In some occasions, potential employer, employer or a given firm may request you to put down personal statement either in your C or application form.
The statement should thus be taken as the chance to sell yourself, highlight your specific skills, or your unique talents. The few sentence you write should then convey who you are, what you have to offer, and what your goals are.
To decide what to write, carefully consider the requirements specified for the application you are making –what is the job description, what requirements are there for the programme you want to enter. Address and answer each point one by one, and then craft what you have written into a couple of well-constructed sentences.
When writing you should cover the following points. Explain how you fulfill the requirements of the job or course, addressing them individually, your motivation, talk about how this fits in with your long term career goal, demonstrate, illustrate or evidence your interest with examples.
It is also important to explain additional experience has taught you as you reflect on this rather than just describing it. Mention transferable skills such as organizational skills, teamwork, time management or leadership and link them to the requirements of your chosen course or profession.
“Give specific examples such as positions of responsibility you have held and what that taught you. Demonstrate that you can think independently and analytically drawn”, Pauline Hayes a career guide who also provided a sample of such a statement says.
“A recent business studies graduate with a 2.1 from Liverpool University, with practical retail experience, gained on work placement and weekend work. I am seeking a position as a trainee retail buyer or similar, to use my current skills and knowledge and develop these skills in a challenging environment. My career goal is to work in retail management and use my skills to contribute to the success and growth of the company that employs me.”