03. What is more important, a personal statement or a professional summary? What’s the difference?
A personal statement or professional
The professional summary goes a
summary serves as a quick biography
step further than a personal
of an applicant. Although they sound
statement, in that it typically
similar, both terms reflect different
displays the number of years spent in
goals. A personal statement outlines
a role, and other details such as skill
the objective of your application, i.e.,
sets and personal attributes.
why you are applying for a certain role. For example, the personal
Are these important to include? “Yes,
statement of a software developer
if there is space,” Tijana answers, but
would read: I am an experienced
not at the cost of your document
software developer now looking for a
length. If you have a lot of content to
senior position.
include on your CV, it’s not worth including either a personal statement
On the other hand, a professional
or professional summary. However,
summary presents a few sentences
Tijana considers another type of
summarising the content of a CV.
applicant: “If it is a graduate profile, an introductory personal statement is very welcomed.”
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