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The Brand Called “You”

Image from Adweek “Too many people overvalue what they are not and undervalue what they are.” – Malcolm Forbes With the impact of digital world, even recruitment is making a shift towards the online network. This could be supported with evidence as shown in this infographic by Staff that 92% of companies use or plan to use social media in their employee search. Continue reading →

Topic 3: Ways in which an authentic online professional profile can be developed

Without getting too technical, I will discuss briefly some of the main themes or ideas that most writers across the web have put forth, in giving us a clue as to how to create authentic online profiles that can impact our professional lives. 1. KnowGoogle thyself source: http://www.cafepress.com The first is to do an online search of oneself. The age-old adage of self-awareness being the beginning of wisdom certainly does extend to our digital age. Continue reading →

“THE AUDACITY OF AUTHENTICITY” – Response to Topic 3 Question

1) Be audacious with your approach! Source: Pinterest https://www.pinterest.com/pin/209487820140728605/ The very first thing that we must know is that audacity is required to cultivate authenticity! Be bold in introducing and describing yourself! 2) Be yourself and not a fake Remember Frank Abagnale? One of the most famous imposters in US history, Frank’s story was made into a movie starring Leonardo DiCaprio in Catch Me If You Can. Continue reading →

Developing an authentic professional online profile

Topic 3: Discuss the ways in which an authentic online professional profile can be developed. Credits: dmsmith.blogspot.com Have you ever wondered how to develop an authentic online professional profile to make you stand out from others? Let’s check it out as we go along. As we move into a digital age, you may noticed that the process of hiring and recruiting manpower has changed notably over the years. Continue reading →

Topic 3: Building your Professional Digital Profile

Please read these notes and check out the link, 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 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 →

What I have learnt from Topic 2

That is definitely not me thinking really hard but it’s time to reflect on the topic of multiple identities. Most of my peers agree that using multiple online identities are acceptable. I found Zoe’s blog post similar to mine. We both agreed that our personal and professional lives should be separated. Zoe also shared with me how scams can be another way of abusing multiple online identities after I commented asking about the negative aspects of multiple online identities. Continue reading →