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WRITING A BIO

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CVs, Resumes, and LinkedIn

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Things to mention:

  • • your academic qualifications

  • • previous and current positions

  • • previous, present and future projects

  • • publications and conferences

  • • committees, patents and awards

Style

  • • third person (i.e. he developed rather than I developed) for conferences and book chapters

  • • first person for home pages

Be concise, accurate and factual.

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Summary: Writing a Bio

Summary: Writing a Bio

Things to mention:

  • your academic qualifications

  • previous and current positions

  • previous, present and future projects

  • publications and conferences

  • committees, patents and awards

Style

  • third person (i.e. he developed rather than I developed) for conferences and book chapters

  • first person for home pages

Be concise, accurate and factual.

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Wallwork, A. (2014). WRITING A BIO. In: CVs, Resumes, and LinkedIn. Guides to Professional English. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-0647-5_13

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