Topic 3 2015

“You’ve got to be interesting of course! Captivate your audience through the summary of yourself! Like how movies’ summaries capture attention. And most importantly describe who you really are, not who you think you are.” ~Mabel After reading Mabel’s blog, I understand to start build up your professional profile, the first wall to break is yourself. If you don’t recognize who you are and where you want to be, no one will be able to appreciate you. Continue reading →

Firstly, I shall start with my findings on Edward’s blog. I was really captivated by his blogging style of drawing reader’s attention through his personal experiences as well as linking to the area of Singapore affairs. It reminded me of an incident when a Singapore politician, Ms Tin Pei Ling whom had faced several internet criticisms for posting a selfie with her new Kate Spade Bag. Continue reading →

Upon reviewing Edward’s blog, I was really captivated by his style of blogging by drawing reader’s attention through his personal experiences as well as linking to the area of Singapore affairs. It reminded me of a news article with regards to a Singapore politician, Ms Tin Pei Ling. Ms Tin faced several criticisms for posting a selfie with her new Kate Spade Bag on FaceBook in year 2011. Continue reading →

Comment 1 – Easter Lim Comment 2 – Guo Yixin In my initial post yesterday, I emphasised on the importance of our social media when it comes to crafting our professional profile. A few of my peers questioned why I did not go in-depth on the ways in which an authentic online professional profile can be developed. Continue reading →

Connectivity, Branding and Authenticity The key points of Crystal‘s has perfectly summed up to what contributes an authentic online profile. Getting connected is the utmost important as that is the precise aim of creating an online profile. Besides landing a step closer to your potential employer, it helps to expand the personal network beyond geographical borders and reaches people of common interest over the world. Continue reading →

Our perspectives are broadened by those of others, or so I believe. The posts from my classmates lent much insight and brought forth new concepts in online profile development and I found many of the examples quoted to be adequately relevant and engaging. Nicole’s blogpost on the creation of LinkedIn accounts brought a very focused view to the topic at hand, by going into the specifics of creating a professional account. Continue reading →

Credit: Ram Castillo via AIGA, the professional association for designFirst, I would like to credit Sophie Pitmanfor sharing her experiences and opinions on this module. Intrigued to know why? Feel free to read my previous blogpost. This topic has proven to be a captivating one because its broad nature has permitted it to be approached in unique ways by different individuals. Continue reading →

Credit: Ram Castillo via AIGA, the professional association for designFirst, I would like to credit Sophie Pitmanfor sharing her experiences and opinions on this module. Intrigued to know why? Feel free to read my previous blogpost. This topic has proven to be a captivating one because its broad nature has permitted it to be approached in unique ways by different individuals. Continue reading →

“Personal Branding? I am not trying to be ‘famous’, so why do I need one?” I’ve never thought about the importance of personal branding before I worked on this topic. But, I’m glad that I do now, and reading the different posts led me to better insights of how personal branding and career is linked. Continue reading →