CV Writing Tip: Write an attention grabbing Personal Profile

Your Personal Profile should help an employer grasp exactly who you are, what you offer and what you want from your career.

My advice to anyone writing this profile is to make it a "marmite" profile: The employer will either love it or hate it but at least you will stand out.

Some top tips are:

1. Limit your profile to 5 or 6 lines.
2. Always highlight your career ambitions.
3. Break it down into 3 areas: who you are, what you can deliver to the employer and your career ambitions.
4. Be original! - don't use over-used words like "great team player", the employer will have seen that too many times before.

Here is an example of my profile which stands out and depending on what employers are looking for, will either love or hate:

" I am a powerful Sales and Marketing personality with the outgoing nature and drive to make things happen, even if the odds are stacked against me. People are drawn to my contagious enthusiasm and big personality, which paired with strong determination can win others over. I have a talent for creative reasoning and always invite stakeholders in to make them feel at home with innovative solutions. I seek a sales role where service and innovation are the main differentiators to enable profitable sales growth."

It doesn't cover everything about me but gives the reader an insight into who I am and what I want.

Here is a good link to a website personalitystyle.com. I have used this in the past to get ideas about who I am and have copied the words they gave me in my profile. It's Free so have a look at it here.

I urge you to have a go at writing your "marmite" profile now and if anyone wants to share their profiles, please feel free to do so.