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Is your LinkedIn account attractive enough?

Source Social media is the collective online tool that everyone uses in today’s world. As seen, 74% of adults have been using social media to bring their world together by sharing their life with friends, families and colleagues. Soon enough, social media have spread till it is being used greatly for recruiting efforts. But why is this so? Two words. Simple and powerful. With a few clicks on the keyboard, you will be able to see it all. Continue reading →

Is a professional digital profile really necessary?

Why do we need to establish a professional online profile? The evolution of technology has revolutionized humans to be technology-savvy, leading to the formation of the digital native era. This resulted in the shift from traditional methods of recruitment, to cost-effective methods through the net. Continue reading →

Are you LINKED? – Topic 3

GONE are the days of sending in resumes… or is it? Let’s find out! . . . – I’m the one for YOU – Source: Giphy.com Recapping what i learned in the previous topic, some people create multiple identities of themselves on platforms such as facebook or twitter and they each tell a different story of you. Continue reading →

Build Your Professional Online Profile – Here’s How!

With today’s massive growth in technology, gone were the days where recruiters were hired to headhunt suitable talents or individuals mailing copies of their resume to companies. According to Maury Hanigan, companies have moved to recruiting employees online as it’s much more cost-efficient plus it allows companies to select from a wider pool of candidates. Continue reading →

Topic 3 – Reflection

This topic discussed about how we could develop an authentic professional online profile. It was an intriguing and insightful topic which was useful because i think it is time for me to create a professional digital profile for myself. When I read my Amanda’s blog, she sparked my attention by mentioning that as an employee, she would hire someone with a decent digital profile picture. This was my comment on her blog. Source – https://amandakeeeblog.wordpress. Continue reading →

How do you develop your authentic online professional profile?

Above Image taken from 28 Reasons Why Everyone Needs Personal Branding (Jill Celeste, 2014) Via Jill Celeste With an authentic online professional profile, does it mean to be about having single or multiple digital identities? I believe that as long as we know what we are doing online, we can keep our online profile professional. Online professional profile can be drilled down to self-branding. Continue reading →

Profiling: Who are you online?

Advancement of technology is gaining importance, thus creating a proper online profile would be appropriate and may help you better in your job search these days. Companies now are turning to the internet to find out more about their potential employees before deciding on who they should hire. Therefore, if you have a solid professional profile online, the chances of you getting selected will be higher. Continue reading →

Pay attention to my profile, PLEASE!!

Source: Tumblr As we all get older, entrance into the ‘Real World’ is drawing closer. Which means our social media habits have to be changed, adapted and reflected. Instead of bombing our Facebook newsfeed with Friday’s party pictures, we start to dedicate time in maintaining our LinkedIn profiles. Profiles can be easily created, but the question is how can we make our online profiles stand out amongst the billions of people on the web? “Your personal online branding is very important. Continue reading →

Topic 3 : Developing authetic professional online profile

Why create a professional online profile for recruitment you may asked? Times have changed, companies are now driven by the competition to secure outstanding talents before the rest. Especially since its more economical and there is understandably a more diverse range of applicants they are able to find online. In addition, companies are then able to rectify high staff turnover and sustain the needs for part time workers during festive or seasonal periods. Continue reading →

Authentic Professional profile- Is a resume enough? (Topic 3)

Photo from(url) Is an authentic online professional profile important? How does it affect me in the future in terms of me getting a job? Such questions flooded my head as I read the topic. I never considered the importance of having an authentic professional profile or even managing my personal online data. That was until I read the article that struck me that such online data can be of good use to me in the future. On the other hand if not managed well it can come back to haunt me. Continue reading →

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