Which section of a resume do you consider the most important?

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Your resume will be of interest to the employer if it is written correctly. Filling out each column is accompanied by special requirements and subtleties.

Expert opinion

Natalia Molchanova

Recruitment Manager

For an applicant for a vacant position, information about yourself is an additional opportunity to attract the attention of the manager to your candidacy and make your resume stand out from the rest.

The section about yourself in the resume is relatively small in relation to the blocks about “” or “responsibilities.” However, despite this, it is no less important than other points. This fact especially applies to those applicants who have not yet gained professional experience and have poor knowledge.

How to write about yourself on a resume

It is important to maintain brevity and content in this block. The text volume should be about 5 sentences. Do a little self-analysis

According to this plan, we will write “information about ourselves” in the resume:

• which skills and personal qualities are your strengths (something in which you are superior to other candidates, or some special advantages),
• in which areas of activity you achieved the best results;
• think about your professional achievements;
• for what merits were you nominated for an award;
• use diplomas, certificates and other documentation that demonstrates your competence.

What is better to write about yourself in a resume?

We use the presence of this column for our own purposes. We will fill it with valuable information that will allow you to stand out among other candidates and convince you that you are the best applicant for this vacancy.

Before filling out this section, re-read the job requirements again. Who does the recruiter prefer? Some advertisements indicate that you need your own car and 5 years of driving experience. Or required with an open visa. If you meet the criteria set by the employer, please indicate this in your information in your resume.

Expert opinion

Natalia Molchanova

Recruitment Manager

The column should reflect the requirements of the vacancy, arouse the manager’s interest in your candidacy and incline his choice to your side.

• I can find common language with people regardless of their age and profession;
• possession of a driver's license and personal vehicle;
• readiness for long business trips;
• I study English, completed an internship for 3 months in England;
• I work with MS Office programs, skillful handling of office equipment.

• Knowledge of MS Office programs and working with office equipment.
• Ability to organize document flow, develop regulations and instructions.
• Office management, business communication skills.
• Ability to build relationships and resolve disputes.
• Control over the work of structural divisions and organization of their activities.

Place commercial director assumes:

• Sales organization and after-sales service management.
• Skills in personal transactions for the sale of goods.
• Working with the client base.
• Conducting diverse negotiations.
• Preparation of pricing policy.
• Conclusion of expenditure and income contracts.
• Probing the competitive environment.
• Economy. Expansion of the market field of the product.

Information about yourself in a resume for the position of senior electrician for setting up electrical equipment may sound like this:

• Married, I have two children.
• I have skills in working with all power tools.
• 5th group on electrical safety, drawing up work orders.
• I do welding work.
• PC user, Excel, Internet, Outlook, AutoCad.
• Reading and developing diagrams.

Alexander Yurievich

Director of a recruitment agency

This is exactly what everyone writes. Every second resume contains an incoherent set of adjectives and/or nouns, the reading of which can cause HR best case scenario a smile, or at worst - irritation. But both good and evil HR will rush to close your resume, unless, of course, you are the only candidate for an open vacancy. Please forget about this:
“I am sociable, proactive, flexible, honest, stress-resistant. I consider my strengths to be systemic thinking, result-oriented, and good management skills. I charge the team with my positivity and energy. I don't drink, I don't smoke«.
and forget again:
“High efficiency, ability to identify risks, ability to multitask, leadership skills, ability to work in a team, organizational and management abilities, stress resistance, ambitiousness in setting goals. Hobbies: alpine skiing. Married, two children".
and for those who still remember: FORGET once and for all!
“The total work experience in the specialty is more than 9 years. Personal qualities: sociable, purposeful, positive, stress-resistant. Interested in additional education. High self-motivation. PC is a confident user.”

For some reason, most applicants strictly follow the instructions of the hh site, and as a result, each resume contains the same information, which has absolutely no meaning at the stage of resume selection. However, please note that this last section- the culmination of your resume, which the HR manager focuses on. And your last chance to attract attention to your CV.

Therefore, when filling out the “About yourself” section in your resume on the hh.ru website, there is only one regulation: you must summarize your experience in relation to the requirements of the job for which you are applying. For example, if the vacancy states that an employee with experience in mechanical engineering production and management of 1,000 people is needed, then emphasize this in this section. You can also indicate your main areas of activity, specialization, key projects and competencies, technical skills.
I described how to fill out the “About Me” section in the publication:
Next I will give 4 examples for different positions, so that you can understand and visualize how this can be done correctly.

No. 1. Position “Sales Manager”, 32 years old
Bad example: “A professional with excellent leadership qualities. Sociable, broad-minded, sociable, responsible, punctual, independent, loyal, stress-resistant. Hobbies: reading, cooking, sports - Latin. Marital status: married, son.”

A good example: " I have experience in sales and customer service in Russia and abroad with representatives different countries. I know how to work with the premium segment. I am fluent English and professional vocabulary. Conversational level of Chinese (C1).”

No. 2. Position “Financial Director”, 48 years old
Bad example: " Focused on results and constant growth. I have good communication skills. Good effective presentation skills.
Analytical mind, quick learner various aspects business. I can defend my point of view with arguments.”

A good example: " I have more than 10 years of experience working in manufacturing companies in large multi-industry holdings. I have expert knowledge in the field of accounting, tax accounting, financial analysis and budgeting. I am proficient in methods of assessing assets, profitability, and risks. I have successful experience in attracting external financing, passing tax and audit audits. Experience in managing a team of over 300 people.”

No. 3. Position “Territorial Manager”, 28 years old
Bad example: “A proactive and effective professional manager with 7 years of successful experience in sales. I love to travel and take photographs. I run and ski. Single, no children.
No bad habits."

Good example: “I have experience in active sales of banking products, including investment and insurance products, as well as with premium segment clients for more than 7 years. I have knowledge of banking products and sales techniques, personal financial planning methodology. I am able to identify the client’s needs for financial products and develop a financial plan that satisfies the client.”

No. 4. Position " General manager", 52 years old
Bad example: " High professional level. A sober approach to solving professional problems. Good organizational skills.Constructive relationships with subordinates, colleagues and management. High work capacity. Dedication to the business and the Company.Constant desire to improve knowledge."

A good example: " 20 years of experience in managing all services of a manufacturing company, including large industrial and unique industry ones investment projects. Main activities: metallurgy and mining industry. Key competencies: development and implementation of an enterprise development strategy, ensuring transparency of the financial and economic activities of enterprises, implementation of projects to improve the operational efficiency of a business (cost reduction, increased labor productivity, optimization of business processes); examination of investment projects.”

Download a chapter from the book “Strike Outright. #Resume” and get examples of positions for the “About Me” section.

STOP! The following is prohibited in the “About Me” section:

• "Be like everyone else": list your character traits, such as responsibility, attentiveness, resistance to stress, diligence, honesty, etc.
• "Be a Parrot": Repeat information from other sections of the resume.
• "Being a Narcissist": use: personal pronouns, emotional expressions and self-congratulatory tone - “I love”, “I like”, “I am happy to develop”,“professional”, “best result”, “I have strong leadership qualities”, “I work actively and effectively”, etc.

Lifehack: “How to write a good text for the “About Me” section?”
Come up with a short description of 2-4 sentences that describes you as a professional in your field. Compose your convincing and specific answers to the questions:

• What is your profession?
• What experience and in what areas do you have? How old?
• What do you know?
• What can you do?
• What skills do you have?

You don't have to use all the answers. Select the most interesting and functionally significant vacancies for which you are applying. What to do with the other answers? They will also be useful to you when answering questions at an interview.

Your hh resume may be scanned in just 5-10 seconds, but the last “About Me” section is where you're sure to get noticed. Summary - This is a solo, not a choral performance. Don't follow regulations, personalize your CV. This is quite difficult to do within the established framework of job site templates, and only one “About Me” section will allow you to stand out from other candidates who unquestioningly follow the regulations and rules. So make the most of this opportunity.

Raisa Sorokina

Coach for job search and career building. Author website, The only trainer-interviewer in Russia who prepares for all types of interviews. Resume writing expert.

Listen to someone who has reviewed over 100,000 resumes throughout his career and really knows how to make a resume more compelling. Here, by the way, is my LinkedIn profile, see for yourself: mpritula.

But let's agree right away: no deception on your resume. Only honest information. How to make your resume really cool without cheating - about this in my life hacks.

Why almost perfect? Here are 10 tips I would give on this resume:

• Take a photo on a plain background (white or gray).
• Remove one phone. Why does a recruiter need to think about where to call?
• Change your email to a personal one, not a company one.
• Remove marital status.
• Combine competencies and key experience. Reduce sentences to 7-10 words and format them as a list.
• Remove recommendations.
• Correct the misspelling of the word “company” in last place work.
• Reduce responsibilities to 10 lines.
• Make the link short (bit.ly, goo.gl).
• Reduce the total length of your resume to two pages.

Making your resume more expensive

Now let's talk about what makes a resume more expensive. I advise people on how to improve their resume. Representatives of a variety of positions send me their resumes: from ordinary salespeople to company directors. Everyone makes the same mistakes. There wasn't a single resume for which I couldn't write 10 tips on how to improve it. Below I have collected the most frequent advice that I gave on the resumes sent.



10. Combine many jobs into one

It is considered normal if a person works for a company for 2–3 years. If he changes jobs more often, he may be called a job hopper. Recruiters don’t like such people, since about 70% of customers refuse to consider such candidates. And this is quite natural.

After a year of work, a person only begins to benefit the company.

Of course, everyone has the right to make mistakes, and a good resume may contain a couple of places where the candidate worked for 1–1.5 years. But if the entire resume looks like this, then its value is very low.

However, it often happens that a person has changed several job positions in one company or moved from company to company within a holding structure. Or was he studying project work, during which I changed several employers.

In such cases (and wherever possible), I recommend registering this as one place of work, with one name and common dates of work. And inside this block, you can unobtrusively show a change of positions, but in such a way that visually, during a quick inspection of the resume, there is no feeling of a frequent change of jobs.



11. Keep your resume to the ideal length

I believe that the ideal length of a resume is strictly two pages. One is too few, it is only permissible for students, and three is too many.

If everything is clear with one page - such a resume looks like a resume for a novice specialist - then with three, four, and so on pages, everything is not so obvious. And the answer is simple: the recruiter will look at only two pages 80% of the time. And it will only read what you indicated on these two pages. Therefore, no matter what you write on the third and subsequent pages, it will remain unnoticed. And if you write valuable information about yourself there, the recruiter will not know about it.



12. Share your achievements

If you remember only one sentence from my article, let it be about achievements. This immediately adds 50% value to your resume. The recruiter is simply not able to interview everyone who sent a resume. Therefore, the one who indicated his achievements and was able to thereby interest the recruiter will always win.

Achievements are your measurable ones, which are expressed in numbers, deadlines or significant qualitative changes in the company. They must be specific, measurable, impressive and relevant to the position.

Example of achievements:

• In three months, I increased TV sales by 30% (store director).
• Brought to market new product in four months, which helped me earn 800 thousand dollars in six months (marketing director).
• Negotiated with suppliers and increased the deferment on payments by 30 days, saving the company on loans - $100 thousand monthly (purchaser).
• Reduced staff turnover from 25 to 18% through employee engagement (HR).



13. Tell us about your personal qualities

Nowadays, more and more attention is paid to the personal qualities of an employee when selecting candidates. If you analyze what exactly you will be assessed at the interview, then most likely it will be like this:

• 40% - professional knowledge;
• 40% - personal qualities;
• 20% - motivation (the desire to do this particular job in this particular company).

What are personal qualities? These are personal qualities of a person that contribute to the effective performance of their duties.

This includes: energy, openness, ability to work in a team, initiative, proactivity, and so on. Moreover, these are no longer empty words; at interviews, more and more often you will hear the following question: “Tell me about a situation in which you had to take responsibility and how you dealt with it.” This is called competency-based assessment.

Therefore, your personal qualities, especially if they correspond to those required by the vacancy, are extremely important. And if previously it was enough to simply list them, now this is no longer enough. Now we need to confirm their presence, so I recommend writing them like this (of course, you give your own examples, mandatory rule: they all must be real and from the past):

• Initiative: developed and implemented a strategy for the department to overcome the crisis when the head left.
• Energy: My sales volume for 2014 was 30% above the department average.
• Stress resistance: successfully negotiated with a client who refused seven managers, and concluded an agreement with him.
• Leadership: conducted five management trainings and developed 10 managers from line employees.

Here it is important to write not many qualities, but qualities with examples. That is, examples here are more important than quantity.



14. Throw functional responsibilities from the job description into the trash!

Functional responsibilities that are indicated on a resume are usually the most banal and tedious thing. In 30% of cases they are copied from their own job description, in 50% of cases - from other people’s resumes or job descriptions, and only 20% really write them well on their own.

I always recommend writing down responsibilities, not areas of responsibility, and describing them in the form of actions that you performed. This is similar to achievements, but numbers are not required here, responsibilities may not be so impressive, and, naturally, these are not one-time actions.

Before writing them, I recommend reading a few job openings to get an idea of ​​what is worth writing about. Next, write down the responsibilities in order of their importance: the most significant ones come first (strategy development, introducing new products to the market), and the least significant ones come last (preparation of reports).



15. Sell your job title and company

Job titles and a list of companies are, in fact, exactly what a recruiter looks for in a resume in the first place. It’s like a buyer sliding his eyes along a store shelf in search of brands familiar to him (Nescafe, Procter & Gamble, Gallina Blanca, Mars, Snickers, Tide). It is along these lines that the recruiter forms the initial cost of the resume in his head and only then begins to look for details.



• We write only the generally accepted name. If you work for Nails and Nuts LLC, which is an official dealer of Coca-Cola, then simply write Coca-Cola. Believe me, no one is interested in the legal name of the company.
• We write the number of employees in brackets, for example: IBM (3,000 employees).
• Under the name of the company, we write briefly in 7-10 words what it does. For example: one of the top 5 in the field of consumer lending.
• If the company is little-known, but works with well-known brands, be sure to indicate this. For example: “Autosupersuperleasing” (leasing partner of BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Audi, Honda). The name of well-known brands next to an unknown company will significantly enhance the perception of the company.



16. Remove template phrases from the “Goal” section

Immediately after your contact information in your resume there is a section called “Goal”. Usually in this section they write template phrases like “Maximize your potential...”. Here you need to list a list of positions that interest you.



17. Always check your spelling

Typically, about 5% of all resumes I review contain errors:

• basic grammatical errors (there was no spell check);
• spelling errors foreign words(only Russian spelling check is configured);
• errors in punctuation: a space before a comma, a comma between words without spaces;
• in lists at the end of the sentence they are different signs punctuation (ideally there should be none; a period is placed after the last item in the list).



18. Save your resume in DOCX format and nothing else.

• Not PDF - many recruiters make their edits or notes (salary expectations, their impressions of the candidate, information that was obtained during the interview) in the resume before sending it to the customer; they will not be able to add them to PDF.
• Not ODT - may not open correctly on some computers.
• No DOC is a sign that the resume is from the past (pre-Office 2007).
• Not RTF - usually weighs more than alternatives.



19. Use a resume file name that is convenient for the recruiter

The title of the resume file must contain at least your last name and preferably your position. This will make it more convenient for the recruiter to search for a resume on his disk, send it, and so on. A little concern for the recruiter will definitely be noted. Again, this makes the resume a little more expensive in the eyes of the recruiter.



20. Show your value in your cover letter.

There are different opinions about cover letters. I always say this: a good cover letter can add value to a resume 20% of the time if it's written correctly. But it is not always necessary.

If you decide to write it, then here is a simple structure:



And if shown with an example, it could look like this:



Mistakes in your resume

Along with the secrets to increasing the value of a resume, there are things that make a resume significantly cheaper. Let's talk about some of them.



Nowadays, many job search sites allow you to download a resume created there. At the same time, they always add their logo and various fields for entering information into such a resume, which is not at all necessary for the resume. For example, gender. These resumes look like they're really cheap, so I don't recommend ever doing that.



21. Remove confusing abbreviations

When you work in a company for a long time, some of the abbreviations adopted in it already seem so familiar that you write them on your resume. But they are unfamiliar to the recruiter, so very important information is lost. Try to avoid abbreviations wherever possible.



22. Paraphrase cliched phrases

Very often you want to give in to temptation and stuff into your resume template phrases that can easily be found in any resume or job description. Avoid them as they are a waste of space to the recruiter.

Paraphrase, for example:

• Result orientation = I always think about the result in my work.
• Customer focus = the client always comes first for me = I put the client’s interests above my personal ones.
• Communication skills = I can easily negotiate with any clients/colleagues = I can easily carry on conversations with clients.



23. Create a normal box

What distinguishes a professional from a child? A professional calls his mailbox by first and last name, and a child uses children’s words, nicknames from games and forums, and his date of birth.

Well, it is absolutely unacceptable to indicate your work mailbox. The recruiter in this case will interpret this nuance as follows: “I am being fired from my job, and therefore I can not be afraid and send my resume from my work email.”



24. Delete marital status, it is only of interest to visitors of dating sites

There is only one case where indicating marital status can play a role positive role: if a young girl is looking for a job and wants to show that she will not go on maternity leave immediately after finding a job. In this case, you can indicate the presence of children.

The options “civil marriage” and “divorced” immediately reduce the cost of the resume, as additional questions arise.

The option “I have children” is written by very narrow-minded people, since everyone normal people « ». :)



25. Explain the work experience gap.

You can’t just show a gap in work. You need to write why exactly it arose. The option “I’ll explain at the interview” is not suitable, since the recruiter, seeing the gap, will think the worst that could happen.

If there was a maternity leave between two jobs, we write that. By the way, if the maternity leave was without leaving for another job, there is no point in writing it at all. I don’t even recommend highlighting this in any particular way during an interview.



26. Remove the end date from the last place

This is the only resume trick that can be forgiven. It is believed that a person draws up a resume before dismissal and after dismissal simply does not update this date. In any case, the specified dismissal date will work against you.



27. Don’t write reasons for dismissals

There is no reason why reasons for dismissal need to be specified. No matter what you write there, the recruiter will always have suspicions about your desire to explain the reason for your dismissal. Or maybe you're lying?



28. Don't explain details of your resume.

It is not allowed to write explanations, comments, footnotes, etc. in your resume. Only dates, facts, achievements.



The worst thing that can happen is the “Recommendations” section and the phrase “I will provide it upon request.” What is the point of such a section? A list of recommenders is unnecessary. Nobody will call them before the interview with you. And after the interview, you will be able to provide this list if there is a request.



30. Remove tables and large indents

Tables in resumes were adopted in the early 2000s. Then the entire civilized world abandoned them. Don't act like a dinosaur.

Also, don't take up most of the summary with very large spaces on the left side of the document.



31. Leave the first jobs for your grandmother

For simplicity, I'll just describe how it would be OK:

• Last place of work: 7–10 lines of responsibilities and 5–7 lines of achievements.
• Previous place of work: 5-7 lines of responsibilities and 3-5 lines of achievements.
• Place of work before last: 3–5 lines of responsibilities and 3 lines of achievements.
• Other places of work: 3 lines + 3 lines of achievements, if they fall within the range of the last 10 years of work.
• Everything that was before 10 years ago: only the names of companies and positions.
• If in your career there were places of work that were not relevant to your current position, feel free to delete them. For example, now you are a marketing director, but you started 15 years ago as an engineer at a factory or a salesperson at the market.



32. Remove vocational school

If you studied at a vocational school, college, technical school, and then graduated from a university, show only the university.

33. Don’t show your resume to HR specialists you know if you’re not sure of their professionalism.

We have many HR specialists who consider themselves gurus and give advice left and right. Find out how many vacancies they filled themselves, how many people are interviewed on average per day. What books have you read about recruiting? How many of them were foreign?

If you receive answers like this:

• more than 500 vacancies;
• 5–10 per day;
• more than five books (at least!);
• Lou Adler, Bill Radin, Tony Byrne;

...then feel free to trust the advice!

I'm doing a little research, so in the comments to this post, write which of all the tips described was most valuable to you. This will help me understand your needs and write another one cool article on how to sell yourself more during an interview.


P.S. Friends, thank you all for your comments. My colleague and I wrote a book where we shared even more advice. It is available at the link.

The article was visually designed by the genius of presentations

So, what should you write about yourself on VKontakte? If your goal is to interest the majority of visitors to your account, to intrigue the opposite sex, or to fill out your profile in a high-quality and unusual way in order to find old acquaintances, then follow our recommendations.

In this article you will find unique, attention-grabbing phrases that you can write down in the column About me VKontakte.

The selection is universal and will suit any user.

If you have few VK friends, then our service has cheat subscribers. You can do it completely free of charge, you just need to register on our website. There is also a promotion for VKontakte groups, which will help quickly promote a public page to the TOP of the ranking.

About yourself VKontakte what to write funny

To go to the required “About Me” section, click under the avatar of your page “Edit” and go to the “Interests” attachment. What to write in interests on VKontakte, is presented below.

You can also enter an email: https://vk.com/edit?act=interests

After that, copy the phrases you like, or enter them in the “About Me” section. Don't forget to "Save" all your data, otherwise all your efforts will be in vain.




We also offer you a selection of phrases that are perfect for answering the question in this article about yourself on VKontakte: what to write:

• I'm aware that I'm not the best best girl in the universe, but if you look at whose universe.
• Before you meet someone, be sure that it is not me.
• In principle, it’s not difficult with me. To do this, you just need to be nearby, and not somewhere (this is what what can you write about yourself in contact to a girl?).
• They threw stones at me so often, but none of them scared me.
• I don't focus on those who judge my life. After all, I live, and do not engage in condemnation.
• And in general I'm strange. I think that each of us is crazy in our own way.
• I feel that you don't feel me the way you should feel me.
• Give me time, and I will turn the Earth upside down!
• I am not tied to circumstances. I'm only interested in possibilities.
• I am a person for whom loneliness is an integral part of life.
• I create heaven myself!
• My life has a certain taste and smell. An unforgettable taste of stability. Vanilla scent of devotion. It's always there.

What is possible write something funny about yourself? Below are several examples with which you can fill out the “About Me” column.

You can interest an employer if you write your resume correctly. To do this, you need to know the basic rules for writing it and the nuances of filling out individual columns. In this article, as well as on home page, you will find ready-made examples section “about me” in your resume in order to understand how best to fill out this column.

There is no point in focusing too much on this point. You can enter information into it that should interest the employer and win him over.

For example, an accountant may enter the following information:

• there are publications in the publications “Home Accounting”, “Accounting”;
• possibility of business trips;
• married, one child;
• I annually renew my subscription to specialized accounting magazines to always be aware of changes;
• I can work with all MS Office programs.

A future sales manager can try to interest a recruiter like this:

• I easily find contact with people of different ages and professions;
• have a driver's license and a personal car;
• the possibility of business trips, including for a long period of time;
• I'm interested in studying German language, trained for 2 months in Germany;
• I am a confident user of MS Office programs and know how to operate office equipment.

For an applicant for the position of driver, the “about me” column may look like this:

• married, two children;
• driving experience more than 15 years;
• ready to work on an irregular schedule;
• I have experience driving passenger buses.

A candidate for a sales position in the sports department can write:

• I enjoy snowboarding, roller skating, skateboarding, and cycling;
• I organize hiking trips on weekends;
• I am a candidate master or master of sports;
• took part in testing sports equipment.

Many candidates repel the recruiter by continuing to list their merits in the “about themselves” column. For example, it would be a mistake to write that you are:

• responsible, scrupulous, proactive;
• sociable, attentive, conscientious;
• creative, talented, resourceful.

It will be enough if you list all your advantages in the “personal qualities” column.

In addition, keep in mind that computer knowledge can be tested during an interview. The same applies to information regarding ownership foreign languages.

When thinking about what to write about me in your resume, remember that this column should include data that is not included in other sections. Universal scheme can be assembled from the following options:

• married, two school-age children;
• ready for business trips for no more than 5 days;
• ready for long business trips;
• have a driver's license and a personal car;
• ready for business trips to other countries (valid passport available);
• the possibility of moving to another city;
• I work with MS Office programs;
• I am a member of the association of dentists (accountants, PR technologists, IT specialists);
• I enjoy reading professional literature and subscribe to specialized periodicals;
• I am fluent in English (oral and written), I passed the IELTS exam with 8 points;
• I study German (French, Spanish) in specialized courses;
• Willing to work after hours and, if necessary, on weekends.

From these designs, you can put together an example of a resume column that is suitable for you. Of course, the employer will primarily look at skills and experience, but being willing to travel or speaking a foreign language can give you a few extra points.

When writing a resume, it is very important to pay attention to all points in the application form. After all, after getting to know you, your experience, education, the potential employer will pay special attention business qualities candidate and tell me about myself. After all, it is because of them that you are a good, interesting candidate. And you can advertise and present yourself from the most advantageous side in the “story about yourself” section of your resume.

This article presents detailed information about what and how to tell about yourself in a resume; what exactly to write in the “about me” column, as well as samples and examples of filling out a resume.

Is it necessary to write anything at all?

The section about yourself is usually indicated at the very end of the resume and at first glance it may seem that the above professional qualities and experience completely describe you as an employee. However, this is not true. For example, if the items " General information”, “Experience” and “Education” imply the indication of specific information, then the “about me” item allows you to add to your resume those data that you consider necessary to indicate additionally and that are not included in the main sections. Tell us about yourself in your resume, indicating your strengths and summarizing the main achievements.

Basic rules for how to describe yourself in a resume briefly and beautifully

• Specify no more than 5 points.
• The information provided must be, in one way or another, useful to the employer.
• Restraint and professionalism.
• Honesty.

Let’s take a closer look at what should be written in the “about me” column on your resume based on the samples presented.

Candidates for the position of “Sales Manager” can indicate the following:

• I can find an approach to people of different ages and professions;
• Availability of a driver's license and car;
• Possibility of business trips;
• I am interested in learning foreign languages;
• Confident user of PCs and office equipment.

Or, for example, when writing a resume for the position of an accountant, in the “about me” column, you can indicate the following information:

Availability of publications in the publication “accounting”;

• Marital status, presence of children;
• Possibility of business trips;
• Annual subscription to prof. magazines;
• Ability to work in all MS Office programs.

A candidate for a driver position in the about me column in a resume can indicate, for example, the following items:

• Marital status;
• Driving experience;
• Willingness to work long hours;
• Experience driving passenger buses.

The main mistakes of applicants

The most common mistake many candidates make is continuing to talk about their strengths in the “About Me” column. You should not indicate such information as: sociable, responsible, proactive, etc. This information should be indicated in the personal qualities column. Try to write briefly and concisely.

Also remember that knowledge of languages ​​and ability to work in various programs is very often tested during the interview. Therefore, indicate only true facts about yourself.

Universal constructor

For your convenience, we present universal examples of what can be written in the about me column when compiling a resume. Choose the options that suit you best:

• Marital status (married, single, presence of children and their age).
• Willingness or impossibility of business trips. Specify deadlines. It is also worth indicating the presence of a foreign passport.
• Availability of a car and driver's license. Please select a category.
• Possibility of moving to another city or country.
• Knowledge of MS Office programs. Degree of proficiency.
• Membership in any professional organizations.
• Creation of professional literature, participation in developments, publications, etc.
• Knowledge of languages. Degree of proficiency.
• Willingness to work long hours.

Advice: When using these samples, do not forget that you can indicate any important information about you. The main thing is that the content of the section matches the title.

What to write about yourself in your resume: examples. Additional information about yourself in your resume, briefly and beautifully: writing example, sample

If you need to make a good impression on a future employer, then you will certainly need a properly designed and written resume as a document that is a short and complete analogue of a presentation about you, your skills and achievements. The article will help you tell about yourself briefly and beautifully. Thanks to the detailed description, you can create an example of a resume yourself.



What is a resume and what does it come with?

As mentioned above, it must be described brief information about yourself in your resume. Examples of any similar document contain on average 2 pages. Preferably no more and no less. Any deviation from the norm will not make a good impression. If there is an unreasonably large amount of information, the employer may consider that you have poor subordinate skills: narcissism prevails. If it is too little, then it will seem that you are hiding some information about your previous place of work, for example, leaving with a scandal, therefore, there is an insensitivity to criticism from outside.

There are two versions of the summary: electronic and printed. The electronic one contains only an autobiography (and possibly a portfolio). The printed document is a set of the following documents filed in a folder in this order:

Resume (in a separate file);

A copy of the document confirming the availability of education (all pages of the diploma);

Copies of passport data with photo and place of issue of the document (first page);

A scan of your permanent place of residence from your passport;

If necessary, an insert with a scan of the temporary registration (issued by a non-management company);

TIN (individual taxpayer number);

SNILS (individual personal account insurance number is also called pension insurance certificate or simply pension);

A copy of the military ID or registration;

Copies of written reviews from superiors from previous places of work.

This is all additional information about myself. The example is described in full in the summary; nothing else needs to be added.

Regarding the penultimate point: all organizations are required to report on persons who have not completed military service. If the work is needed, but you have not yet had time to serve, you must mention during the interview about the available deferment from conscription.



Depending on the proposed position, you may need to add to the list information about your existing international passport, health record, or access to the workplace. You may also need to add examples of completed projects here if the job was skill-based.

A printed version is provided to the responsible official or the HR department, with the possibility of filling out an additional questionnaire on site.

Why should a resume be formatted correctly?

Since the format of the material is compressed, every word is analyzed, so you should double-check your work for errors.

Humor will play a bad joke: one inappropriate phrase - and your resume will end up in the trash, and you will continue to wait for a call with an interview offer. Not the best best way provide information about yourself in your resume (we’ll look at another example a little later). If you want to make a good impression, then it is better to save this style of communication until a personal meeting.



An important point is the visual presentation of basic information. If everything is filled out correctly, without errors and in a favorable manner, but is written in a different font, without alignment, etc., then no one will understand it.

The easiest way to create a resume is in Microsoft Word, any version. The page margins are used in the following sizes: left - 3 cm, right - 1 cm, top and bottom - 2 cm each. The font is not small, but not large either (10, 12, 14 to choose from). The future filing of the document can be located either in the upper left corner or along the left side (which is more practical).

A large table with 2 columns is created. In the left column we begin to fill out the lines: Full name. and year of birth, position, income level, home phone, mobile phone, email. WITH right side merge the cells and insert your photo.

Next, leave 1 line empty. Let's look further at what to write about yourself in your resume. Let's look at the example in detail. We write the heading “Personal information”, under it we indicate the city and place of residence (the nearest metro station), education with a specialty, marital status(indicating the presence or absence of children).

The next section will be called “Work Experience” and will consist of two columns. In the first column we indicate the position, name of the organization, period of work and job responsibilities. We filled 1 place of the previous job - we repeat the process again until we list everything related to the vacant position.

All advanced training courses and others are described using the same principle: name of the course, date of completion, duration (if it’s a couple of days, we don’t indicate it), place of completion.

Skills: computer skills, foreign languages. The description is not limited to this. What else should you write about yourself on your resume? An example of what not to include will also be given below.

Making the entire table invisible.



There is no need to add extra material. The entire burden is borne by additional information about yourself. An example of using sections is given in the summary.

The photo in the resume should be businesslike and strict. Men in jackets and ties, women in suits with their hair tied up. The location can be any (cafe, restaurant, street), but in no case against the background of a carpet.

This column about yourself in a resume is an example of how a person cannot rationally correlate his skills with the expected level of earnings. Experienced people need to base their salary on their previous job with a small markup. When you get comfortable, look for another organization with a higher salary and demand a raise (set the record straight).

Students cannot expect good pay at the beginning of their careers. There is no point in demanding decent pay, the opportunities are not the same. Save up some money in a third-party rough profession, find a vacancy in education for a minimum fee. Get comfortable, then move forward. There should be no more questions about what to write about yourself on your resume. An example is presented above.

This column describes knowledge of general and special programs.

It is strictly not recommended to indicate the level of proficiency in foreign languages ​​higher than the actual one, since it will not be difficult to check it.

This section, as a rule, indicates a standard set: communication skills, responsibility, learning ability. Common sense dictates that it doesn’t hurt to write something different about yourself in your resume. The example should look colorful, but correct. Instead, you can indicate what you have achieved and what you are proud of: at your last place of work, you managed to quickly find a common language with all the employees, during a sick leave of a superior colleague, you took responsibility for his work, set yourself the goal of reading for last summer 30 books and reached it. You don't have to show yourself to be someone you're not. However, it is possible to demonstrate your attitude towards life, challenges, aspirations and work.



Without having experience in a new field, your resume will be able to compensate for the lack of information and characterize yourself as an interesting candidate for a vacancy.

Feedback from employers on resume design

Let's use survey results for clarity. According to one resource, there is a list of words that a job candidate should never use about themselves on a resume. Examples: best in their field, proactive (energetic, enterprising), out-of-the-box thinker, quick learner, executive, leadership mindset, responsible, results-oriented, team player, communicative, hardworking, strategist, dynamic, motivated, perfectionist. Admit it, you have used them many times too.

Now about the words that people want to hear a candidate say about himself on his resume. Examples: achieved, improved, trained, managed, created, decided, took the initiative, influenced, growth (and decline), ideas, coped (overcame), started with enthusiasm, income (profit), within budget, won. Practice on a piece of paper. Add five of your own words to each word from the list. Use this in your resume and during interviews as arguments.



And finally, a list of the main mistakes that should not be made when writing a resume. Examples: errors due to illiteracy, an incomplete resume, template phrases in a resume, “any” in the desired position field, a response to a vacancy with a different title, general phrases (without specifics), exclamation marks, copying someone else’s information.

How to defend your resume. Example of writing about yourself, sample and much more

So, you sent your resume by email, you were invited for an interview. This is not a reason to relax. You must arrive at the appointed time in the appropriate form with necessary documents(take another copy of your resume with you just in case) and establish yourself.

Most main point- you need to come to the interview not nervous, but calm and in good mood. There is no need to hang yourself, beg or promise something that you cannot do for the sake of the position. Before the interview, you need to get rid of your outer clothing and keep your pen ready. Sit in a comfortable position after starting. Do not cross your arms over your chest, do not turn your head away from the interlocutor. When talking, you need to smile as often as possible. The simpler your answers to questions are, the better.

Depending on the vacancy and the number of people in the room, the interview will vary. One person: asks superficial questions, a little later - tricky ones. Two people: one asks questions and puts them in uncomfortable situations, the second, a psychologist, analyzes behavior, reactions, etc. (the position of a manager in the standard program involves tests for stress resistance). Broadcast from an office with management from another city: not the most pleasant type of interview due to the fact that communication problems may arise, large quantity It’s harder to arouse people’s sympathy, and a psychologist (or local boss) is sitting on the side or behind you.

When answering questions, you should never shift your blame onto others, regardless of who is to blame. You can come up with different answer options, but preferably concise and accurate. Formulate your answer so that there are no counter questions.

One of the questions will be asked something like this: “What do you want to achieve in this position?” The answer should be thought out in advance.

Let's talk about other features of a resume. An example of writing about yourself, a sample of filling out have already been sorted out. Consider a student applying for a job without work experience (questions will be about diploma and skills). You gave a reason to ask questions by writing something unnecessary about yourself in your resume. Examples of responses would be as follows:

At times I was lazy, at times I worked part-time and did not meet the point norm.

This is the most balanced answer to the question of how to describe yourself on a resume. The example is good because you openly admit your mistakes and indicate that you have an understanding of the work. In this option, it is necessary to superficially tell what kind of position it was, what it gave you, or that it is not related to the vacancy.

Why do you have so many C's in your diploma?

I didn't see the point in chasing grades.

Lack of motivation is a good solution, but be prepared for a counter question.

Why do you have so many C's in your diploma?

I did not find a common language with the teachers. Here they failed me, there they disliked me because... (I skipped classes, was too smart, etc.)

Shifting the blame to someone else will not make a good impression on the employer.

Why do you have so many C's in your diploma?

I only went to classes that I liked.

From this we can conclude that it will not be possible to force a person to work against his desire.

Why do you have so many C's in your diploma?

There is a saying: it is better to have a blue diploma and a red face than a red diploma and...

The joke turned out to be inappropriate, and a problem with the assignment of a large amount of work was identified.

From the examples we can conclude that it is sometimes better to accept blame or answer, but briefly.

Now you are familiar with the basics of creating a resume, you know how to fill out what to include and what not to include. Let's quickly go over the main points again:

Create a document in Word;

Set the fields in the new document;

Fill in the contact information;

Fill in personal information;

Fill in the work experience;

We indicate courses, skills;

Provide additional information;

Making the table invisible;

We double-check for errors;

We print 2 copies;

We make copies of the required documents in duplicate;

File them in separate folders.

Full resume is ready. Let's go through the interview preparation plan again:

We re-read the resume and try to sort out all the possible questions about it;

We prepare clothes for going out and a pen;

Clean shoes with a napkin;

We arrive for an interview and take off our outerwear;

We go into the office and sit down (we control our legs and arms, we don’t turn our heads away from the interlocutor);