What “About me” means on a resume
“About me” is a heading, not a different section. It is the opening paragraph that sums you up before the details start. The same paragraph is called a professional summary in the US, a personal statement or profile in the UK, and, for freshers in India, often a career objective. The UK's National Careers Service describes it as “a few short lines that sum up who you are and what you hope to do.”
Use the heading your market expects. “About me” is common on resumes in the Philippines and India, and on design and creative resumes everywhere. For a corporate job in the US or UK, “Summary” or “Profile” reads more formally. The words underneath can be the same.
What to write: the three sentences
| Sentence | What it says | Illustrative example |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Who you are | Your current role or studies, and your field | “Commerce graduate from Cebu with a year in a bank's back office.” |
| 2. What you are good at, with proof | One or two strengths from the job ad, and something that shows them | “Processed about 120 loan files a week with an error rate under 1%, and trained two new hires.” |
| 3. What you want next | The job you are applying for, and anything practical (start date, relocation) | “Looking for a credit analyst role in Metro Manila; available from January.” |
Write the sentences without “I”, or with as few as you can. Canada's Job Bank advises leaving out personal pronouns on a resume, and starting with what you did (“Processed”, “Trained”) reads more confidently. If an About me sounds wrong to you without “I” (it is common on Filipino resumes), use it once, not in every sentence.
About me examples for students and freshers
- Engineering fresher (India): “Final-year B.Tech Electronics student at a Pune engineering college (CGPA 8.1). Built an IoT soil-moisture monitor for my final-year project and interned for two months at a PCB design firm. Looking for a graduate engineer trainee role from July.”
- Fresh graduate (Philippines): “BS Information Technology graduate with OJT experience at a Makati BPO's IT help desk, resolving about 25 tickets a day. Comfortable with Windows support, networking basics and explaining fixes to non-technical users. Seeking an IT support role.”
- Hotel management fresher: “Hotel management graduate with a six-month industrial training in a 200-room hotel, rotating through front office, housekeeping and food service. Comfortable on night shifts. Looking for a front office trainee role.”
- Student, part-time job: “Second-year college student, available evenings and weekends. Volunteered at the college canteen counter for a year, serving about 200 students a day. Looking for part-time work in retail or food service.”
- MBA fresher: “MBA graduate in HR with a summer internship running campus hiring for a 2,000-employee firm, where I scheduled 300 interviews in six weeks. Looking for an HR executive role in talent acquisition.”
- Design student: “Final-year BDes student in communication design; designed the identity and posters for a 5,000-visitor college festival. Skilled in Figma and Illustrator. Looking for a junior designer internship.”
For the rest of the page, see a resume for your first job and the fresh graduate resume for the Philippines.
About me examples for experienced people
- Mid-career: “Logistics coordinator with 6 years in a cold-chain distributor, planning about 50 deliveries a day. Cut late deliveries from 9% to 3% in a year. Looking for a warehouse supervisor role.”
- Career changer: “Primary teacher for 7 years, now moving into corporate training. Designed and ran workshops for 40 teachers on new classroom software. Looking for a learning and development role.”
- Returning to work: “Accountant with 6 years of accounts payable and payroll, returning after a three-year career break. Completed an updated GST course in 2026. Looking for a part-time or full-time accounts role.”
- Overseas applicant (OFW): “Registered nurse with 5 years in a 300-bed Manila hospital's medical-surgical ward. Holds a valid passport and is ready to relocate. Seeking a staff nurse post in the Gulf.”
- Senior: “Plant manager with 15 years in auto components, running a 600-person plant. Cut scrap from 4% to 1.5% and kept a zero-lost-time safety record for three years. Open to general manager roles.”
About me examples by job
| Job | Illustrative About me |
|---|---|
| Call centre agent | Customer service agent with 2 years on a US healthcare account, handling insurance questions by phone. Clear spoken English and patient with upset callers. Seeking a senior agent role. |
| Teacher | English teacher with 5 years in secondary schools, preparing Class 10 students for board exams. Runs the school debate club. Looking for a senior teacher post. |
| Software developer | Full-stack developer with 3 years in React and Node.js, building internal tools for a logistics firm used by 400 staff. Looking for a product-focused engineering team. |
| Sales executive | Sales executive with 4 years selling two-wheeler loans, consistently in the top three of a 20-person branch. Looking for a role in retail banking sales. |
| Graphic designer | Graphic designer with 4 years in packaging and social media for food brands. Portfolio of 60+ launched packs. Looking for an in-house brand design role. |
| Office administrator | Office administrator with 5 years running front desk, purchasing and travel for a 60-person company. Organised and quick with Excel. Seeking an office manager role. |
| Driver / delivery | Delivery driver with 4 years and a clean licence, completing about 40 drops a day across the city. Knows the routes and keeps the van log up to date. Looking for a full-time driver role. |
| Hotel front office | Front office associate with 3 years in a 150-room hotel, handling check-ins, complaints and night audit. Speaks English, Hindi and Arabic. Seeking a guest relations role. |
One-line versions
Some templates and job portals leave room for one line only. Keep the first sentence and the strongest proof. Illustrative:
- “Hotel management graduate with six months of front office training, looking for a front office trainee role.”
- “Logistics coordinator, 6 years in cold-chain distribution, late deliveries cut to 3%.”
- “Customer service agent, 2 years on a US healthcare account, above target on satisfaction every quarter.”
- “Graphic designer for food brands; 60+ packs launched.”
Describe yourself: one word, one line, one paragraph
The same few lines are asked for in an interview as “describe yourself” or “tell me about yourself”, and on a resume as About me. If you are wondering how to describe yourself, work in three sizes. To describe yourself in one word, choose a quality you can prove with an example in ten seconds, such as reliable or analytical, and be ready to back it. To describe yourself in one line, use the one-line versions above. For a paragraph, use the three sentences: who you are, what you have done, what you want next.
Short lines like interesting facts about me or a fun fact about yourself sometimes sit at the end of an About me on informal applications. Keep them to one true detail that shows a skill or a habit, such as running a weekend coding club, and leave out anything personal that the employer did not ask for. An about me in resume sample is a place to start from, not a script: your own numbers and your own words are what a reader remembers.
What not to write in About me
- Personal details. Age, marital status, religion, height and weight. Job Bank lists these among the details to leave out of a resume. (Where an Indian employer expects date of birth or languages known, they go in a separate personal details block, not here.)
- Hobbies and family. “I am the eldest of three and love cricket” belongs, if anywhere, in a short interests section.
- Adjective chains. “Honest, sincere, hard-working and punctual” is on thousands of resumes. Swap it for one fact.
- A copied paragraph. Recruiters see the same internet About me many times a week. Use the examples here for the shape, then write your own facts into it.
- Anything longer than a short paragraph. If it runs past four sentences, move the detail into your experience or projects.
About me on a resume vs your LinkedIn About
The resume version is short, formal and aimed at one job. The LinkedIn About section is longer, can be written in the first person, and speaks to everyone who finds your profile. Start from the same facts, then let the LinkedIn version add more: what you are working on, what you want to be contacted about. If you also put your LinkedIn link on the resume, see how to add your resume to LinkedIn and LinkedIn to your resume.
Sources
Checked on 4 October 2026.
- Virginia Tech Career and Professional Development: Objective vs. Summary of Qualifications
- National Careers Service (UK): CV sections
- Job Bank, Government of Canada: How to write a good resume
- NACE: The high-impact skills college students should showcase on their resumes (Job Outlook 2026 Spring Update)