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Your CV is your first impression—make it count! Follow these expert tips to create a resume that highlights your skills, experience, and potential, helping you land your dream job faster.
How to Write a Professional Resume Summary?
Do you want to land more job interviews? The easiest way to achieve this is by attracting a recruiter’s attention straight away by summarizing the highlights of your career right at the start of your resume — in a section called the resume summary.
The purpose of this resume section, which is also known as a professional summary or resume statement, is to create a good first impression. It sums up your work experience, skills, and achievements into a short and concise sales pitch where you are the product.
Do it well, and your future employers will be more inclined to read the rest of your resume.
Without further ado, let’s show you how to write an exceptional professional summary that will not only get you to more job interviews but will also help you land a job.
Video guide: How to write a professional summary for a resume
What is a professional summary?
A professional summary gives the hiring manager a quick overview of your skills and achievements without them having to dive into the rest of your resume. It sits at the top of your resume, beneath your name and contact information. You can think of it as a teaser for the rest of your resume.
It should sum up your top skills, experiences, and achievements as they pertain to the job description.
How long should a professional summary be?
Generally speaking, a resume summary should be quite short. The most common length is 3-5 sentences or bullet points. It shouldn't be longer than 5-6 concise bullet points, but it also shouldn't be shorter than 2 bullet points.
You can also replace the first bullet point with a short introductory paragraph that includes your job title, years of experience, and specialization.
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