Get Organised - Calderdale and Kirklees Careers Service Partnership

On CVs and application forms
A personal profile or statement
A personal statement is your opportunity to tell the person who will read
it about your reasons for applying; it may help to convince them to ask
you for an interview. It can give them an impression of your personality.
• On your CV put your personal statement near the top. See page 60 for
an example.
• On your application form there may be a space for a personal
statement or a section called ‘Reasons for applying’.
What do I include?
You need to show you know about the
job or course you are applying for and
why you would be good at it.
Use your personal
statement to make
a good impression
Asking yourself these questions may help:
• when did you first think about doing this?
• what triggered your interest?
• why do you want this course, apprenticeship or job?
• what does the vacancy or advert specification ask for?
• what experience have you got of this? Give details from part-time jobs,
spare time interests or work experience
• what makes you think you will be good at it?
• what do you hope to do once you are qualified?
Write your personal profile in a few short logical sentences.
You may need to ‘tweak’ it for the different jobs you apply to.
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