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1 vote by Miguel Paraz
As with most marketing copy, third person is the norm and convention. It's become a norm for professional profiles -- a kind of objective voice that also conveniently disposes of the risk of boasting. Yishan is totally right about that.
Not only does third person voice skirt the risk of seeming self-centered and braggartly, it places less of a burden on the reader to "like" or respond to the personal aspects of the resume and bio. It has a benefit for the reader, or potential employer, in depersonalizing the relational aspect of the copy. There's less personal appeal because it's not in first person.
Not only does third person voice skirt the risk of seeming self-centered and braggartly, it places less of a burden on the reader to "like" or respond to the personal aspects of the resume and bio. It has a benefit for the reader, or potential employer, in depersonalizing the relational aspect of the copy. There's less personal appeal because it's not in first person.
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