Another one of those questions I get asked all the time: How do you write an introductory profile of yourself? I have heard that putting one of these at the top of my CV will really help my chances of getting to interview, but where do I start? What do I include or leave out? Many CVs now come with a profile or thumbnail overview of the candidate at the top. In my experience, too many of these are stale, unsubstantiated, buzzword-driven tripe. This is the kind of stuff I see all the time:
Dynamic, forward-looking sales professional.
I am a self-starter, brimming with enthusiasm.
I have highly developed people skills.
I am a blah-blah-blah, keen to apply my yadda-yadda skills in a blue-chip environment.