2016, Page 28

In the previous topics discussed, I have highlighted the evolution of Internet has influenced the way people communicate – social media networking facilitates new models of collaboration between consumers and companies (Raji, S., 2015). It is known that companies market their services and products to consumers, the purpose of branding is to stand out and differentiate from the rest. Continue reading →

Source: Jobvite (2014) Source: Jobvite (2014) Source: LinkedIn (2016) Source: Jobvite (2014) There’s no shortage of statistics emphasizing the rise of social media as a recruiting strategy. The benefits of online recruitment and high success rate of social media recruiting strategy, along with Gen X and millennials entering the workforce, social media recruiting is here to stay. These statistics should get you working on your online professional profile. Well, at least for me. Continue reading →

“Authentic” means showing a bit of your personality. This was one of Nik Nyman’s advice for a professional profile on LinkedIn. “Digital” refers to our digital footprint. This profile will be part of our digital footprint and can be validated or invalidated by our other digital footprints. “Professional” tells us that we expect this to be related to our career. A part of our employability appeal to potential employers. Continue reading →

  “Pick me pick me pick me up” With our world growing ever connected with the advancement in technologies, the use of social media as recruitment has become a norm (Taylor, 2016). As mentioned in my previous blog posts , recruiters are researching employees online identity prior to hiring. Continue reading →

To look at ways whereby we can develop an authentic online professional profile, let us first find out WHY do we want to develop such a profile Photo reference: (Sundberg, 2012) Presence on Business Networking Platforms Given the importance of social media sites to market oneself, for any job seeker, it becomes inevitable to develop an authentic online identity, at least on one, if not a few  professional social media sites. Continue reading →

We are in the day and age where connecting and communicating with one another is as simple as a click of the “share”, “tweet” or “post” button. Everything and anything you put online can be viewed by anyone who has access to the Internet, enabling them to gain some information on the type of person you are. This includes recruiters searching for potential candidates to fill in the position. Continue reading →

First off, what is professionalism in the digital world? E-professionalism is defined as the attitudes and behaviours reflecting traditional professionalism paradigms that are manifested through digital media (Cain and Romanelli, 2009). For example, being nice, kind and helpful are part of the job requirement of a nurse however if a nurse was to post some mean tweets on her twitter account, she is being unprofessional. Continue reading →

How you portray yourself on the web tells a lot about you – what you are passionate about, how you communicate, etc. What has it got to do with you? Let me share with you some statistic: [Source: Jobvite; (Photo by me)] [Source: Jobvite] Companies are hiring candidates through Social Media, with the highest percentage from LinkedIn. Continue reading →

There has always been the argument that validating an applicant’s suitability based on their social media is obtrusive. (1) However in this present-day where the use of the internet and social media is becoming more transparent, it is no wonder having an outstanding digital profile is so important. A shocking number of employers, 73% has hired a candidate through the social media. With 93% of them reviewing the applicant’s social profile before making the final hiring decision. Continue reading →

A couple years ago Justine Sacco, a 30 year old communications executive tweeted this before going on her holiday: “Going to Africa. Hope I don’t get AIDS. Just kidding. I’m white!” Next thing she knew, she was the subject of worldwide criticism and she had lost her job. (Ronson, 2016). This is not an isolated incident and reckless online behaviour can cost you as the graph below indicates: Source: https://www.jobvite.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/Jobvite_SocialRecruiting_Survey2014. Continue reading →