First impressions can be tricky, so this blog posts helps you to write a great profile summary about yourself and your achievements.
What is a Profile Summary?
It’s a brief introduction that tells the reader who you are, what skills and strengths you have, and the professional experience that you possess.
Profile Summary Guidelines
Keep your profile short. Five to ten sentences will do. Think of the summary as a snapshot of your skills, accomplishments and knowledge.
Label your profile professionally: Summary of Qualifications, Career Profile, Career Highlights, Professional Summary, or just Summary or Profile.
Make sure it is personal - after all, you will be working with children and the reader needs to trust you.
Examples
1. I have been working as a private nanny over the last 5 years in London working with toddlers and babies. I am pro active and enjoy spending the days outside exploring with the children. Whilst I do not hold any qualifications in Early Years Childcare, I am a certified maternity nurse.
2. I'm a Level 3 qualified nursery nurse with 2 years of experience working in a baby room in a North London based nursery. I love this age group and I am looking to work on Fridays (my day off) on a part-time basis. I am punctual and reliable and I have 5 children of my own.
3. I come from the Czech Republic where I have been working as a kindergarten teacher for over 3 years. I am a well-mannered person with a can-do attitude. I love arts and crafts and I encourage all the children in my care to be creative.
4. I'm an Australian nursery manager and I hold a Qualified Teacher Status. I have been working in childcare for 20 years - from newborns to pre school children. I am also a sports coach and I believe the physical develoment of children is crucial from the moment they are born. The first 5 years of childhood is the most amazing time and I am proud to be working with this age group.