How to Write a Professional Summary for Your Resume

[What employers expect from the professionals]What employers expect from the professionals of today With the advent of the information superhighway and the developments in information technology many employ...+阅读

In today's petitive job market, employers rely on well-written resumes to screen potential candidates. In many instances, employers look through job search web sites, such as HotJobs. or Monster., to find professionals with skills, education and experience that fit their needs. These employment search web sites, along with many panies' own online applications, require candidates to upload their resume in order to express interest in a specific opportunity. Without an opportunity to send a personal email or a cover letter, you he to make sure that your resume expresses your personality in addition to listing your professional and educational experiences and achievements. To do so, you can include a professional profile or summary at the beginning of your resume that allows you to market yourself through a narrative. This section allows your potential employers to learn something unique about you and your career, as well as get a good feel of your munication skills.

To write an effective summary, you should first understand what information should not be municated in your resume. While a summary provides an insight into what is unique and petitive about you, it is not a place for you to indicate any personal information that does not relate to your career. Information such as ethnicity, marital status, sexual orientation, religious beliefs and affiliations, etc. should be left out of your resume. While deive of who you are, this information is not relevant to your potential employer in order to pre-screen your qualifications for their opportunity. Additionally, the summary should not contain your previous professional experience, unless you can clearly demonstrate how such background can be of value in your future career development. Beware of generic statements, such as I am well anized and detail oriented. Employers want to hear your unique voice and get a sense of your munication skills while reading the summary portion of your resume. Using generalizations about your abilities will make the employers believe that you are either a poor municator or are using such statements to fill up space on your resume.

Your summary should be in form of a short paragraph or bulleted statements, containing only several sentences. There isn't a sentence limit, but as a rule do not take up more than one quarter of the page. Your summary should begin by a headline that summarizes your professional title and/or your professional statement. Emphasize your title by featuring the headline in bold and larger font, as it allows your potential employer to grasp who you are quickly. For example: