Tip #2: Keep in Touch with Your Professional References Let your professional references know that you are using them and while you don’t have to keep in contact with them daily, it is important to keep the communication lines open. A promising career opportunity that you have applied for may opt to reach out to [...]
Tip #1: Who Should You Choose? At Chapman Services Group, we believe that having a reference dossier is an essential part of your portfolio. But how exactly do you know who to include and who you should omit? The first step is to create a list of professionals that you would like to include, have [...]
Tip #9 & 10: Wrapping It All Up Tip #9: Before you send your bio out or publish it on the web, it is important to review, edit and of course, publish. Tip #10: Build Your Online Profile! LinkedIn is one of the largest professional networks and you can use your bio in the summary [...]
Tip #8: Contact Details Are So ImportantWhen creating your bio, your contact information should always be included but you could go a step further and just tell your audience what your preferred method of contact is…for example…contact by email or LinkedIn and include the hyperlinks.
Tip #7: Personality is a MustJust because you are creating a professional biography does not mean that your personality cannot shine thru! Add some flavor to your bio by adding a bit of humor or ‘about you’ information that is interesting. I am pretty sure you have read words to this effect at the end [...]
Tip #6: Clearly State Your BusinessJust like a resume, you want to include your occupation and accomplishments in your bio early on. You want your audience to be hooked! Numbers are key here too! For example, if you are a sales professional then show off those numbers {increased sales by $5MM}…this is music to any [...]
Moving right along with Tips to Supercharge your Biography you must remember to start with your nameTip #5: Your Name Says It All When creating your bio, your name should be the very first thing your audience will see so you want to make sure to put your name in the first sentence of your [...]
Tip #4: The Long and Short of It AllWhen creating your bio, keep in mind you may need several bios for different purposes. You may need a long bio, a short bio and even a mini bio since you will probably see, that is how they will be requested. Chapman Services Group suggests you have [...]
Tip #3: 3rd Person Perspective When creating your biography, it is important to remember that it should be written in 3rd person. Exactly what does that mean? It means, your bio should be written objectively…in narrative form. Even if you write your bio yourself, you want to avoid statements like "I speak four different language"s [...]
Tip #2: EndorsementsMost likely there are colleagues that know how you operate, know your value and really admire your work so go ahead and ask them to endorse you. You can add endorsements to your bio and any online profile that you already have. While an internet bio offers different lengths, be sure to take [...]