{"id":1225,"date":"2021-12-16T06:46:51","date_gmt":"2021-12-15T23:46:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/verbalizenow.com\/?p=1225"},"modified":"2021-12-16T06:48:02","modified_gmt":"2021-12-15T23:48:02","slug":"identify-yourself-master-the-professional-summary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/verbalizenow.com\/en\/identify-yourself-master-the-professional-summary\/","title":{"rendered":"Resume Basics: Master the Professional Summary"},"content":{"rendered":"

Even if you’re confident about your business English abilities, you’re not getting an awesome new job without a well-crafted resume. One often overlooked part of a well-crafted resume is the professional summary. Professional summaries have become more important in the last few years, so there’s no reason for you not to include one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Imagine a professional summary as an elevator pitch. You have a very limited amount of space to “sell” your professional qualifications\u2014 only a couple sentences, specifically. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Before we take a look at how to create one, let’s learn why they’ve become a critical part of a winning resume.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Professional Summaries are Versatile<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In short, a professional summary is an easy way for a hiring manager to see if you meet the basic requirements for the job they need to fill. A good one will make them want to keep reading your resume so they can learn about your tech stack, experience, and language skills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In addition, a professional summary can help you on other platforms. For example, if you can write a professional summary, you can also write a LinkedIn about section. If you can do that, then you can easily answer that super common interview question “tell me about your professional experience<\/a>,” or network with a hiring manager if you happen to meet one. After all, they’re all created from the same professional story\u2014 yours! This makes a professional summary highly versatile. Once you sit down and identify what your professional “greatest hits” are, it makes it easy to shrink or expand them to fit other platforms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Boost Your Keyword Usage<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

These days, it’s more important than ever to include relevant keywords on your resume. More often than not, an applicant tracking system (or ATS) will scan your resume before a set of human eyes do. And since 70% of resumes<\/a> fail the ATS scan, it’s important you write your resume with the ATS in mind. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For tips on which keywords to include in the professional summary (and the resume as a whole,) look closely at the job description. Here’s an example from a job posting that seeks a front-end developer<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n