Occupational goal in CV [Professional Summary] – Examples

Imagine you meet a new person while meeting friends.

You introduce yourself and start talking. After a few moments the question is asked: what are you doing?

You want to do your best in the eyes of your new friend. What are you doing?

You briefly explain in which company and in what position you work. You mention your interlocutor about your most famous project that they can associate with and the most important achievements.

You should start your CV in the same way.

Employers receive up to 200 CVs during recruitment. If you correctly describe your career goals in your CV, you will easily distinguish yourself from other applicants!

Fortunately, creating a career summary is very simple. To interest the employer, just follow the tips in this article.

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In this article you will learn:

• What are the career goals and summary and where should the CV put them.
• How to describe the career goal to interest the employer (template).
• How write a vocational summary tailored to the job offer (examples of a career goal for different professions).
• How to describe career goals if you have no experience (e.g. you are a student).
• What to remember when writing a career summary in English.

Recruiters spend on average… 6 seconds reviewing their CV.

Therefore, your CV should interest the employer at first glance.

This is why the so-called career summary (or simply profile + career goal) , also known as “career goals”.

Where exactly should you put them? You can see the summary correctly entered in the CV in the example below.

Tip: If you want to quickly and conveniently add this section in the InterviewMe CV Builder, use the “Add New Section” button in the left-hand menu, then select “Career Objectives”. You can edit the name of the section by clicking on the pencil icon (eg on “Professional Summary”).

In Poland, many candidates still do not know that adding career goals to their CV may decide about it whether your employer will invite you to an interview.

But if you look at CV templates on the Internet, you’ll notice that there aren’t enough of these documents at all.

By matching your job summary to the job offer, you can immediately show your employer your greatest strengths and prove that you are not sending the same resume massively. You also have a great chance to stand out from other candidates!

So how do you write a CV with career goals or a career summary? What should be in this section?

What should I write about in my career summary?

Who are you? Describe briefly what you do professionally, where you worked or work, how many years of experience you have, what studies you completed (if your education is related to the job offer or, for example, you are a student and have no experience). Example: I graduated from “Strategic Sales Management” at Kozminski University and I have been working in the Sony sales department for 2 years.

What are your greatest achievements and key skills? List your greatest successes and / or key skills that may be of interest to the employer (maximum two). Example: My specialty is finalizing negotiations and finalizing contracts. Working for XYZ, I increased my sales by 12% per month.

Where do you want to work and what is your professional goal? Write what the position you are interested in, how you would like to pursue your career goals and what you strive for at work. It is also worth showing the employer what they will gain if they hire you. Example: As a marketing specialist, I would like to improve marketing automation and develop in content marketing.

Career goals – examples for various industries:

To make it even easier for you to create a career goal, I have prepared more examples for you that you can inspire yourself.

Driver: I am a professional driver with 5 years of experience. So far, I have served international routes in European countries, and also worked in suburban transport. It is important for me to develop my competences as a bus driver.

Seller: I am a salesperson with 4 years of experience working in the pharmaceutical sector. I specialize in actively acquiring customers and achieving sales goals. I am looking for a job in a company where I will be able to continue my development in the industry.

Accountant: I am an independent accountant with over 6 years of experience in an accounting office . I provide comprehensive services for entrepreneurs in the area of ​​accounting and administration. I am interested in developing as the Chief Accountant.

Programmer: I am an experienced programmer whose interests have been moving towards technical SEO for several years. My experience includes both working for large corporations and two small startups. I would like to work at Google and develop professionally in two parallel directions: SEO and programming.

Teacher: I am a master of pedagogy with 3 years of experience as early childhood education teacher. As a teacher of early childhood education in a primary school in Poznań, I introduced my own program of learning the alphabet. I am interested in a position at your facility as it will allow me to develop my interests in the Montessori method.

Tip: Career goals should occupy 4-5 lines of text in a CV. Do not write, provide only key information from the employer’s point of view.

Also read: CV for the student – downloadable in various formats.

You already know what career goals are. You know that a modern CV should contain them. However, how do you write a summary that will really impress the employer?

Below are some tips that will make your CV stand out from other candidates.

Universal career goals. How to describe career goals in your CV to attract the employer?

1. Adapt your career summary to match your job offer. Include those experiences, achievements, and skills in your resume that relate to the most important requirements in your ad. This way you will show that you are not sending your CV en masse and that you really care about the position (see our downloadable CV template).
2. Be specific, avoid the generalities that any candidate can enter (e.g. I am hard-working) . Use numbers, percentages of the names of the companies you have worked for. This will make you more credible to the employer.
3. Show the employer that your professional goal coincides with the company’s goals and how you will make them achieve it together.
4. Do not provide data that may be the trade secret of your previous or current employer.
5. Use boldface for the most important information, achievements or company names. This way you will catch the reader’s eye.
6. In your career summary, DO NOT include famous quotes or your motto.
7. Be careful of typos, spelling or stylistic errors. Don’t use long, long, complex and complicated sentences.
8. Don’t overuse evaluative words such as best candidate, exceptional career success .

Compare good and bad example of a professional summary (template):

Why is the first candidate is more likely to be invited for an interview?

Reason 1. The first candidate wrote how many years of experience she has and gave examples of company names, which she worked. This makes it more credible for the employer who can quickly check this information.

Reason 2. The candidate described her most important achievement and thus showed the employer, that he shows the initiative and can help grow his business.

Reason 3. The first candidate avoided a general description of her duties that any accountant could enter. In this way, she distinguished herself from other people.

Reason 4. She wrote in what position she wants to work and how she will help the new employer develop his business.

Reason 5. The first applicant used attention-grabbing bold and percentages (25%).

A professional goal should be treated as an advertisement of yourself on TV or radio. Read the summary prepared for your family or friends and assess together if it is catchy and reflects your professional strengths!

Tip: It is also worth posting your summary and career goals on LinkedIn. Thanks to this, you will be shown in search results more often and you will receive more offers from recruiters. How to do it? In editing your profile on LinkedIn, complete the “Summary” field.

Career goals can be conveniently and quickly added in our wizard . There you will find ready-made templates to complete, tips and examples. Create a CV with highlighted professional summary in 5 minutes here .

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Career goals – examples tailored to job offers

Not by accident I have emphasized several times before that the summary professional should be matched to the job offer.

If you refer to the requirements in the advertisement, you will show the recruiter that you are not sending the same CV massively and you really care about the position.

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For the employer, such a candidate is worth its weight in gold.

Below you will see some examples of job offers with matching career goals.

Sample job offer for a seller:

Professional goals of the salesperson – formula:

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For 2 years I have been working as a Car Sales Advisor in a Volvo showroom . In December 2017, broke the monthly sales record . Automotive is my passion and I develop my technical knowledge of vehicles at Warsaw University of Technology . Working as a New Car Dealer I would like to bring to Renault the highest quality in customer service .

Sample job offer for an office worker:

Professional goals of an office worker – template:

Want to know learn more about which information is most important to the employer and how to match your CV to the job offer? We write about it in the article: “How can I match my CV with the job offer in order to attract the employer? 5 tips + examples “(read)

Many employers prefer to hire an ambitious candidate with no experience than a specialist with a high salary.

These people are motivated to learn, are open to new solutions and are more loyal to the company.

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However, how to stand out from other candidates without experience and show the employer that they should hire you?

How to describe your professional goal if you have no experience:

1. Write in what field and university you are studying or studying. This is a key piece of information if your education is related to the industry you want to work in.
2. List your successes and additional student activities (e.g. student council or participation in research clubs).
3. Do you have student internships or volunteering? Write down where you took part and what your responsibilities were.
4. Mention your industry and job interests.
5. Explain to employers what you can bring to the company and how you will help them grow their business.

Professional summary for a student without experience (template):

You can read more about how to write a CV without experience in our articles: “First Student CV” and CV without experience.

As I mentioned at the beginning of the article, many people in Poland still do not know that it is worth adding a professional summary to their CV.

There is a is a standard and an English CV with no career goals can be rejected right away.

Also remember that your English CV should be as concise as possible, therefore you only need to provide the most important information when describing your career goals .

Important: If in the career goals section you mention Polish companies where you worked, horses finally explain what they do and what is their position on the market – e.g. PZU (Poland’s largest insurer) . A foreign employer may not know Polish realities at all, so make sure that he does not have to guess anything.

Also, do not forget about the formalities: How to write a clause in your CV, to keep it up to date?

For more details on how to write a career summary in English, please visit our Zeta blog in the article: “How To Write A Resume Summary: 21 Best Examples You Will See ”.

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Are you creating a CV with a career summary? Write in the comment below how you described your career goal on your CV and I will tell you if it is appealing. Like our article if you liked it.