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Q&A Personal or impersonal in a technical resume

While I get the feeling this might get deemed "opinion based" I've reviewed a few hundred technical CVs in my time (for my sins) so here goes nothing! Personal Use of "I.." or "My role.." type st...

posted 5y ago by motosubatsu‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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#4: Attribution notice removed by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-13T15:32:55Z (almost 5 years ago)
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#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T11:26:44Z (almost 5 years ago)
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#2: Initial revision by (deleted user) · 2019-12-08T11:26:44Z (almost 5 years ago)
While I get the feeling this might get deemed "opinion based" I've reviewed a few hundred technical CVs in my time (for my sins) so here goes nothing!

**Personal**

Use of "I.." or "My role.." type statements a) humanize you so the person reading the CV can see you as a human being rather than just the CV and b) they tie the achievements to **you**. Impersonal does emphasize the skills but that's what a Skills section is for. When describing the _experience_ you want to emphasize the person getting that experience (i.e. the person whose CV it is).

**PS:** If you ever want a friendly eye casting over your CV there's usually someone in [Workplace SE chat](https://chat.stackexchange.com/rooms/3060/the-water-cooler) who'll take a look for you.

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2019-03-20T16:07:02Z (over 5 years ago)
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