Step One: Gather all your professional information, including your resume, LinkedIn profile, and any items that help you summarize your career journey. Focus on key roles you have had, your area of expertise, and experiences and skills that help you stand out.
Step Two: Summarize your career journey in chronological order, starting with your first employment experience, moving to your current role. Highlight key accomplishments including major projects, awards and recognition, certifications, and major milestones. If applicable, include the number of direct reports you managed for all leadership roles. Share numbers, as you describe your responsibilities to show the scope and scale of your results/contributions to the business.
Step Three: Share your educational background, certifications, and any relevant training that complements your subject matter expertise.
Step Four: Add any volunteer work or personal projects. Include all Board positions, committee roles, and community initiatives that you have been a part of. This is a wonderful way to highlight your values and activities outside of the workplace.
Step Five: Make a statement about who you are outside of your career. Include hobbies, interests, or values that shape your work-life philosophy. You can incorporate your favorite quote or a little-known detail about your upbringing.
Step Six: Before finalizing your biography, proofread for errors, ensure that it is engaging and easy to read, and make sure that it aligns with your professional brand and tone.
La Toya’s Insider Tips:
- Use Third Person Voice – write it as if someone else is describing you
- Be Authentic – let your personally shine through! Do not be afraid to brag about yourself!
- Focus on results – Make sure the reader knows what you have delivered and has a good impression of what you could do in the future.
