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What is a Profile Story?

A profile story is a portrait of a person in words. Like the best painted portraits, the best profiles

capture the character, spirit and style of the individual - what motivates, excites them, what they

find interesting, admirable and may be passionate about. Like other stories, profiles require an
understanding of a person’s life to create a revealing sketch of that life.

• Brief personal background (name, hometown parents, ---)
• What is your personal background (single/married, children, etc.)?

• Where did you go to secondary school and/or college?

• Did anything special prepare you for your career?

• What honors/awards have you received?
• Are you involved in any community organizations (charities, church, etc.)?

• What are your hobbies?

• Where did you grow up and did this affect you in any way?

• What are you passionate about in social life?
• Do you have a nickname?

• List your favorites (book, movie or play, quote, poem, website, type of food or individual

dish, music genre, song, band or individual musician, clothing style or designer, etc.).

• What is most rewarding about being in the US and made it all worthwhile?
• What comes easiest to you as a professional or parent?

• Who was your favorite secondary school principal/teacher and why?

• What's the next skill or knowledge set you want to add to make you a better citizen?
• What's your favorite funny story about yourself?

• Did you have a role model or idol who you aspired to be as a youth?

• Who has helped you most in your personal life or professional career?

• Was there a defining moment that made you decide to take the direction in life you have?

• Anything else you’d like to add?

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