HOW TO WRITE AN OUTSTANDING PERSONAL STATEMENT

PERSONAL STATEMENT



Your potential employer will ask you to write a personal statement to get additional information about you, i.e. information which was not mentioned in your CV. He or she wants to make a decision about your suitability for the position you are applying for.

We normally include the following sections:

1. Reasons for applying
2. Education and qualifications
3. Experience
4. Personal qualities
5. Extra skills relevant to the course
6. Future plans

And don't forget to convey your enthusiasm and motiviation for the job you are applying for, stressing your strengths.

Apart from the skills studied in class, here are some other personal skills you could mention:

When you had to use your initiative.

Determination/resilience. Have you had to overcome any obstacles or hardships in your life?

Creativity and imagination 

Time management and organising skills

Listening skills

Teamworking

Energy and enthusiasm

Flexibility and versatility

Responsibility and dependability

Ability to work with little supervision

Desire to continue learning

Other useful expressions:

- The course has given me broad knowledge about ...
- I have acquired skills and knowledge that ...
- The courses I have followed ...
- I hav always had a particular interest in ...
- Over the past two years, I have worked as ...
- To gain further insight into the specifics of (field), I plan to ...
- My working experience in varied environments has enabled me to develop a range of practical skills.
- I believe that the knowledge I acquired whilst working towards my degree ...

Here's a video that might be useful as it teaches you how to write a successful personal statement step-by-step.