How to Write an Employment Autobiography

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Tip 1 - How to Write a Career Autobiography

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How to Write a Career Autobiography

Hiring managers who are looking for in-depth self-appraisal from job candidates may ask a potential new hire to write a career autobiography. Written in narrative form, your autobiography should ...

Tip 2 - How to Write a Career Autobiography | eHow

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How to Write a Career Autobiography | eHow

A career autobiography, also known as a professional biography, should include a personal introduction, information about your most recent employment and any past experiences related to the job you're applying for. Discuss any work-related leadership roles and professional memberships you've held. Briefly explain your educational background and...

Tip 3 - How to Write a Short Biography for Work | eHow

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How to Write a Short Biography for Work | eHow

Whether it is called a work or business bio or a personal profile, the important difference between now and the past is that your bio will be read online. eHow spoke with Kathleen Weiss, SPHR (certified Senior Professional in Human Resources), a small business Human Resources consultant who specializes in employee handbooks as well as Director...

Tip 4 - Why Your Bio Is More Important than Your Resume

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Why Your Bio Is More Important than Your Resume

Most job seekers understandably think that their resume is their most important written job search tool. Why? Because most people associate resumes with landing their next job. Resumes are important, even critical, to your ultimate goal of landing your next job. However, resumes are best used only when you are applying for a specific position. After all, that’s the purpose of a resume – to articulate your background, skills, abilities and credentials – with the hopes of garnering an interview. However, any savvy job seeker in this current employment market knows that blindly applying for jobs using your resume is a recipe for a long bout of unemployment. Generally accepted statistics demonstrate that only 20% of all jobs are filled via job boards and newspaper ads. And of that 20% the majority of the time the hiring manager knows who they want to hire before the posting goes up. The other 80% of jobs are filled through networking with friends, family, current or former co-workers, or through extended professional networking through LinkedIn and professional organizations.   One page biography  This is where the concept of a one page biography or bio, for short, comes into play. The bio is the document that you can most leverage during your networking activities – and if networking is the key approach needed to land one of the 80% of jobs that are not filled through traditional job posting channels, and then doesn’t it stand to reason that a bio should be a more important tool? Remember, a resume is best utilized when you are applying for a specific job. A bio is best used to convey your background in a crisp narrative format before, during or after your networking meetings.   Benefits  You may be thinking, “Why can’t I just use my resume during my networking meetings?” Good question. Probably the biggest reason is that a bio speaks much more about your reputation, attributes, tone and makeup than a resume does. Written in the third person and without the rigid structure of a resume, you bio is much more readable and conversational than a resume. Another reason is because your networking partner may equate seeing your resume with applying for a job and they most likely will not have a job for you at the present time. When a networking partner feels like they can’t help you, they may recoil and not provide you with the resources you were hoping to gain from the conversation. Another reason for not providing a resume during networking sessions is because networking partners may get sidetracked wanting to provide you with resume feedback. So, the bio gives you an opportunity to explain a bit about yourself in a disarming, easy to read format. Because of the way you’ll construct the bio, it also allows you to convey more and different information about yourself then you could ever do with a resume. OK, so now you agree that a bio is an important tool in your arsenal. How do you go about building one? Keep in mind that you want to write this in the third person and don’t be bashful!   How to write one  First, you’ll want to start with a summary which states your name, basic profession and what your experience and expertise is. Second, you’ll want to add career highlights and significant accomplishments. Third, let people know what you are known for.  Fourth, don’t forget your education and other credentials and fifth, feel free to sprinkle in a few of your hobbies and interests (as long as they are not polarizing hobbies!). You’re welcomed to review my bio as a sample. It can be downloaded here. Now that you have written your bio, you are ready to utilize it during your networking discussions and you have document that you can also use for speaking engagements, press releases and other related announcements.  More reading at 8 Steps To Writing a Bio Like a Pro. Matthew Levy is a well-rounded HR professional and Career Coach with fifteen years of broad experience in both specialist (e.g., recruiting) and generalist (e.g., HR business partner) roles at blue-chip companies, including Merck, Amgen and Johnson & Johnson. Follow Matt on blog. Image credit Paul McGreevy

Tip 5 - How to Write a Short Bio for Employment

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How to Write a Short Bio for Employment

The days of mailing resumes to employers are long gone. Advanced technology has broadened the global marketplace and created a global job market. Candidates must present their knowledge, skills and ...

Tip 6 - Career Autobiography

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Career Autobiography

By Joshua Boutin. The purpose of this paper was to take a look back at my life and determine what external and internal factors affected my selected career path. The skills that I got out of this paper were: APA 6th editing, furthered my ability to

Tip 7 - How to Write About Yourself

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How to Write About Yourself

Writing about yourself can seem embarrassing at first, but cover letters, personal essays, and bio notes about yourself come with some specific tricks and tips that can make it a lot less intimidating when it comes to style and content....
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