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If I were an employer, would i hire myself?

  Qn. Discuss the ways in which an authentic online professional profile can be developed. If I were an employer, would I hire myself? While reading articles and watching videos on how I can boost my online identity, I had this question at the back of my head; what do I want my employer to see when he Googles me? If I were an employer, I would look for someone with a decent profile picture. Continue reading →

Topic 3: Developing an Online Professional Profile

Source The days of traditional profiling may be coming to an end with the rise of social networking. If you’re still using Microsoft Word to draft out your resume, you might want to consider switching to having an online professional profile. Just like a resume, a digital profile is what defines you when potential employers and recruiters are scouring for candidates online. Continue reading →

Topic 3: Authentic Online Professional Profile

Source: Gifbay.com Today, there are already 73% of recruiters hiring a candidate through social media and 93% of recruiters review a candidate’s social profile before making a hiring decision. If you are looking for a job in digital media but do not have any online profiles, it would be a disadvantage. I would like to touch on a few points Njeri Watkins mentioned. Defining Professional Identity In my opinion, self-branding is the first step in developing a professional identity. Continue reading →

Topic 3: developing your online professional 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 days 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 →

Topic 2: Reflective Summary

After having read through my fellow classmates argument on the pros and cons of multiple identity, I felt that I have a new perspective on this topic and how I could have done it differently. Firstly, it would be my friend Renu’s post on ‘Two identities…not a bad idea? Maybe’. She mentions about how the internet is a scary place where anyone can view informations about us. Continue reading →

More than 1 online identity, good or bad?

Image source: http://blog.gemalto.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/Online-identity.jpg Starting on online identity, it is no secret that many of us do have an online identity. And with the help of the internet, the internet helps us to create our own perfect personas, and hence it would be why almost everyone is doing it. But to what extend we are in the real world, and in the world online. Continue reading →

Reflective Summary for Topic 2

Source : http://heartifb.com/2011/03/07/pros-cons-online-identity/ After reading my classmate’s post, it was interesting to know that there is a mix reviews on creating one or more online identities. Some people feel that creating more online identities me ans it is being dishonest online as you are creating different identity about yourself. I also understand another concern of people creating multiple online identities is the possibility of people abusing it. Continue reading →

Topic 2: Reflective summary

After commenting on Siew Woon’s post, I felt that there was a misconception about stereotyping someone who owns multiple identities as being “fake”. No doubt, a part of us will immediately conclude that whatever these people say is all manipulated. Thoughts about why must they hide behind a pseudonym will never stop flowing through their minds. This must have been the thought Siew Woon experienced. She was all in for a single identity. Continue reading →

Topic 2: What have I learned?

Topic 2 has been really fun and thought-provoking! I’ve learn so much from replying what others commented on my blog as well as commenting on others! 😊 Initially, I wasn’t sure if I do prefer managing many online identities or I don’t…but now, I vote for Multiple Online Identities, but also keeping them at a professional, not too casual manner, due to privacy issues. Continue reading →