{"id":126199,"date":"2014-03-09T23:56:00","date_gmt":"2014-03-09T23:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.soton.ac.uk\/uosm2008\/?guid=5deb6e536a878657ea467c699320c52b"},"modified":"2014-03-23T22:37:27","modified_gmt":"2014-03-23T22:37:27","slug":"uosm2008-topic-3-discuss-the-ways-in-which-an-authentic-online-professional-profile-can-be-developed-248","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.soton.ac.uk\/uosm2008\/2014\/topic-3-2014\/2014\/03\/uosm2008-topic-3-discuss-the-ways-in-which-an-authentic-online-professional-profile-can-be-developed-248\/","title":{"rendered":"#UOSM2008 – Topic 3: Discuss the ways in which an authentic online professional profile can be developed."},"content":{"rendered":"
This topic revels some interesting starting points for my career. Even if I act in the name of a company or I want to be hire by one, I have to be a positive presence in this noisy universe of human capital [1]. This modern perspective regarding the importance of being an authentic and valuable sign in this wave of noise, which is the Internet; have been changed over the 10 year. According to Trenor Kanfman [2] , in the future years, not only that our online identity could affects the life, but ‘every word which we say can be used by the political opponents’ for a presidential election. This aspect could be seen odd by the visitor\u2019s users, but it’s starting to be a real base for the main television. These mass-media companies, uses Facebook or Twitter posts as real messages from different public figure. <\/o:p><\/span><\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
Before I apply to university, because I wanted to be accepted by the best ones from United Kingdom, I was advised to be care regarding the photos which I post on social networks. This advice is a result of an application rejection from the University Of Cambridge of a very good person, who\u2019s Twitter profile photo was showing him drinking. <\/o:p><\/span><\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
Thus, it is important for us to brand our self in a positive sense. Since, 2010 I am being working on a project called Virtual Share (http:\/\/vsh.ro\/en<\/a>). It is mainly in Romanian language, but the idea which I drew is that using SEG (Search Engine Optimization) you can help a website to gain more visits from search engines (such as Google or Yahoo). We can apply the same concept for humans: we can try to filter and produce better pages for people such that google returns the best results.<\/o:p><\/span><\/div>\n
<\/div>\n

<\/p>\n

Hence, I had to be more careful regarding the content which was indexed by Google. This made me to create a special page where I show my projects http:\/\/vsh.ro\/realizatori.php?nume=Sima-Cristian&all=true<\/a>(Romanian Language).  Furthermore I had to show my actual CV so I created this page http:\/\/vsh.ro\/cristian_sima\/<\/a> (English). This has my full name and it make a truly idea regarding the person behind the page. <\/o:p><\/span><\/div>\n

<\/span><\/div>\n
Regarding my Linkin profile I had to edit it. I created last year, when I was not aware of its potential but during this week I have changed it. After many changes: <\/span><\/div>\n

<\/span><\/div>\n
\n
<\/a><\/div>\n


<\/span><\/div>\n

You can finally find me on this network it here:<\/span><\/div>\n
http:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/profile\/view?id=231448669&trk=nav_responsive_tab_profile<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n

<\/span><\/span>My presence on Google is also an important factor which can contribute:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\n
<\/a><\/div>\n


<\/span><\/span>A list with my online profiles on different websites:<\/span><\/span>
 – https:\/\/plus.google.com\/+CristianSima93\/about<\/a><\/span>
 – https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/cristian.sima?ref=tn_tnmn<\/a><\/span>
 – https:\/\/twitter.com\/Cristian_Sima<\/a><\/span>
 – http:\/\/about.me\/cristian.sima<\/a><\/span>
 – http:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/pub\/cristian-sima\/65\/618\/251<\/a>
<\/span><\/span>
 – skype::\/cristian.sima93<\/span><\/div>\n

After all the reading and lectures which I done for this topic I can draw a few conclusions:<\/p>\n

1. Try to be as much as open.<\/b> There are now different types of networks (social, messages, work) which can paint your online personas.<\/p>\n

2. Be honest with you, thus be honest with others.<\/b> Do not create a fake profile which has no relation with your real identity (a famous case could be the Yahoo director)<\/p>\n

3. Social media helps both the employer and the employee<\/b>. As an example we can have the case of Hootsuite company, which uses Twitter as the first step in its selection process of employee [3]. On the other hand, Adriana Lukasik [4] shows us that YouTube can be a great tools in order to increase her chances for a job. With just a video, she got the desired place for work.
<\/a><\/p>\n

Questions and answers about http:\/\/www.unilever.co.uk\/careers-jobs\/<\/a> :<\/h3>\n

–> How well do you think they attract potential employees ?
<– I think yes because the page is simple but useful for a user. It provides both all the necessary information (including ways of contacting the company) and communication over the most known social platforms such as Youtube, Facebook and Twitter<\/p>\n

—> What could they do better ?
<— First of all the moving background is confusing. For example, I was thinking the page is moving in the horizontal direction, when I was scrolling in the vertical one. Second,<\/p>\n

—> Do you have any other example to share from your experience of employers on social media ?
<— Well,  unfortunately I have no such history. However, I have seen clubs (Oceania Southampton) which are using Facebook as a usual way to find its employee. Could be a non-professional approach, but this method reaches its target because the audience from this social network is waiting for the photos and videos which were made inside the club.<\/p>\n

Also, I wrote a reply of 500 words For ‘The Future of You’ [1] which you can find here: <\/span>http:\/\/cristiansima93.blogspot.co.uk\/2014\/03\/comment-for-httpblogshbrorg201301the.html<\/a> ( <\/span><\/span>They have marked it as SPAM. I wanted to post here because I highlighted some points for it. At least here nobody can hide it [UPDATED: It was banned by an automated algorithm] ).<\/span><\/h3>\n

—-> Which are you key takeaways from the video ? (https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=zpOyQk_H7QM<\/a>)
<—  [The answer will be posted sooner]<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

—-> What do you consider to be the main {option} in creating your own brand:<\/i><\/h3>\n

<—- A. Benefits <\/b>
– to be regarding from the perspective of real life as a famous person because of its online brand
– all is free. there is no need to pay money. (imagine what is happening if you have to pay for an add on youtube)
– shows an dynamic, active and impressive description of a person which can be used not only to find a place to work, but as a brand for the company where you are working
– it records your history of your life<\/p>\n

<—- B. Challenges<\/b>
– the problem of finding the own positive outcomes of your work
– the time allowed to complete all its online profiles
– to be honest and to avoid lies (even if they are jokes)<\/p>\n

References:<\/p>\n

[1] <\/span>Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, \u2018The Future of You\u2019, <\/span>Harvard Business Review, Online Article, <\/span>[Published: 01\/01\/2013, Accessed online on 8\/03\/2014 at : <\/span>http:\/\/blogs.hbr.org\/2013\/01\/the-future-of-you\/<\/a> <\/span><\/span>]<\/span>
[2] The Onion<\/span>, ‘<\/span>Report: Every Potential 2040 President Already Unelectable Due To Facebook<\/span><\/span>\u2019, YouTube<\/span>, Online Video <\/span>[Published: 26\/04\/2012, Accessed online on 7\/03\/2014 at : <\/span>http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=A2bniFJigI0<\/a> ]<\/span><\/span>
[3] <\/span>Ryan Holmes<\/span><\/span>, \u2018<\/span>How Social Media Is Making Job Hunting Better\u2014For Candidates and Companies<\/span><\/span>\u2019, <\/span>HootSource, Online Article, <\/span><\/span><\/span>[Published: 17\/01\/2013, Accessed online on 8\/03\/2014 at : <\/span>http:\/\/blog.hootsuite.com\/social-media-job-hunting\/<\/u><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>]<\/span>
[4] <\/span>Darcy Wintonyk and Lynda Steele<\/span><\/span>, \u2018Become virtually indispensible to potential employers\u2019, <\/span><\/span><\/span>News Vancouver, Online Article, <\/span>[Published: 19\/02\/2013, Accessed online on 5\/03\/2014 at: <\/span>http:\/\/bc.ctvnews.ca\/become-virtually-indispensible-to-potential-employers-1.938297<\/a><\/span><\/span>  ]<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This topic revels some interesting starting points for my career. Even if I act in the name of a company or I want to be hire by one, I have to be a positive presence in this noisy universe of human capital [1]. This modern perspective regarding the importance of being an authentic and valuable sign in this wave of noise, which is the Internet; have been changed over the 10 year. According to Trenor Kanfman [2] , in the future years, not only that our online identity could affects the life, but ‘every word which we say can be used by the political opponents’ for a presidential election. This aspect could be seen odd by the visitor’s users, but it’s starting to be a real base for the main television. These mass-media companies, uses Facebook or Twitter posts as real messages from different public figure. <\/p>\n

<\/span><\/div>\n

<\/div>\n
Before I apply to university, because I wanted to be accepted by the best ones from United Kingdom, I was advised to be care regarding the photos which I post on social networks. This advice is a result of an application rejection from the University Of Cambridge of a very good person, who’s Twitter profile photo was showing him drinking. <\/p>\n

<\/span><\/div>\n

<\/div>\n
Thus, it is important for us to brand our self in a positive sense. Since, 2010 I am being working on a project called Virtual Share (http:\/\/vsh.ro\/en<\/a>). It is mainly in Romanian language, but the idea which I drew is that using SEG (Search Engine Optimization) you can help a website to gain more visits from search engines (such as Google or Yahoo). We can apply the same concept for humans: we can try to filter and produce better pages for people such that google returns the best results.<\/p>\n

<\/span><\/div>\n

<\/div>\n

<\/p>\n

Hence, I had to be more careful regarding the content which was indexed by Google. This made me to create a special page where I show my projects http:\/\/vsh.ro\/realizatori.php?nume=Sima-Cristian&all=true<\/a>(Romanian Language).  Furthermore I had to show my actual CV so I created this page http:\/\/vsh.ro\/cristian_sima\/<\/a> (English). This has my full name and it make a truly idea regarding the person behind the page. <\/p>\n

<\/span><\/div>\n


<\/span><\/div>\n
Regarding my Linkin profile I had to edit it. I created last year, when I was not aware of its potential but during this week I have changed it. After many changes: <\/span><\/div>\n

<\/span><\/div>\n
\n
<\/a><\/div>\n


<\/span><\/div>\n

You can finally find me on this network it here:<\/span><\/div>\n
http:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/profile\/view?id=231448669&trk=nav_responsive_tab_profile<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n

<\/span><\/span>My presence on Google is also an important factor which can contribute:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\n
<\/a><\/div>\n


<\/span><\/span>A list with my online profiles on different websites:<\/span><\/span>
 – https:\/\/plus.google.com\/+CristianSima93\/about<\/a><\/span>
 – https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/cristian.sima?ref=tn_tnmn<\/a><\/span>
 – https:\/\/twitter.com\/Cristian_Sima<\/a><\/span>
 – http:\/\/about.me\/cristian.sima<\/a><\/span>
 – http:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/pub\/cristian-sima\/65\/618\/251<\/a>
<\/span><\/span>
 – skype::\/cristian.sima93<\/span><\/div>\n

After all the reading and lectures which I done for this topic I can draw a few conclusions:<\/p>\n

1. Try to be as much as open.<\/b> There are now different types of networks (social, messages, work) which can paint your online personas.<\/p>\n

2. Be honest with you, thus be honest with others.<\/b> Do not create a fake profile which has no relation with your real identity (a famous case could be the Yahoo director)<\/p>\n

3. Social media helps both the employer and the employee<\/b>. As an example we can have the case of Hootsuite company, which uses Twitter as the first step in its selection process of employee [3]. On the other hand, Adriana Lukasik [4] shows us that YouTube can be a great tools in order to increase her chances for a job. With just a video, she got the desired place for work.
<\/a><\/p>\n

Questions and answers about http:\/\/www.unilever.co.uk\/careers-jobs\/<\/a> :<\/h3>\n

–> How well do you think they attract potential employees ?
<– I think yes because the page is simple but useful for a user. It provides both all the necessary information (including ways of contacting the company) and communication over the most known social platforms such as Youtube, Facebook and Twitter<\/p>\n

—> What could they do better ?
<— First of all the moving background is confusing. For example, I was thinking the page is moving in the horizontal direction, when I was scrolling in the vertical one. Second,<\/p>\n

—> Do you have any other example to share from your experience of employers on social media ?
<— Well,  unfortunately I have no such history. However, I have seen clubs (Oceania Southampton) which are using Facebook as a usual way to find its employee. Could be a non-professional approach, but this method reaches its target because the audience from this social network is waiting for the photos and videos which were made inside the club.<\/p>\n

Also, I wrote a reply of 500 words For ‘The Future of You’ [1] which you can find here: <\/span>http:\/\/cristiansima93.blogspot.co.uk\/2014\/03\/comment-for-httpblogshbrorg201301the.html<\/a> ( <\/span><\/span>They have marked it as SPAM. I wanted to post here because I highlighted some points for it. At least here nobody can hide it [UPDATED: It was banned by an automated algorithm] ).<\/span><\/h3>\n

—-> Which are you key takeaways from the video ? (https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=zpOyQk_H7QM<\/a>)
<—  [The answer will be posted sooner]<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

—-> What do you consider to be the main {option} in creating your own brand:<\/i><\/h3>\n

<—- A. Benefits <\/b>
– to be regarding from the perspective of real life as a famous person because of its online brand
– all is free. there is no need to pay money. (imagine what is happening if you have to pay for an add on youtube)
– shows an dynamic, active and impressive description of a person which can be used not only to find a place to work, but as a brand for the company where you are working
– it records your history of your life<\/p>\n

<—- B. Challenges<\/b>
– the problem of finding the own positive outcomes of your work
– the time allowed to complete all its online profiles
– to be honest and to avoid lies (even if they are jokes)<\/p>\n

References:<\/p>\n

[1] <\/span>Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, ‘The Future of You’, <\/span>Harvard Business Review, Online Article, <\/span>[Published: 01\/01\/2013, Accessed online on 8\/03\/2014 at : <\/span>http:\/\/blogs.hbr.org\/2013\/01\/the-future-of-you\/<\/a> <\/span><\/span>]<\/span>
[2] The Onion<\/span>, ‘<\/span>Report: Every Potential 2040 President Already Unelectable Due To Facebook<\/span><\/span>’, YouTube<\/span>, Online Video <\/span>[Published: 26\/04\/2012, Accessed online on 7\/03\/2014 at : <\/span>http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=A2bniFJigI0<\/a> ]<\/span><\/span>
[3] <\/span>Ryan Holmes<\/span><\/span>, ‘<\/span>How Social Media Is Making Job Hunting Better—For Candidates and Companies<\/span><\/span>’, <\/span>HootSource, Online Article, <\/span><\/span><\/span>[Published: 17\/01\/2013, Accessed online on 8\/03\/2014 at : <\/span>http:\/\/blog.hootsuite.com\/social-media-job-hunting\/<\/u><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>]<\/span>
[4] <\/span>Darcy Wintonyk and Lynda Steele<\/span><\/span>, ‘Become virtually indispensible to potential employers’, <\/span><\/span><\/span>News Vancouver, Online Article, <\/span>[Published: 19\/02\/2013, Accessed online on 5\/03\/2014 at: <\/span>http:\/\/bc.ctvnews.ca\/become-virtually-indispensible-to-potential-employers-1.938297<\/a><\/span><\/span>  ]<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":93832,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1032103],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-126199","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-topic-3-2014","column","threecol"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.soton.ac.uk\/uosm2008\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/126199","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.soton.ac.uk\/uosm2008\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.soton.ac.uk\/uosm2008\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.soton.ac.uk\/uosm2008\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/93832"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.soton.ac.uk\/uosm2008\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=126199"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blog.soton.ac.uk\/uosm2008\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/126199\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":126200,"href":"https:\/\/blog.soton.ac.uk\/uosm2008\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/126199\/revisions\/126200"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.soton.ac.uk\/uosm2008\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=126199"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.soton.ac.uk\/uosm2008\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=126199"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.soton.ac.uk\/uosm2008\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=126199"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}