mercredi 10 décembre 2014

Should I start my CV by telling about myself?


Currently, in my CV, the first section is the About me section. It goes like this (I'll reserve the format of the text):



Broad knowledge, is why my friends are proud of me.

Never stops asking questions, is what my advisor values in me.



I wonder if writing like this gives makes me look bad. Will the recruiters see me as a confident person, get a better picture of me (which is the impression I want to convey), or will they see me as just arrogant, lacking self-esteem and paranoid?


Next sections are Education, Research Experience and Activities. They are about one page and a half long.


What do you think? Please be frank. Thank you so much.




Thanks to the many people who answered my question, I get that I should save it for the SOP. However, there are some occasions where I'm only asked to send my CV and not a cover letter with it. Should I still keep the "About me" section as a mini SOP in such cases? If it sounds like "platitudes, clichés, and self-compliments" (thanks for being frank, I do need it), how about this idea I just came up with?



I chose science because I want to know everything. I chose physics because I think it is the buttress of other disciplines.



I can make it better later.





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