The About Me section is where a visitor decides whether to trust you — and most people get it wrong by writing either a life story or a wall of empty adjectives. A great About Me is specific, human, and short. Pair this with How to Build a Professional Portfolio and Personal Branding for Professionals.

The Formula

  • Who you are + what you do (one sharp line)
  • Proof — a result, a specialty, or a signature strength
  • What you are looking for — the role or work you want
  • A human touch — one genuine detail that makes you memorable

Examples

  • Developer: "I'm a frontend developer who turns complex dashboards into fast, accessible UIs. I cut a fintech app's load time by 40% and genuinely enjoy a tricky animation. Currently open to React roles."
  • Designer: "I'm a product designer focused on fintech onboarding. My last redesign lifted activation 18%. I care about the boring screens everyone ignores."
  • Writer: "I write SEO content that ranks and converts — one client guide hit page one in three months. B2B SaaS is my home turf."

Do

  • Write in first person
  • Lead with value, not chronology
  • Match the tone to your field
  • End with a clear next step (see your work, contact you) — link to Portfolio Contact Section

Avoid

  • Generic adjectives ("passionate, hard-working, detail-oriented")
  • Long paragraphs no one reads
  • Buzzword soup with no proof

Keep it to 3–5 sentences. Borrow techniques from How to Write a Resume Summary — the resume summary and the About Me are cousins.

Keep Your Resume and Portfolio in Sync

Your resume, your LinkedIn, and your portfolio should tell the same story — same name, same headline, same top projects — just at different levels of depth. A recruiter who sees a 'Full Stack Developer' resume and a portfolio headlined 'Aspiring Designer' gets confused, and confusion loses interviews. Lock the resume down first with the ATS score checker and an ATS-friendly template, then mirror that exact positioning in your portfolio. When they reinforce each other, every recruiter touchpoint pushes you forward. See How to Add Your Portfolio Link to Your Resume for placing the link correctly.

Pro Tips

Frequently Asked Questions

How long should an About Me be?

Three to five sentences for the main blurb. You can add a longer 'more about me' section lower down if you want.

First person or third person?

First person for most portfolios — it reads as authentic. Third person suits very formal or agency contexts.

What do I write with no experience?

Lead with your focus and what you have built or are learning. See Build a Portfolio With No Experience.

Build Your Portfolio Now

You do not need to code a site from scratch or spend a weekend wrestling with a website builder. Turn your existing resume into a live, shareable portfolio website in minutes with the TailorCV portfolio builder — choose a template, upload your CV, tweak the details, and publish a link you can drop straight onto your resume and LinkedIn. Before you start applying, run your resume through the free ATS score checker and switch to an ATS-friendly template so your portfolio and resume tell one clean, consistent story to every recruiter.