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Marketing Personal Statement

Published on: 27 Mar 2017

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Have you found your ideal marketing role? Stand out from other applicants by writing a winning marketing personal statement for your CV.

Follow our expert advice and guidance to create a marketing personal statement that successfully presents your knowledge, skills and past experience to create a fantastic first impression to your prospective employer.

We advise that you use this 100-150 words to provide examples of how you perfectly match the job specifications, and why you are the perfect candidate for this marketing role. If you’re looking for personal statement examples, or further advice on how to write a generic personal statement, Fish4jobs has you covered!

 

What to include in your marketing personal statement

 

Why you are applying for the role

  • Apply your knowledge of marketing and all the impact marketing (and your role) has on the business department.
  • Mention what you are expecting from the role. For example if you wish to develop your marketing skills further or develop communications with larger amount of clients.
  • Mention the skills you already have and why would they help out the company and the role you are applying for.

 

Why you’re applying for the specific role

  • Mention what appealed to you about the role advertised.
  • Research and mention what you know about the company and what appeals to you.
  • Highlight the skills you possess, and why this would make you a great asset.

 

Education

  • List your School/College/University.
  • List any relevant qualifications to the role.

 

Your marketing experience

  • Provide examples of the experience you have so far, keep this top level as your CV will allow the employer to read further information.

 

Short Example

Highly motivated, respected and creative marketing professional with an upper first class honours in Marketing from the University of Canterbury, and three years experience in the industry. I possess valuable experience working as Marketing Executive in a number of agencies. In my previous roles I was involved in planning, launching and analysing campaigns, curating content for a range of clients, social media management and email marketing. As a positive, enthusiastic and energetic individual, with excellent communication skills – both written and verbal, I strongly believe that I would be an asset to your team.

If you’re searching for a new marketing role, then you can review our other helpful resources for applying to a job in marketing:

Marketing Manager CV Template

Marketing Executive Cover Letter Template