2016, Page 23

After reading my peers’ blogs, I have learnt other various ways in developing an authentic professional profile apart from building professional sites and blogging. Watch your online behavior! Brenden’s post emphasizes on being cautious with our actions on the internet. Through his examples, I learnt that it is vital to be wary of what our actions online as it affects both our potential career and even existing career. Continue reading →

Going through my peer’s blogposts and comments on the different views of determining authenticity in one’s profile got me ponder; whether my social profiles are showing the real and professional me? Through Yang Ting’s post, I’ve learnt that we can definitely use social medias to our advantage for our professionalism field. Having uniform profile pictures and descriptions is definitely one method to look professional and credible. Continue reading →

Through Isaac’s post, I have learnt about how I can categorise each point clearly, so that I do not sidetrack from the point I want to put across. This approach edifies me to keep my thoughts organised. In addition, I need to give credit to Isaac for emphasising the point on ‘relying less on texts’. He made use of diagrams and pictures to illustrate all his points, which I failed to do so. This enlightened me to work on the visual presentation of my blogposts. Continue reading →

In my previous post, I suggested treating ourselves as a company, in this way it serves as a guide on how we would build our reputation online, just like how we would market a product to consumers. Upon visiting some of the blogs, I would like to highlight some findings I have discovered that would contribute to developing our digital professional profile. Firstly, the importance of visual content. Yong You‘s post has consistent visual contents capable of retaining my attention. Continue reading →

This topic has been a rather challenging one for me, anyone felt the same way as me? Hence, I was looking forward to reading my peers’ blog posts to see their different views on it. What Vivian mentioned in her post really caught my eye, and that is staying active on our social platforms. In my post I focused on the importance of personal branding, but I neglected the most crucial part of it, which is to bring it out and strongly advertise it. Continue reading →

Before I did this topic, it has never occurred to me that blogging can actually be a way of showing your professionalism. Although I know of famous bloggers who make a living out of blogging, I never thought that I could use my own blog to my advantage in creating a professional online profile. Reading Elvina’s post and further research gave me a deeper insight to how I can do that. Continue reading →

(Source: Google)  This topic typically leads one to think of LinkedIn, and several of my colleagues have given recurring ideas on how to boost their platform. However, I felt that developing an authentic online professional profile doesn’t just revolve around revamping an individual’s LinkedIn. Therefore I decided to explore a little more on the importance and other approaches that could enhance professionalism on the web. Continue reading →

One day has passed and with new information I’ve gotten from my friends’ posts, I’ve come to learn that building a professional digital profile requires a lot more hard work and attention. In response to Adelene’s post, she has given a point that didn’t come through my mind before, which is browsing one’s name and see which posts from their social media accounts that have to be edited. Continue reading →

So I’m in university now and I have a little more than a year and a half before I go out into the world looking for a job. Being in this position, the topic of building an authentic professional profile was quite eye-opening and helpful. As I developed the content for my post I realised that today companies and employers are investing considerably in recruitment through social networks and this medium has proven to be quite effective and efficient. Continue reading →

The definition of authenticity is to be genuine; not a copy and of undisputed origin (Source: Dictionary.com). This means how authenticity is to be perceived can be arguable. Some may feel that being authentic is to set a unique selling point; while others argue that the profile should share your personality. As Kaye and Norman have provided in their post, excellent tips and steps on how to produce a well-protected professional profile. Continue reading →