How do you add a Personal Statement to a CV? Is it something that is recommened?

Question

If it is worth doing can someone provide an example of a good Personal Statement?

Answer 1

No thats not what a cv is about. You can give further info at interview. CV's need to be short and sweet.

Answer 2

Provide your Personal Statement as a separate sheet as and when you feel it is relevant :-)


10 Tips on How to Write A CV Career Statement / Objective Statement

1 - Choose two adjectives to describe your work style such as, "Dependable and conscientious student seeking..." or "Detail oriented and quality conscious accounting clerk..."

2 - Inform your potential employer of "what is in it for them", such as, "seeking to utilize 10+ years experience in the industry..." or "...proven sales record..."

3 - One sentence is good, but making sense is better! If warranted, two sentences or in some cases a short paragraph will improve an objective statement.

4 - If you know the job title for which you are applying, use it. There is nothing to be gained in trying to define a new position for yourself.

5 - If you have read the job description in an advertisement, try to mirror one or two of the words listed. For instance, if the job indicated a desire for a self-starter, then experiment with using the same term or one with the same meaning.

6 - Grammar and spelling count! It is expected that CVs and resumes will have short sentence fragments, abbreviations, and little punctuation, but your career objective statement should be written without error.

7 - Avoid being too general. It is better to do a little research with the company and uncover some of what they may be looking for than to write an over-generalized objective.

8 - Ambition is nice, but statements such as "work my way up to..." will impress no one and may undercut your credibility.

9 - Experiment with writing an objective without the use of the word, "I". "I", is more appropriately used in a cover letter. Using "I" and "my" too frequently may lose a recruiter whose context and focus is on what the company can gain from a new hire.

10 - Do not promise more than you can deliver! If you are chronically late, then describing yourself as punctual will only undermine your credibility later when it is discovered that you have misrepresented yourself

Answer 3

It is best not to add a personal statement to a CV. The CV should be limited to one page if possible. It covers who you are, education, skills, job experience, references and contact information. You can always write a short cover letter and include a personal statement there.

There are professionals who write CVs. They are not expensive. Ask for references.

Hope this helps.
Regards,
Bistro

Answer 4

My personal statement is

I am actively seeking to acquire further expertise and perspectives within a challenging environment. I am a flexible conscientious individual with an honest character who only gives full commitment and hard work. I feel that these qualities are the minimum any member of staff should give.

I am a hardworking, responsible employee. I work well as a team and individually and I strive under pressure.

Answer 5

NO - employers do not examine them (I used to artwork interior the post Room of a huge business enterprise, and became steered by using HR to throw all the CV's with a private assertion on away formerly the appropriate supervisor observed them. For one interest we had a hundred and fifty applicants, and by using the time the interior maximum assertion CV's have been thrown away they have been in basic terms 10 applicants - heavily).

Answer 6

Nope, short & sweet like sugarlump. The reader only wants to see the bare essentials, any extra can come later. Likewise, don't quote referees until you are asked.