How to Write a Resume Profile or Summary Statement

A resume summary or career profile is a brief statement at the top of your resume. If you are a career changer or have many years of experience, craft a powerful summary to highlight your accomplishments and skills. Show the employer, at a glance, why you’re qualified for the job!

Resume Profile Guidelines

General guidelines to keep in mind:

  • Keep your profile short. Two to five phrases written in a bulleted form or brief paragraph will do. Think of the summary as a snapshot of your skills, accomplishments, and knowledge.
  • Label your profile professionally: Summary of Qualifications, Career Profile, Career Highlights, Professional Summary, or just Summary or Profile.
  • Place your profile section at the top of your resume page, above your work history, so that the employer can see it when they first review your resume.

    • How To Create Your Profile

    To chose what to highlight in your summary, research positions of interest and write a list of the common requirements and qualifications.

    Assess your skills and credentials. How does your background and experience align with the qualifications outlined in the job description? Select skills, experiences, special knowledge, and accomplishments that you want to highlight in your profile selection.

    Next draft a few phrases that summarize your Skills/Experience/Accomplishments/Knowledge/Education

  • Experience in…
  • Strengths include…
    • Recognized for…
    • Proven track record for…
    • Key skills include…

      • Now write a sentence describing your “professional role,” which you can use as the opening line in your profile. For example:

    • Accomplished Marketing Executive with over 10 year experience in…
    • Fully knowledgeable in…
    • Experience managing professional staff including…

      • Finally, put all of the sentences together and edit for a clean, concise, and compelling profile statement.

      Career Profile

      Successful professional with corporate marketing and training experience seeking position in nonprofit organization leveraging fundraising and program development skills. Recognized for ability to develop strong relationships and plan strategically. Strengths include:

      • Leadership • Marketing • Training
      • Time Management • Relationship Building • Public Speaking

      Profile

      Highly skilled and results-oriented professional with solid academic preparation holding a Juris Doctor degree and extensive experience in intelligence and special operations seeks position in risk management. Proven ability to assess and manage complex obstacles; viewed as a strong troubleshooter. Successful in intense and demanding environments, providing decisive team leadership and structure with a track record of motivating and developing soldiers. Willing to relocate.

      Summary

      Publishing executive with multi-faceted background encompassing international licensing and brand management. Developed specialties in editorial planning, global marketing strategy, and design. Managed multiple projects simultaneously and efficiently by overseeing the daily operations of 17 magazine titles worldwide. Proven ability to develop strong relationships across cultures and to provide decisive team leadership in a fast-paced environment.

      Additional Resources

      We have many resources available to help you navigate career change and showcase your transferable skills.

      www.careereducation.columbia.edu

      How to write a personal profile for your CV in 2018

      This year two in five of the nation’s workers confirmed that they are unhappy with their current jobs.

      If this is you, it’s time to spruce up your CV ready for your job search.

      Putting together the core information of your CV, such as education and employment history, is a fairly easy task.

      While you may think these components are all you need to market yourself effectively, you should probably add a personal profile too, to give your CV the extra oomph it needs to secure that job in 2018.

      What is a personal profile?

      A personal profile, otherwise known as a personal statement, CV profile or perhaps even a career aim, is essentially the blurb of your career portfolio.

      This small paragraph sits at the top of your CV, concisely and effectively displaying who you are, your skills and strengths relevant to the sector or job role and your career goals.

      Sounds like quite a mouthful, but personal statements are no problem to write, we promise. They’re actually really similar to cover letters, except you’ll be selling your best points to a potential employer in about four sentences, rather than an A4 page.

      So, if you’ve spent all this time jazzing up your CV to hook, line and sinker that recruiter in your New Year job search, adding a personal profile ensures they grab the bait.

      Not sure what a personal profile looks like? Check out these five winning examples.

      Is a personal profile necessary in 2018?

      Personal profiles are widely debated across the industry, with some experts claiming you need one to sell your skills, and others suggesting they’re a waste of valuable space.

      The short answer is you don’t need to have a personal statement. However, a study revealed that on average recruiters spend 8.8 seconds looking at your CV, so rather than letting your CV get lost in this ‘Tinderised’ process, you should give them a reason to read on.

      There are some genuine reasons why you might not choose to have a personal statement, but it shouldn’t be that you can’t be bothered to write one! It actually depends on your job search status – if you’re applying for a specific job role and attaching a cover letter to your CV, then you may actively choose not to have a personal statement.

      As we’ve already mentioned, your cover letter is going to do a lot of the talking for you, so you may feel it’s best not to have another summary. Saying that, the whole point of a CV is to market yourself, so if you can include another piece of advertising, then why not?

      If you’re a graduate, then it might be best to leave the professional side of the personal statement at bay until you’ve gained some more work experience – simply highlight the fact you’ve got a degree, and outline the career path you’d like to follow.

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      While it’s not a bad thing to share your ambitions with recruiters, you’ll probably find the word count could be better spent discussing your final year project in more depth (just when you thought you’d never have to talk about your final year dissertation again!)

      If, however, you’ve chalked up strengths and experiences during your time at university that anchor you to the job you’re applying for, you should highlight these in your personal statement, and make it clear to the recruiter that you will excel in this job role.

      Personal profiles are also particularly handy if you’re trying to enter a competitive sector such as PR, advertising, film, music and publishing. As you can imagine, recruiters from these fields deal with hundreds of CVs on a regular basis and will simply flick past your CV unless they spot that competitive edge.

      Personal profiles are the perfect way for you to grab their attention and persuade recruiters to continue reading your CV because you’re telling them from the off exactly why they should hire you. Of course, you’ll need to know how to write an effective statement first, but we’ll get on to that in a bit.

      You should also consider writing a personal statement if you’re uploading your CV to a job board like CV-Library, as this gives you the chance to highlight your career goals and give your CV more context.

      While this is valuable information for recruiters, it’s just as important for you to get it right, as your personal statement will enable recruiters to match you with the right job and ensure that the role is fulfilling.

      If you’re not entirely sure what job you want, or if there are a few sectors you reckon you could enter with your particular skill set, then it’s probably best not to include a personal statement.

      If your opening statement is too broad, you risk giving the impression that you haven’t done your research properly, or that you’re looking for any old job – not the best impression to make on a potential employer!

      How to structure a personal profile

      We know writing a personal statement can seem quite daunting but honestly, once you’ve started writing it, the rest will come naturally. Here’s a breakdown of the basics of creating your statement.

      The most important thing to remember is that statements are usually around four sentences in length, and no more than six. Aim for anywhere between 50 and 200 words, and you’re golden.

      Like the length, the grammatical person you’re writing in also has some flexibility. You could choose to write in the third person which can appear more objective, for example, ‘Project manager seeking… skills include…’ Or you could write in the first person which tends to be more personal: ‘I am a project manager seeking… My skills are…’

      It honestly doesn’t matter which person you choose, just pick the one you’re comfortable writing in. As long as you keep it consistent, you can’t go wrong.

      Does my personal profile need a title?

      The simpler your CV layout, the better. The last thing recruiters want is to trawl through a bundle of words trying to pick out your good bits like they’re the orange ones in a packet of revels.

      Start your job search by uploading your CV now

      You don’t really need a title for your personal statement. It sits under your name and contact info, and before the first chunk of your job or education history, so it’s pretty obvious it’s an introduction to you.

      Secondly, make the spacing a little bigger and try increasing it to 1.5. As it’s the first thing a recruiter will read, you want this to be as clear as possible – it’s often a real decision maker.

      What to include in your personal profile

      When drafting your personal statement for your dream job in 2018, split it into three sections: who you are, what you can offer the company, and your career goals.

      TIP: Bullet point things you might mention under each of these sections, then list the qualities that position you as the ideal person for the job.

      In the ‘who you are’ section you might state that you’re:

    • A recent graduate with a 2:1 degree in Creative Writing from the University of Surrey seeking an entry-level position in…
    • A highly-skilled mechanical engineer looking to resume a position in…
    • An ambitious purchasing manager looking to progress into…

      • In the ‘what you can offer the company’ part, you’re selling your absolute top skills and strengths and backing them up with evidence. If you’re tweaking your CV because you’re applying for a particular job, use the job spec to create your statement. For example, if the employer is looking for someone with attention to detail and you’ve got experience meticulously proofing essays or presentations etc., then say so.

      If you’re crafting a more general personal statement with a job title in mind, be sure you include achievements that are noteworthy and will make you stand out in that field. For example, if you’re looking for a position within graphic design and you’ve got extensive Photoshop experience working on a major campaign, not only can you claim you have these skills in your personal statement, but you can back them up too – perfect!

      The important thing to remember here is not to litter your personal statement with a trail of buzzwords. You might well be an ‘extremely driven strategic thinker with excellent communication skills and extensive experience in marketing’, but all you’ve really done here is told the recruiter that you’ve worked in marketing with no proof of your other claims.

      To top it off, you’ve also revealed this information in an extremely boring way that recruiters have heard a million times before; when it comes to selling yourself, you don’t want to write something as bland and soggy as overcooked rice; you want to lovingly craft a seafood paella.

      Try to highlight real, relevant skills and back them up with evidence to make the statement strong. Try something like this for the middle section:

      • During my degree, I have developed an excellent eye for detail due to the heavy demands of assignments and research. As a result, I am also able to work under pressure, especially when balancing my educational workload with my volunteering placement at local nursing homes.
      • Knowledgeable engineer with a wide skill-set, including condition-based maintenance, through working on automated systems such as…
      • Through utilising my communications skills when working in managerial positions at large corporations, I have developed successful working relationships and resultantly, an advantageous professional network.

        • The final section of the personal statement is to highlight your career goals. More than anything this shows the recruiter that you’re a professional worth investing time and money in. Take a look at these examples:

      • I am looking for a challenging, fast-paced environment within media to utilise my written knowledge and develop my creative skill set further.
      • Looking to re-establish a career in a progressive organisation which requires engineering expertise, after taking maternity leave to care for a new-born.
      • I am looking to secure a challenging role in a market-leading automotive company where I can bring fresh strategic vision and value to the business.

        • Dos and don’ts

        Here’s a quick breakdown of the key points to remember when crafting that all-important statement.

      • Get straight to the point – recruiters don’t like to read waffle!
      • Provide evidence of your skills and experience, but be brief! Offer just enough to hook the recruiter.
      • Remember that you’re marketing yourself.
      • Make the statement look purposeful – you need show you know what you’re talking about, without sounding too arrogant.
      • Reflect the job specification in your statement.
      • Be real! Recruiters ultimately want to know you as a person and what you can bring to the table.
      • Proofread for spelling and grammar.
      • Read it aloud to make sure it flows properly. Probably best to get someone else to run an eye over it too.
      • Overuse buzz words – You might want to chuck a few in there, but a hyperbolic stream of empty qualities and meaningless words is just off-putting.
      • Mix the grammatical person – remember either first person or third, not both.
      • Be boring – you want to sound unique with noteworthy qualities.
      • Copy from your cover letter or copy your cover letter from your statement – that’s just lazy.
      • Ramble!

      Complete personal profile examples for 2018

      Here are a few final examples of personal statements for you to gloss over. Hopefully, it’ll spark some inspiration for your own.

      ‘I am a recent graduate with a 2:1 degree in Creative Writing from the University of Surrey seeking an entry-level position in copywriting. During my degree, I have developed an excellent eye for detail due to the heavy demands of assignments and research. Over the last year, I have also balanced an editing position at Surrey’s media society, where I have devised content ideas and managed a small team of writers, proving that I have potential to excel within a professional writing field. I am looking for a challenging, fast-paced environment within media to utilise my creative knowledge and develop my writing skill-set further.’

      ‘A highly-skilled mechanical engineer looking to resume a position in industrial construction. Extremely knowledgeable with seven years industry experience. Possesses a wide skill set, including condition-based maintenance, through working on automated systems on large-scale building projects. Looking to re-establish a career in a progressive organisation which requires engineering expertise after a short career break to take care of a new-born.’

      ‘I am an ambitious purchasing manager looking to progress into a senior purchasing position within the automotive sector. I have developed communication skills when working in managerial positions at large automotive corporations, nurtured successful working relationships and, resultantly, possess an advantageous professional network. Due to over 12 years of experience within this industry, I am fully equipped with commercial awareness and product knowledge. I am looking to secure a challenging role in a market-leading automotive company where I can bring fresh strategic vision and value to the business.’

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      Профиль

      Кремль: заявления Юлии Скрипаль необходимо проверить

      Заявления дочери экс-полковника ГРУ Сергея Скрипаля Юлии требуют проверки, так как необходимо удостовериться в том, что они сделаны не под давлением, сообщил представитель Кремля Дмитрий Песков.

      «До сих пор не соблюдена британской стороной Венская конвенция, до сих пор Россия не получила консульского доступа к Юлии Скрипаль. Более того, мы не можем быть до конца уверены, в каком состоянии она находится, оказывается ли на нее какое-то давление, где она находится, делала ли она какие-то заявления и делала ли она эти заявления по своей воле», — заявил пресс-секретарь президента в интервью телеканалу НТВ.

      «Переданный через кого-то некий набор информации, насколько он может быть достоверным и насколько он может вызывать доверие — это очень большой вопрос, учитывая, что это происходит на фоне гигантской, не имеющей аналогов в мире провокации британской стороны», — добавил он.

      Ранее Юлия Скрипаль записала видеообращение, в котором заявила о своем нежелании воспользоваться помощью, предлагаемой посольством РФ в Великобритании.

      4 марта в британском Солсбери были отравлены экс-полковник ГРУ Сергей Скрипаль и его дочь Юлия. Лондон обвинил в произошедшем Москву, утверждая, что при отравлении использовалось нервно-паралитическое вещество группы «Новичок», которое якобы разрабатывалось в РФ. Москва категорически отвергает эти обвинения.

      Минтруд предложил уголовное наказание за увольнение людей предпенсионного возраста

      За увольнение сотрудников предпенсионного возраста в России могут ввести уголовную ответственность. Соответствующее предложение содержится в проекте плана по созданию условий для повышения уровня пенсионного обеспечения граждан, который разработали в Минтруде.

      Госдума приняла закон об увеличении лимита рекламы на ТВ

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      В Италии арестован российский экс-сенатор Кривицкий

      Бывший член Совета Федерации от Новгородской области Дмитрий Кривицкий арестован в Италии по запросу России. Об этом «РИА Новости» сообщил его адвокат.

      Сотруднику ЦНИИмаш Кудрявцеву предъявлено обвинение в госизмене

      В Греции число жертв пожаров увеличилось до 79 человек

      Из-за пожаров в пригороде Афин и в других районах Греции пострадало 79 человек, сообщило в среду агентство Reuters.

      Фестиваль «Нашествие» остался без пяти исполнителей, в том числе Монеточки

      Елизавета Гырдымова, более известная как певица Монеточка, отменила свое выступление на рок-фестивале «Нашествие», который пройдет с 3 по 5 августа в селе Большое Завидово в Тверской области. О своем решении она написала на странице «Вконтакте».

      Суд арестовал шестерых фигурантов дела о пытках в колонии

      Трое фигурантов дела о пытках в ярославской колонии были взяты под стражу

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      Госдума разрешила получать номера на автомобили у дилеров

      Госдума приняла в третьем чтении закон, разрешающий ставить на учет автомобили без посещения ГИБДД.

      Москалькова предложила провести «паспортную амнистию»

      В России могут провести «паспортную амнистию» среди людей, которые по разным причины оказались без соответствующего документа. Об этом уполномоченный по правам человека Татьяна Москалькова рассказала в интервью РБК.

      Путин высказался о росте зарплат учителей и врачей

      Российский президент Владимир Путин заявил, что зарплаты врачей и учителей должны расти вслед за увеличением среднего уровня заработка по региону.
      Об этом глава государства сказал в ходе встречи с губернатором Хабаровского края Вячеславом Шпортом.

      Комикс впервые в истории номинирован на Букеровскую премию

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      Российские авиакомпании повышают цены на билеты из-за подорожания керосина

      Авиакомпании, входящие в группу «Аэрофлот», кроме «Победы», с 26 июня увеличат топливный сбор на внутренних рейсах, пишет «Коммерсант». В эконом и комфорт классах повышение составит 200 рублей, в бизнес-классе — 400.

      США предложили Евросоюзу взаимно отказаться от торговых пошлин

      Президент США Дональд Трамп предложил Евросоюзу взаимный отказ от пошлин и субсидий в поддержку свободного рынка, об этом он написал на своей странице в Twitter.

      Минфин предложить реформировать ОСАГО

      Министерство финансов РФ подготовило поправки в закон об обязательном автостраховании (ОСАГО), которые отменяют два коэффициента: по мощности двигателя и по региону. Вместо них министерство предлагает ввести коэффициент, зависящий от стиля вождения, сообщают «Ведомости».

      Набравший 400 баллов за ЕГЭ выпускник получил еще 100 за экзамен в МГУ

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      Путин поручил рассмотреть вопрос строительства моста на Сахалин

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      ФСИН проверит СИЗО и колонии после инцидента в Ярославле

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      The NLIN Procedure


      PROFILE Statement

      A PROFILE statement selects parameters for profiling to assess their nonlinear characteristics. It can also gauge the influence of each observation on the selected parameters. If none of the parameters is specified in the PROFILE statement, all parameters are selected for profiling. To produce the plots that are controlled by the PROFILE statement, ODS Graphics must be enabled. If there are observations in the main data set that PROC NLIN deems unusable, the procedure issues a message stating that these observations are excluded from the parameter profiling. PROC NLIN ignores PROFILE statements for nonconvergent and singular models.

      Table 81.8 summarizes the options available in the PROFILE statement.

      Table 81.8: Summary of Options in PROFILE Statement

      Produces all profiling related plots and statistics

      Produces confidence curves for the listed parameters

      Produces plots of the absolute relative percentage change by observation for the listed parameters

      Specifies the profile output data set

      Specifies a profiling range

      Produces profile t plots for the listed parameters

      produces all appropriate plots for the parameters that are listed in the PROFILE statement. This option overrides all other options . If the PROFDATA= option is specified, the values of the corresponding statistics are written to the data set.

      produces confidence curves for each parameter listed in the PROFILE statement. If the PROFDATA= option is specified, the values of the corresponding statistics are written to the data set. See the section Profiling Parameters and Assessing the Influence of Observations on Parameter Estimates for details.

      produces, for each parameter listed in the PROFILE statement, plots of absolute relative percentage change in the value of the parameter that results from a fit to a jackknife-resampled datum versus observation number. The jackknife resampling is performed with a leave-one-out method. If the PROFDATA= option is specified, the values of the corresponding statistics are written to the data set. See the section Profiling Parameters and Assessing the Influence of Observations on Parameter Estimates for details.

      specifies the SAS data set to be created by PROC NLIN when a PROFILE statement is included. See the section Output Data Sets for details about this data set.

      RANGE= to by

      specifies a profiling range for each parameter listed in the PROFILE statement. , and represent the starting, final, and consecutive incremental values of the range in terms of the standard errors of the parameters to be profiled. If you do not specify the RANGE= option, PROC NLIN uses –2, 2, and 0.2 as default values for , , and , respectively. For example, if parameter is in the PROFILE statement, then during the profiling of , PROC NLIN performs approximately ( – )/ number of constrained optimizations. At the i th constrained optimization, the value of is constrained to ,

      and the rest of the parameters are freely optimized. In the preceding expression, and are the estimated value and standard error, respectively, for . If parameter bounds are specified with BOUNDS statements, PROC NLIN enforces those bounds during the profiling optimizations.

      Note : The profiling optimizations are performed using quasi-Newton algorithm. During these optimizations, any optimization options specified in the PROC NLIN statement and the _LOSS_ variable are ignored.

      produces profile t plots for each parameter listed in the PROFILE statement. If the PROFDATA= option is specified, the values of the corresponding statistics are written to the data set. See the section Profiling Parameters and Assessing the Influence of Observations on Parameter Estimates for details.

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