication skills and am a confident team worker with the
ability to work on own initiative.
· I am a mature person with a
sound engineering background.
· I can organise and prioritise
my own workload effectively.
· I have the ability to work
under stress and keep within set budgets and targets.
· I am a mature and confident
person with sales experience, team leadership skills and the ability to create
new sales and build on existing accounts.
· I am a quiet and focused person
who can work swiftly and effectively either alone or as part of a team.
· I am a reliable, trustworthy
and flexible individual who can learn new skills easily and execute them
swiftly.
· I am a confident driver with
clean driving licence, I have my own transport and an excellent knowledge of
local and national road and motorway networks.
· I am a confident Fork Lift
Truck operator with a good all round knowledge of warehouse duties.
· I am an experienced machine
operator with a good all round knowledge of factory procedures.
Example:
Personal Summary
Recent graduate with BA in economics.
Excellent research, time management and problem solving skills. Highly
organized with the ability to manage multiple projects and consistently meet
deadlines.
Research Skills
· Developed and
conducted surveys to measure current attitudes towards personal financial
planning.
· Evaluated
reliability of online and offline information sources for inclusion in research
study.
Time Management Skills
· Met weekly editorial
deadlines as Sports Editor for university newspaper.
· Managed detailed
project plan to coordinate activities among team members for final group
presentations.
From the examples above, you might
notice that there are several skills listed. Which skills should you include?
The answer is simple. Look at the job description or advertisement. In the
qualifications section of the job description or advertisement, you'll find a
list of skills that the employer is seeking.
Customize your
CV for each job
The most common
mistake made by job seekers is to create one generic CV and send it out to all
job openings. Customize your CV for each job application. Make sure that your
CV has the keywords that the recruiter is looking for.
Education with courses and certifications
Education and training can include:
·
Academic results, degrees, diplomas
and certificates
·
Technical and professional
qualifications
·
Work and vocational training
received
Your educational qualification is a vital part of your CV or resume.
However, simply stating the kind of degree that you have achieved is not
sufficient. It is recommended that you supplement it with the important courses
that you took and how those courses would help you with the job you are
applying to. List
your qualifications in order of the most recent and most relevant first.
Give details on the title of your
qualification, where you studied, the grade you were awarded and the date you
achieved it. If you have a PhD, give the full title of the PhD and the name(s)
of your supervisors.
Do not include qualifications with no
relevance to the job. You can include qualifications for which you are
currently working as long as you make it clear that you have not completed them
yet. If your major has a nonstandard name, you should explain the curriculum on
your CV and you can do so in a way that shapes the reader’s perception.
For example, the University of Pennsylvania offers a major called
“Digital Media Design (DMD),” which is a fusion of computer science, communication,
and fine arts (think: future Pixar engineers). A DMD student who is applying
for a software engineering role at Amazon might describe it as ‘a computer
science–based major with additional courses in design and communications.’
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