This reminds me of "your personal statement sucks"[1] by Dr. Angela Collier(Physics PhD), who also served on a hiring committee. The advice she gives is that yo

This reminds me of "your personal statement sucks"[1] by Dr. Angela Collier(Physics PhD), who also served on a hiring committee. The advice she gives is that your personal statement is your one shot to convince the hiring committee that you have unique things that would be a huge positive to the role you seek. I thought it was worth the watch time. [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tz42lx6BhqY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tz42lx6BhqY