"I graduated at the top of my class, obtaining my degree in humanities, and have four years of experience working with LLC Limited. I enjoy the work I have done with them, but I miss the volunteer work I did for over a decade before and am now looking for more rewarding and meaningful work. After examining my roots and reevaluating my career goals, I realised that life working as a civil servant was exactly what I desired most, which is what brings me here today."

Your personal statement is similar to a brief professional bio that advertises you as well suited to the role you are interviewing for. It highlights your relevant skills and experience against the job requirements. Requirements are often referred to as the person's specifications or essential criteria. The statement is your opportunity to give evidenced examples of how you fit the requirements and why you should get the job.

Here are some tips The Civil Service offers to "help you tailor your skills and experience to the role you are applying for. You can: stick to the word limit: a brief statement won't provide the evidence needed to allow your application to be assessed fully. There will generally be a set word limit and we encourage you to produce as close to that number as possible to provide the required depth of detail and evidence use the STAR (Situation, Task, Action, Result) model as a basis for your answers. Think about what was needed, what you did and how you did it, what happened and what the outcome was develop a draft offline first, so you can check your spelling and grammar re-read the requirement, then read it again, to make sure you completely understand what is being looked for seek a second opinion to check that what you have written is clear and answers the questions posed by the requirement read it again, to make sure you are happy with it and your relevant skills and experience are clearly evidenced, before you upload it and submit."