Personal statement on cv

Mrs Garth Brooks

Should you include a personal statement on your cv? With your aims and goals?

If you should, how do I write one? I dont have a clue. And how many lines?

Stheno

Depends.

I don't have one.

Some people put one in, literally a paragraph at the top of their c.v. with a summary of their background and skills.

Eoin

I have one, but mainly because my current job title is a bit misleading (it wasn't my choice). It doesn't really reflect what I do, nor what I would want to do.

Procrastastudy

Depends on the job.

Also don't have a load of management speak gobbledegook if you do chose to write one. It used to be (quite far down to be fair) my bin list when sorting CVs.

Irish_Elect_Eng

Here You Go.

How to write a personal statement for your CV

I personal statement can be useful in several job seeking situations.

• A change in career direction.
• A jump up in responsibility
• Pulling together disparate experience
• For some creative Jobs
• To add some direction to a weak CV

Mr. Loverman

I personally don't like them because they are generally nonsense, e.g. "A goal oriented, dynamic professional who works well in a team as well as alone, etc., etc." and can take away from the factual aspect of a CV.

I think the cover letter is a better place for mentioning why you want the job you are applying for.