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What makes us stand out from the 5.4 million other Singaporeans out there? They may not all be fighting with us for the same jobs, but in such a competitive country such as ours, what can we do in order to be that ‘outstanding’ one? Credits: themetapicture According to the Oxford Dictionary (2014), the definition of authentic is, “Of undisputed origin and not a copy; genuine”.  Sounds easy but yet so difficult to achieve. Continue reading →

Goodbye to resumes. Hello LinkedIn. *Waves* Gone were the days we relied heavily on our boring black and white resumes. One will unlikely be selected as a potential candidate if all they submit is that piece of paper listing all their achievements and experiences.   In today’s society, many have turned to the webs to create a professional portfolio of themselves and even recruiters are using them frequently. 93% of job recruiters tap into LinkedIn to find qualified candidates. Continue reading →

Google yourself online, what can you find? Here is my result. It shows the Prezi I shared online with my ex coursemates regarding online shopping last year. Wait, why are we doing this? Does it even matters? The answer is, because we want the job! According to studies concluded by Harris Interactive and Cross-Tab Marketing, 75% of HR executives now research for potential employees online and at least 50% claimed that the results they found affect their hiring decision. Continue reading →

  (photo credit: Xiaxue) I’m sure many of you recognise her. If you don’t, she is Southeast Asia most prominent blogger, Wendy Cheng (Xiaxue- it means SNOWING) with over 500K followers on Instagram and more than 300K ‘Likes’ on Facebook. Lets take her as an example for today’s topic on ‘Building Our Professional Digital Profile’. Continue reading →

Credits: http://jazzcurzon.com/ As discussed in the previous post about having single or multiple digital identities, we all know that as long as we remain consistent with our online accounts, it doesn’t matter whether we have multiple digital identities or not. However, speaking of having an authentic online professional profile, I think it all blot down to this term called self-branding. Self-branding is like a signal in the noise of the human capital (Tomas, ‘The Future of You’, 2013). Continue reading →

Question: Discuss the ways in which an *authentic* online professional profile can be developed. Ladies and Gentlemen, Allow me to introduce to you the dynamic and constantly changing art of creating an online professional profile… First, watch this video for insights on how to create a generic online profile. To a marketer, having a digital profile expresses the knowledge of digital literacy. Continue reading →

Hello friends! Happy mid-week! Let’s first talk about WHY we need an online professional profile. There is an increasing trend of recruiters conducting employment background searches and searching for talent on the web. Your online presence is gradually replacing your resume. Employers are viewing your profiles to determine what kind of person you are, who your connections are and how you present yourself. Continue reading →

Photo Credit: EMPLOYola Surge via Pinterest “Resume is no longer the first step in the recruitment process; It’s one of the last.” (Ryan Holmes, 2012 – Reference 1) I can’t agree no more. How many of you have a Twitter/LinkedIn account before starting this module? For Twitter, I believe most of us have one but how about LinkedIn? Not many I guess. I did not have one until #MANG2049 taught me the importance of building a online professional profile. Continue reading →

Resume? BORING!!!! There are people who summarise their CVs through Twitter, in just 140 characters! (Silverman, R.E. & Weber, L., 2013) According to Social Recruiting Survey Results (Jobvite, 2014), 73% of recruiters have hired candidates through social media. Continue reading →

“Self-branding is about being a signal in the noise of human capital. The stronger your brand, the stronger that signal.”  It makes you distinctive apart from your talents, otherwise “our individuality will be invisible.” (Chamorro-Premuzic, 2013) Building an authentic digital profile, I would say is a form of advertising yourself. No consumer likes a deceptive advertisement. Same goes to your target audience a.k.a your potential employer. Continue reading →