The about me section of a resume, also called a profile or professional summary, is two or three lines under your name. It says which role you want, the evidence that you can do it and the skills the job asks for. Freshers lead with education, projects and internships; experienced candidates lead with scope and one result.
Every example on this page is fictional. The names, numbers and companies are [placeholders]: replace each one with something from your own history that you could explain in an interview. A copied summary with invented figures does more damage than no summary at all.
What to write in the about me section
Write for the one question a recruiter has while reading it: does this person fit the job open right now? A useful summary names the target role, gives one piece of evidence and repeats the skills the posting asks for in the posting's own words. Personality words such as "hardworking" or "team player" do not answer that question, because anyone can write them.
- The role and level you are applying for, stated directly: "Junior data analyst", not "aspiring professional".
- Evidence: a project, internship, qualification or result that a reader could check.
- Two or three skills copied from the job posting, only if you really have them.
- Optional for freshers and career changers: what you want to do next, in half a sentence.
A fill-in formula
About me formula — replace every bracket
[Role or degree] with [experience, internship or project] in [field].
[One piece of evidence: what you built, handled or improved, with a number if you have one].
Skilled in [skill from the posting], [skill from the posting] and [tool]; looking for a [target role] position at [type of company].
About me examples for freshers and students
If you have no full-time job yet, your evidence is coursework, projects, internships, volunteering and part-time work. Name them. A fresher summary with a real project in it reads better than an experienced-sounding summary with nothing behind it.
Fresher examples (fictional)
Software developer fresher: B.Tech computer science graduate ([year]) with a [duration] internship at [company]. Built [project name], a [type of app] in React and Node.js used by [number] classmates. Looking for a junior developer role working with JavaScript, SQL and Git.
Accounts fresher: B.Com graduate with GST and Tally coursework and [duration] of part-time bookkeeping for [type of business]. Reconciled [number] monthly bank statements without errors. Seeking an accounts assistant role.
Marketing fresher: MBA (marketing) student graduating in [year]. Ran the social media plan for [college event], growing its Instagram following from [number] to [number] in [weeks]. Looking for a digital marketing trainee role.
Mechanical engineering fresher: Diploma holder with a [duration] plant internship at [company], helping document [process] for [number] machines. Trained in AutoCAD and basic quality checks; seeking a production or maintenance trainee role.
Content writer fresher: English graduate who has published [number] articles on [platform or college magazine]. Comfortable researching unfamiliar topics, meeting weekly deadlines and editing to a style guide.
Nursing graduate: B.Sc Nursing graduate with [number] weeks of clinical rotations in [ward types]. Registered with [council] as of [date] (write "registration pending" if it is not complete). Looking for a staff nurse role in [department].
About me examples for early-career candidates
One to three years of experience (fictional)
Customer service executive with [number] years in a voice process for [industry] customers. Handles about [number] calls a day with an average quality score of [score]. Moving into a chat or email support role.
Sales executive with [number] years selling [product] to [type of customer] in [region]. Met quarterly targets in [number] of the last [number] quarters. Strong in lead follow-up, CRM updates and product demos.
Data analyst with [number] years building weekly reports in SQL and Power BI for [team]. Automated a manual report that took [hours] each week. Looking for an analyst role with more modelling work.
Graphic designer with [number] years designing social and print campaigns for [type of client]. Portfolio of [number] projects at [portfolio link]. Works in Figma, Illustrator and Photoshop.
Primary school teacher with [number] years teaching [subject] to classes of [number]. Introduced [activity or method] that the school now uses in [number] classes. Seeking a teaching role at a [curriculum] school.
About me examples for experienced professionals
With more experience, the summary should show scope: team size, budget, number of accounts or sites. Pick the one result that matters most for the job in front of you rather than listing everything.
Experienced examples (fictional)
Project manager with [number] years delivering [type of projects] for [industry] clients. Currently leads [number] people across [number] workstreams with a budget of [amount]. PMP certified [only if true].
HR generalist with [number] years covering recruitment, onboarding and payroll coordination for a [number]-person company. Cut average time-to-hire from [days] to [days] by [change you made].
Chartered accountant with [number] years in statutory audit and [number] years in industry finance. Owns month-end close for [number] entities and prepares board reporting.
Senior software engineer with [number] years building [type of systems] in [language]. Led the migration of [system] to [platform] with no customer-facing downtime. Mentors [number] junior developers.
Operations manager with [number] years running [type of site] with [number] staff. Reduced [cost or delay] by [percentage] over [period] through [change you made].
About me examples for career changers and returners
Changing field or returning after a break (fictional)
Teacher moving into instructional design: [number] years planning lessons for [age group]; completed [course] and built [number] e-learning modules in [tool]. Looking for a junior instructional designer role.
Returning after a career break: Accountant with [number] years of experience returning after a [duration] break for family care. Refreshed skills with [course] in [year]. Looking for a part-time or full-time accounts role.
Freelancer moving in-house: Freelance video editor for [number] years with [number] clients in [industry]. Looking for a full-time editor role in a content team.
Hospitality to customer success: Hotel front-desk associate with [number] years handling guest complaints, now seeking a customer success role in a software company.
Before and after: fixing a generic about me
About me — before and after (fictional)
Before: Hardworking and detail-oriented professional who thrives in fast-paced environments and is passionate about delivering results.
After: Marketing coordinator with [number] years running paid social campaigns for B2B software clients. Grew one client's qualified leads by [percentage] over two quarters. Comfortable owning campaign planning, reporting and stakeholder updates.
The "before" version could describe anyone. The "after" version names a role, gives a result the reader can ask about and uses the vocabulary of a marketing job posting.
How long should the about me section be?
Two to four lines, or roughly 40 to 70 words. It sits at the top of a page that a recruiter scans quickly, so anything longer pushes your experience out of view. If you need more space to explain a project, put it in the experience section or on a portfolio page and link to it.
About me, objective and summary: which one to use
| Section | What it says | Best for |
|---|---|---|
| About me / profile | Who you are professionally and what you offer, in two or three lines | Most candidates; the default choice |
| Career objective | The role you want and why you are a fit | Freshers and career changers with little directly relevant experience |
| Professional summary | Scope and results from several years of work | Experienced professionals |
These names overlap and employers use them loosely. What matters is the content: a role, evidence and matching skills. For more on objectives, see the career objective examples.
Mistakes that get the section skipped
- Personality adjectives with nothing behind them: "dynamic", "motivated", "passionate".
- Writing about what you want from the employer instead of what you bring.
- Numbers you cannot explain. If an interviewer asks how you got a figure, you should be able to answer.
- One generic summary sent to every job. Change the role name and the skills for each posting.
- Claiming a registration, licence or certification you do not hold yet. Write "registration pending" or leave it out.
A portfolio has its own About page, written in a warmer voice than a resume summary. The portfolio About Me examples include 20 fictional versions for students, designers, developers and career changers, plus a fill-in template.
- What is a good about me for a resume?
- One that names the job you want, gives one piece of evidence and lists two or three skills from the posting. For example: "Data analyst with two years of SQL and Power BI reporting; automated a weekly sales report. Looking for an analyst role with more modelling work."
- What should a fresher write in the about me section?
- Your degree and graduation year, your strongest project, internship or part-time job, and the role you are applying for. Use coursework and projects as evidence instead of work experience.
- Should I write the about me section in first person?
- Resume convention drops the pronoun: "Built a sales dashboard" rather than "I built a sales dashboard". Either is acceptable, but be consistent across the resume.
- Is about me the same as a resume objective?
- Not quite. An objective states the role you want; an about me or summary states what you offer. Freshers often combine the two in one short paragraph.
- Can I use the same about me for every job?
- Keep the structure and change the details. The role name and the skills should match each posting, because that is what the reader checks first.
Next, match the skills line to the job with CV skills with examples, decide whether to add hobbies and interests, and compare full documents in the resume examples, such as the nurse resume with no experience. When your summary is ready, add it at the top of your resume in the resume builder.
