Best way to refer to yourself in a CV

[singhr]

As the clock runs down on this contract it's time to revamp the CV and chop out some of the old stuff that flags up I am indeed as old as Methuselah. Can you CUKers tell me how I should refer to myself when describing the work I've done please?

Over the years I have ping-ponged between these styles:

'Rajiv spent six months doing this and that....'
'He spent six months doing this and that....'
'I spent six months doing this and that...'

All advice and silly repllies welcomed

[NotAllThere]

I always prefer to read it in the first person.

[BrowneIssue]

'Rajiv spent six months doing this and that....'

= "I have just left Uni and their careers department wrote this CV for me."

'He spent six months doing this and that....'

= "A company has been paid provide me with a CV, so have either just been made redundant or I am getting really desperate or I am not literate."

'I spent six months doing this and that...'

= "I wrote my CV."

I prefer to see the latter from a contractor.

[BrilloPad]

I prefer third person :-

Coded a java server for fx instruments......

[bogeyman]

First person. Always.

Anything else sounds like pretentious wank, or like you have a personality disorder.

[d000hg]

The problem is that all you did is "this and that", IMO.

[Andy2]

Refering to first person and third person will indicate multiple personality disorder

[singhr]

First person. Always.

Anything else sounds like pretentious wink, or like you have a personality disorder.

pretentions? moi?

[MrMark]

Best way to refer to yourself in a CV ?

ACE

[EternalOptimist]

I use

'The party of the first part'