Student biographical sketch

As someone who reviews a lot of grant applications, conference submissions, and internship applications, I read a lot of “biosketches” (brief descriptions of professional identity) from people at all career stages.

Unfortunately, many people do not put their best foot forward and sometimes don’t even seem to recognize their key professional strengths. Even distinguished senior professionals sometimes use very dated biosketches that do not communicate their status in the field.

Biosketches are yet another of the many “soft” professional skills that do not get taught in school, but are important for professional success.

Student biographical sketch sample

When you search the internet for guidance on writing a biosketch, the hits mostly take you to very business-oriented examples. Those are fine for corporate settings, but the culture in psychology and related human and social services is different.

People who work in anything related to education, health, government, or social justice-oriented nonprofits need a bi