for CVs

Use of personal pronouns

On CVs we generally don’t use me, myself and I to describe our experience although you can use the first person in your profile.

Generally, it is best to avoid using “I” as it can become repetitive: e.g.

I managed a team of ten people to reduce our business costs.

Managed a team of ten people to reduce business costs.

The second example shows how the first-person narrative is used but the pronoun is omitted. This is the style of writing that should be used throughout the CV:

‘’worked quickly under pressure, dealing with customer complaints with tact and diplomacy”

‘’Created a collection of recyclable dresses for London Fashion Week’’

The third person should be avoided. Although when writing an Artist Statement this can be expected, as a new creative or professional this can come across as inauthentic. Speak from who you are! E.g., do not write:

‘’John is a 3D designer and Prop Maker”