I’ve got to write my personal statements; how should I do
this?
The best starting point is to write your CV and your job
description. This will help you focus on your achievements. Once
you begin writing and have the gist of what you want to say, it can
be drafted and redrafted until you are happy with the result. Most
importantly, you need to focus on selling yourself and your
achievements. It’s easy to describe and praise another’s
achievements but not so easy to sing about one’s own. Bear the
following in mind: how do you know you’re good at something and how
will we know you are?