Third-person profile.

I’m writing a third person profile of myself for the Elon I-Media website. We have to say a little about ourselves and send in a professional-looking picture.

Most of the examples I’ve read so far are pretty full of professional experience and internships. I don’t have any of this. I mean, I’ve got LIFE experience, but nothing for the paper. I can spin this, though. I know I can.

Let’s see:

“Drew Sykes is from Greensboro, NC. He graduated from NC State University in 2008 with a degree in English Creative Writing and a minor in Journalism.”

Ok. Good so far…now what?

“He has not used his degree for anything since college.”

No, no. Have to embellish a little…

“After college he began to work at a restaurant.”

Add a little more color:

“After college he served as a waiter at the prestigious local/organic pizza restaurant, Sticks and Stones, which has been featured in both Food Network and Signature Magazine. He has also half-maintained a blog on the side and been a regional roadie for John Mayer.”

Little more.

“After college he served as a waiter at the prestigious local/organic pizza restaurant, Sticks and Stones, which has been featured in both Food Network and Signature Magazine. There, he was given the spoken award of “Best Waiter in History” by his mother, and was often tipped over fifteen percent. Besides waiting tables, he has had several blog entries self-published through Blogspot, Facebook, and Tumblr, and has gone on tour with John Mayer, paying 1/3 of the artist’s salary through merchandise and ticket sales. Now that he’s returning to school, he looks forward to being an all-star student and dominating every class while juggling social life and writing novels on the side.”

Whew. Not bad, but maybe a little too much. How bout, just, DREW? Here we go:

“Drew Sykes is from Greensboro, NC. He graduated from North Carolina State University in 2008 with a degree in English Creative Writing and a minor in Journalism. After college he volunteered as a ropes instructor in Colorado for the summer and has since worked as a server at a local organic restaurant. Drew is an avid sports and music fan and hopes to work his way into writing and producing content for television and internet media. He loves to absorb and write about everyday life, and his highest goal is to climb the ladder and work as an on-air talent. He’s looking at the iMedia program as a great opportunity to strengthen his skills and jump into the fast-paced media field.”

I like it. Simple. Truthful. ME.

Now I’ve gotta find a picture…