The professional summary sits at the top of your CV and tells the employer in about 40 words why they should keep reading. A good summary is specific, short and written for the job you want.
A simple formula
Who you are + years of experience + your strongest skills + one result.
10 examples
- Fresher: Business graduate with strong Excel and presentation skills, seeking an entry-level operations role. Led a university event for 200 attendees.
- Teacher: Primary school teacher with 6 years of experience in English and Science. Raised average class results from 62% to 78% with activity-based learning.
- Nurse: Registered nurse with 5 years in a medical and surgical ward, skilled in IV therapy and patient education.
- Accountant: Accountant with 7 years in reporting, tax and audit support. Cut month-end closing from 9 to 5 working days.
- HR manager: HR manager with 9 years in recruitment and employee relations. Reduced time-to-hire by 30%.
- Developer: Full-stack developer with 5 years of PHP and JavaScript experience. Improved page speed from 5 to under 2 seconds.
- Sales: Sales executive with 6 years in FMCG distribution. Exceeded annual targets three years in a row.
- Customer service: Support agent with 4 years of call and chat experience and a 94% satisfaction score.
- Designer: Graphic designer with 5 years in branding and social media. Created identities for 30+ small businesses.
- Career changer: Former teacher moving into HR, bringing strong communication, training and conflict-handling skills.
Tips
- Keep it to two or three sentences
- Avoid empty words such as "hard-working" without proof
- Write it last, after the rest of the CV is ready
- Change it for each job
Our builder can suggest summaries with AI: open the CV builder, go to the Profile section and press AI suggestions. Always edit the result so it is true for you.