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Building An Online Authentic Profesional Profile

Introduction (LO, 2013) Having an authentic online presence, means having a ‘genuine’ identity of yourself that represents you in a professional manor. An authentic online professional profile in today’s generation is highly important and if you haven’t got one, you are already one step behind (Wise, 2013). The Importance? CEO of Tapscott (2014) group has said that recruiting employees will move away from the traditional methods and move towards initiating and evolving relationships. Continue reading →

Topic 3 -Discuss the ways in which an authentic online professional profile can be developed.

Last week’s topic looked at the positives and negatives of having multiple online identities, which links nicely to this week’s topic. I think it is fair to say that anyone can have an online profile but it takes more time and effort to create an authentic online professional profile. The trail you leave online (also known as your ‘digital footprint’) gives a surprising amount of information about yourself. After watching this video I googled my name and where I am from. Continue reading →

Topic 3 – Linked in? Or linked out?

Being authentic whilst online, meaning unique/genuine (Oxford dictionary, 2016), is key when building successful professional profiles. One common form is LinkedIn – adding connections in order to showcase your experience and impress potential future employers. I found this image below informative yet quirky (digitalcare.org).     I have outlined the differences between using a Facebook account and a LinkedIn account below. Continue reading →

Best of the bunch or authentic?

Having an online professional profile in today’s society is essential. 94% of all recruiters use LinkedIn to search for candidates (Harris, 2014), meaning that without a profile you are extremely unlikely to be found by the HR department of your dream job. So, how DO you build an online professional profile? I created a wordle with all of the key terms that I came across in my research. Each word represents an important point to consider when building an online professional profile. Continue reading →

Are You Getting in the Way of You?

These days there is so much pressure on your social media profiles. You need to be authentic but you cannot be to maverick or out of line. So what is authenticity? How do you display that online? Below is a graphic I’ve created of how I believe authenticity looks using the minimalists blog post as brief guidance. From this you can see that the way to be authentic is to be true to yourself. Don’t let people influence you. Be you and make a decision and then act on that decision. Continue reading →

Marketing yourself online

Nowadays, when applying for a job, it’s not as simple as just sending a CV to the firm, it also entails your interaction online and how you market yourself on different platforms. If you’re offered a job, it not only becomes how you market yourself but also the company you represent. Recruiters also use social media for advertising jobs, firm branding, answering questions, and much more. Don Tapscott explores the difference in the old style recruitment process versus the new online style. Continue reading →

Authentic Professional Profiles

In the last decade, employment from online social profiles has been on the rise. With 92% of employers using social media in the recruitment progress according to a study in 2012 by Jobvite, having an authentic online professional profile is becoming ever more important. It seems online professional profiles are replacing CV’s because headhunting potential candidates online can be a lot more efficient and also give a more genuine picture of a person. Continue reading →

Topic 3

The modern job market is competitive and it’s no longer enough to just send a CV to an employer. With “1.66 million unemployed people available and seeking work” (ONS: 2016) it’s clear that measures need to be taken to make yourself more noticeable. Although the majority of internet users have a social media presence most of them use it for personal reasons. This is unlikely to make you a desirable target to employers and could hinder your opportunities. Continue reading →

Topic Three – Online Professional Profiles

One of the more common messages I receive from my dad these days is along the lines of “get that photo of you with a beer off Facebook, no one will hire you!”. While I’m no raging alcoholic he does raise a valid point, employers are increasingly looking at candidates social media pages (Snowdon, 2011). In fact, 92% of employers would investigate a candidates profile before making a decision on whether or not to employ them according to recruiting platform Jobvite. Continue reading →

Let’s just keep it professional.

In recent years, the importance of owning a professional online profile has skyrocketed. In the past all an employer had to represent you was your application, the 60 minutes in an interview and selected references. Today, an employer could see my political interest, my tastes and hobbies and my family holiday photos in just a few clicks. Statistics in Infographic from Jobvite (2014).   Ensuring what you show your employer is key to mastering the art of a professional profile. Continue reading →

Let’s just keep it professional.

In recent years, the importance of owning a professional online profile has skyrocketed. In the past all an employer had to represent you was your application, the 60 minutes in an interview and selected references. Today, an employer could see my political interest, my tastes and hobbies and my family holiday photos in just a few clicks. Statistics in Infographic from Jobvite (2014).   Ensuring what you show your employer is key to mastering the art of a professional profile. Continue reading →

Topic 3: Building a professional digital profile

Please read these notes and check out the links, before preparing and posting your answer to the set question. This document should be regarded as just the start of the discussion, which we all then develop over the next two weeks through the conversations themselves and the sharing of further relevant links. It is intended to give you a flavour of the challenges and opportunities in managing your professional online identity, and get you started on answering the Topic 3 set question below. Continue reading →