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2015, Page 30

Something Learnt (Reflective Summary and Comments)

After reading several blog posts, I realized that a handful of my colleagues (i.e. Easter, Wan Chyng, Yi Shin etc) have mentioned that we should filter what we post online, go back and delete any inappropriate materials that we had posted on any social media and make sure we don’t post anything we wouldn’t want employers to see.  And then we come to talk about authenticity. Continue reading →

Topic 3: Summary & Comments

This topic has aided me to understand the key importance of why developing an authentic online professional profile is so important in the current digital world and what we can do to stand out from the rest. It’s not something that should be overlook and we should always bear in mind of what is posted on our profiles, knowing that consequences can be undesirable. Continue reading →

Let’s take some time to think through about what we learnt

“Learning is not attained by chance, it must be sought for with Ardour and attended to with diligence” – Abigail Adams Indeed, by writing on our own post isn’t enough to enhance our insight on the given topics, we need to read up on others as different people have different viewpoints.  [Source: Google]  So what did I gained?  From Clinton’s Blog, I realized that I didn’t elaborate much on the key point in my initial post which is BEING AUTHENTIC. Continue reading →

Profile Authenticity: Dilemma Between One Or Multiple Profiles

Discussions on how we can create our authentic digital profiles have given me more thoughts on what comes with it, what comes after it, and what comes and STAYS for long. Having read Constance’s views on having multiple online identities to remain professional, it is rational why we should do that. However, Wan Chyng’s views have given me another set of views that has never came across my mind. Continue reading →

Sharing is learning…on top of caring

After reading this article: http://www.theemployable.com/index.php/2014/10/28/blogging-can-help-get-job/ I have decided that I do want to set up a blog based on my interests. I would love to have a career in Human Resource, so I would love to start blogging about topics about the human psyche and talk about various issues that have happened in various organisations or the different employee retention policies different organisations have. Continue reading →

Reflective Summary: Topic 3

Such an eye opener it has been after reading several blog posts and understanding what an authentic professional profile means to different ones of us. The one common thing that almost everyone agreed on was how technology is increasingly becoming more significant in our lives. If that’s the case, lets use this to our advantage and come up with out-of-the-box ideas to set us apart. (Picture source: http://clearchoicestaffing. Continue reading →

Luna Pang 2015-11-06 08:30:22

Before starting on this topic, whenever people mention social media, I would always think of Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, and how it is only used for entertainment, spreading of gossips and news. Never had it occurred to me that it is an essential tool to recruitment across many industries. Both Renu and Jasmine mentioned how an online professional profile requires time and proper management by focusing on the minor details that many tend to overlook. Continue reading →