{"id":634,"date":"2014-03-08T14:35:00","date_gmt":"2014-03-08T14:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.soton.ac.uk\/uosm2008\/?guid=142d2586c3c526bcf64aecfab41cd5df"},"modified":"2014-10-13T07:21:30","modified_gmt":"2014-10-13T07:21:30","slug":"uosm2008topic-3-building-your-online-professional-profile-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.soton.ac.uk\/uosm2008\/2014\/topic-3-2014\/2014\/03\/uosm2008topic-3-building-your-online-professional-profile-3\/","title":{"rendered":"#UOSM2008:Topic 3 Building your Online Professional Profile"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\" trbidi=\"on\">\n<div style=\"background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; line-height: 18.2pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;\"><span style=\"color: #333333; font-family: &quot;Cambria&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;\"><b>&#8220;Discuss the ways in which an<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0cm;\">authentic<\/span><span class=\"apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span>online professional profile can be developed&#8221;<\/b><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; line-height: 18.2pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;\"><span style=\"color: #333333; font-family: &quot;Cambria&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;\"><b><br \/><\/b><\/span><\/div>\n<div align=\"center\" style=\"background: white; line-height: 18.2pt; margin-bottom: 18.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;\"><span style=\"color: #333333; font-family: &quot;Cambria&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-no-proof: yes;\"><v:shapetype coordsize=\"21600,21600\" filled=\"f\" id=\"_x0000_t75\" o:preferrelative=\"t\" o:spt=\"75\" path=\"m@4@5l@4@11@9@11@9@5xe\" stroked=\"f\"> <v:stroke joinstyle=\"miter\"> <v:formulas>  <v:f eqn=\"if lineDrawn pixelLineWidth 0\">  <v:f eqn=\"sum @0 1 0\">  <v:f eqn=\"sum 0 0 @1\">  <v:f eqn=\"prod @2 1 2\">  <v:f eqn=\"prod @3 21600 pixelWidth\">  <v:f eqn=\"prod @3 21600 pixelHeight\">  <v:f eqn=\"sum @0 0 1\">  <v:f eqn=\"prod @6 1 2\">  <v:f eqn=\"prod @7 21600 pixelWidth\">  <v:f eqn=\"sum @8 21600 0\">  <v:f eqn=\"prod @7 21600 pixelHeight\">  <v:f eqn=\"sum @10 21600 0\"> <\/v:f><\/v:f><\/v:f><\/v:f><\/v:f><\/v:f><\/v:f><\/v:f><\/v:f><\/v:f><\/v:f><\/v:f><\/v:formulas> <v:path gradientshapeok=\"t\" o:connecttype=\"rect\" o:extrusionok=\"f\"> <o:lock aspectratio=\"t\" v:ext=\"edit\"><\/o:lock><\/v:path><\/v:stroke><\/v:shapetype><v:shape alt=\"Description: C:UsersELDARDesktoplinkedin-job-seeker-2.jpg\" id=\"Picture_x0020_1\" o:borderbottomcolor=\"yellow pure\" o:borderleftcolor=\"yellow pure\" o:borderrightcolor=\"yellow pure\" o:bordertopcolor=\"yellow pure\" o:spid=\"_x0000_i1026\" style=\"height: 263.25pt; mso-wrap-style: square; visibility: visible; width: 337.5pt;\" type=\"#_x0000_t75\"> <v:imagedata o:title=\"linkedin-job-seeker-2\" src=\"file:\/\/\/C:UsersELDARAppDataLocalTempmsohtmlclip1\u00001clip_image001.jpg\"> <w:bordertop type=\"single\" width=\"12\"> <w:borderleft type=\"single\" width=\"12\"> <w:borderbottom type=\"single\" width=\"12\"> <w:borderright type=\"single\" width=\"12\"><\/w:borderright><\/w:borderbottom><\/w:borderleft><\/w:bordertop><\/v:imagedata><\/v:shape><\/span><span style=\"color: #333333; font-family: &quot;Cambria&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;\"><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-YeKeOUumk7M\/UxsowaCraHI\/AAAAAAAAAHA\/DykvXvfw4ew\/s1600\/linkedin-job-seeker-2.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-YeKeOUumk7M\/UxsowaCraHI\/AAAAAAAAAHA\/DykvXvfw4ew\/s1600\/linkedin-job-seeker-2.jpg\" height=\"248\" width=\"320\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div align=\"center\" style=\"background: white; line-height: 18.2pt; margin-bottom: 18.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;\"><b><span style=\"color: #333333; font-family: &quot;Cambria&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;\">Picture source: <\/span><\/b><a href=\"http:\/\/www.webdcmarketing.com\/2013\/11\/four-more-linkedin-hacks-for-insurance-wholesalers\/\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Cambria&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;\">http:\/\/www.webdcmarketing.com\/2013\/11\/four-more-linkedin-hacks-for-insurance-wholesalers\/<\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #333333; font-family: &quot;Cambria&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;\"> <o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Cambria&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;\">In the modern world, when our everyday life becomes more and more online, the recruitment sector and employers are not the last people who are using online facilities. On the contrary, they have taken the recruitment to the whole new level where there is no need any more to carry your paper CV with you. However, as a person who has joined this trend around three years ago I had two main questions: Why do you need an authentic online professional profile? And, how do you develop one? In this post, I will answer both of these questions based on the research and my personal experience.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Cambria&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Cambria&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;\">Why do you need an authentic online professional profile? For example, \u201cLinkedIn\u201d:<\/span><\/b><\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: Cambria, serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; text-indent: -18pt;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Cambria, serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; text-indent: -18pt;\">Well, the first answer could be: Why not? It is not very time consuming, it is accessible to everyone in every language, it is nearly always for free (unless you want to upgrade your LinkedIn) and you also can have your small portion of data on the Internet in this age of online information overload.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Cambria, serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; text-indent: -18pt;\">It is easier to find a job, internship, placement, etc. My close friend, a young web developer, has received two job offers via LinkedIn. The point is, he haven&#8217;t even apply, as they have found him by themselves.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Cambria, serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; text-indent: -18pt;\">According to the studies, 75% of HR department are checking their applicants online and 50% of them say that it influences their decision <\/span><w:sdt citation=\"t\" id=\"928323699\" style=\"font-family: Cambria, serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">(Microsoft, 2013)<\/span><\/w:sdt><span style=\"font-family: Cambria, serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; text-indent: -18pt;\">. Not having an online profile will cause more questions than answers.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Cambria&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;\">How you develop an online profile:<\/span><\/b><\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: Cambria, serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;\">Better than my words could be just the explanation via picture. Posted below are the pictures that I have scanned from the paper given to me on the Carriers Fair held at the University of Southampton, by ConnectUs recruitment consultancy. However, I will still point out the most important parts of it, in my opinion:<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-GEg39N4GU6o\/UxsoxG1NfhI\/AAAAAAAAAHM\/F-IyxlgQy7w\/s1600\/%D0%91%D0%B5%D0%B7%D1%8B%D0%BC%D1%8F%D0%BD%D0%BD%D1%8B%D0%B9.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-GEg39N4GU6o\/UxsoxG1NfhI\/AAAAAAAAAHM\/F-IyxlgQy7w\/s1600\/%D0%91%D0%B5%D0%B7%D1%8B%D0%BC%D1%8F%D0%BD%D0%BD%D1%8B%D0%B9.png\" height=\"320\" width=\"225\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-i7AHx37Uvmo\/UxsowTHdXWI\/AAAAAAAAAG4\/A7goDuR7brI\/s1600\/%D0%91%D0%B5%D0%B7%D1%8B%D0%BC%D0%BD%D0%BD%D1%8B%D0%B9.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-i7AHx37Uvmo\/UxsowTHdXWI\/AAAAAAAAAG4\/A7goDuR7brI\/s1600\/%D0%91%D0%B5%D0%B7%D1%8B%D0%BC%D0%BD%D0%BD%D1%8B%D0%B9.png\" height=\"320\" width=\"228\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Cambria, serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; text-indent: -18pt;\">Have a professional photo. As most of the HRs deliberately do not want a photo on the CV, an online identity with your photo is the only way they can see you. Remember that the first impression is very important <\/span><w:sdt citation=\"t\" id=\"-104039427\" style=\"font-family: Cambria, serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">(Hyams, 2012)<\/span><\/w:sdt><span style=\"font-family: Cambria, serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; text-indent: -18pt;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Cambria, serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; text-indent: -18pt;\">Have at least two or three references that have the most amount of positive feedback about you <\/span><w:sdt citation=\"t\" id=\"255634963\" style=\"font-family: Cambria, serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">(Hyams, 2012)<\/span><\/w:sdt><span style=\"font-family: Cambria, serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; text-indent: -18pt;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Cambria, serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; text-indent: -18pt;\">Whatever you are writing, keep it short and sweet, and obviously provide the keywords that you think describe you and are searched by the employers.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Cambria, serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; text-indent: -18pt;\">Join groups, both on local and international level. Just creating a profile is not enough, join the discussions, share links and news, increase the number of connections and just stand up of the crowd <\/span><w:sdt citation=\"t\" id=\"-1087607517\" style=\"font-family: Cambria, serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">(Direct Connection,  Advertising &amp; Marketing, LLC, 2013)<\/span><\/w:sdt><span style=\"font-family: Cambria, serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; text-indent: -18pt;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-q8jRRuS76uM\/UxsowbrRMxI\/AAAAAAAAAG0\/klo02auCYbY\/s1600\/154398_10200171679763211_1764157055_n.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-q8jRRuS76uM\/UxsowbrRMxI\/AAAAAAAAAG0\/klo02auCYbY\/s1600\/154398_10200171679763211_1764157055_n.jpg\" height=\"178\" width=\"320\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div align=\"center\" class=\"MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle\" style=\"margin-left: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Cambria&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-no-proof: yes;\"><v:shape alt=\"Description: C:UsersELDARDesktop154398_10200171679763211_1764157055_n.jpg\" id=\"Picture_x0020_2\" o:spid=\"_x0000_i1025\" style=\"height: 240pt; mso-wrap-style: square; visibility: visible; width: 431.25pt;\" type=\"#_x0000_t75\"> <v:imagedata o:title=\"154398_10200171679763211_1764157055_n\" src=\"file:\/\/\/C:UsersELDARAppDataLocalTempmsohtmlclip1\u00001clip_image002.jpg\"><\/v:imagedata><\/v:shape><\/span><b><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Cambria&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;\"><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/b><\/div>\n<div align=\"center\" class=\"MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle\" style=\"margin-left: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: center;\"><b><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Cambria&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;\">Picture Source: <\/span><\/b><a href=\"http:\/\/ritasambu.com\/projects.html\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Cambria&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;\">http:\/\/ritasambu.com\/projects.html<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Cambria&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;\"><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/div>\n<div align=\"center\" class=\"MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle\" style=\"margin-left: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: Cambria, serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; text-align: left; text-indent: -18pt;\"><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: Cambria, serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; text-align: left; text-indent: -18pt;\">And finally, don\u2019t just copy your paper CV, but give a bit more information about yourself, your strengths and weaknesses, interests, etc. In LinkedIn you are not limited to two pages of paper as it is in the real world <\/span><w:sdt citation=\"t\" id=\"-1513214691\" style=\"font-family: Cambria, serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; text-align: left; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">(Guardian News and Media  Limited, 2013)<\/span><\/w:sdt><span style=\"font-family: Cambria, serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; text-align: left; text-indent: -18pt;\">.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Cambria&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;\">Last but not least, just a quick advice for the post readers: be as <b>authentic <\/b>and correct as possible in showing your identity! We all have to accept that during the creation of our own profiles, both online and on paper, we often do embellish a little bit the stories about us. It is completely normal, but to the some extend. I personally do remember that on my first CV I have specified various programming languages that I have pleasure to code in without specifying the degree of knowledge for each. I had a very unpleasant situation when during one of the telephone interviews I was asked the very deep questions of one of the programming languages I have specified, that was quite a lesson for me.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Cambria&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Cambria&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;\">Word Count: 620<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Cambria&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<h1><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;\"><i>References<\/i><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><span style=\"color: windowtext; font-size: 12.0pt; font-weight: normal; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"><w:sdtpr><\/w:sdtpr><\/span><\/h1>\n<div class=\"MsoBibliography\"><!--[if supportFields]><span style='font-size:12.0pt;   line-height:115%;font-family:\"Cambria\",\"serif\";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin;   mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin'><span style='mso-element:field-begin'><\/span><span   style='mso-spacerun:yes'>\u00a0<\/span>BIBLIOGRAPHY <span style='mso-element:field-separator'><\/span><\/span><![endif]--><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Cambria&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;\">Direct Connection, Advertising &amp; Marketing, LLC,   2013. <i>Four More LinkedIn Hacks for Insurance Wholesalers<\/i>. [Online]   Available at: <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.webdcmarketing.com\/2013\/11\/four-more-linkedin-hacks-for-insurance-wholesalers\/\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Cambria&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-no-proof: yes;\">http:\/\/www.webdcmarketing.com\/2013\/11\/four-more-linkedin-hacks-for-insurance-wholesalers\/<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Cambria&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-no-proof: yes;\"> [Accessed 8 March 2014].<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Cambria&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;\"><w:sdtpr><\/w:sdtpr><\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Cambria&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-no-proof: yes;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoBibliography\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Cambria&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-no-proof: yes;\">Guardian News and Media Limited, 2013. <i>Why   online CVs are essential in your job search<\/i>. [Online] Available at: <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/jobs.theguardian.com\/article\/4290335\/why-online-cvs-are-essential-in-your-job-search\/\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Cambria&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-no-proof: yes;\">http:\/\/jobs.theguardian.com\/article\/4290335\/why-online-cvs-are-essential-in-your-job-search\/<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Cambria&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-no-proof: yes;\"> [Accessed 7 March 2014].<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Cambria&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-no-proof: yes;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoBibliography\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Cambria&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-no-proof: yes;\">Hyams, C., 2012. <i>Personal Branding on   LinkedIn: 10 Mistakes to Avoid<\/i>. [Online] Available at: <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jeffbullas.com\/2012\/11\/09\/personal-branding-on-linkedin-10-mistakes-to-avoid\/#WByq6jGKiFd0UI49.99\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Cambria&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-no-proof: yes;\">http:\/\/www.jeffbullas.com\/2012\/11\/09\/personal-branding-on-linkedin-10-mistakes-to-avoid\/#WByq6jGKiFd0UI49.99<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Cambria&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-no-proof: yes;\"> [Accessed 7 March 2014].<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Cambria&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-no-proof: yes;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoBibliography\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Cambria&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-no-proof: yes;\">Microsoft, 2013. <i>Online Safety Research<\/i>.   [Online] Available at: <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/security\/resources\/research.aspx#reputation\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Cambria&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-no-proof: yes;\">http:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/security\/resources\/research.aspx#reputation<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Cambria&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-no-proof: yes;\"> [Accessed 7 March 2014].<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; line-height: 18.2pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;\"><w:sdt docparttype=\"Bibliographies\" docpartunique=\"t\" id=\"-1805459985\" sdtdocpart=\"t\">   <w:sdt bibliography=\"t\" id=\"111145805\">              <\/w:sdt><\/w:sdt><\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<div><span><b>&#8220;Discuss the ways in which an<span>&nbsp;<\/span><span>authentic<\/span><span>&nbsp;<\/span>online professional profile can be developed&#8221;<\/b><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span><b><br \/><\/b><\/span><\/div>\n<div align=\"center\"><span><\/span><span><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-YeKeOUumk7M\/UxsowaCraHI\/AAAAAAAAAHA\/DykvXvfw4ew\/s1600\/linkedin-job-seeker-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-YeKeOUumk7M\/UxsowaCraHI\/AAAAAAAAAHA\/DykvXvfw4ew\/s1600\/linkedin-job-seeker-2.jpg\" height=\"248\" width=\"320\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div align=\"center\"><b><span>Picture source: <\/span><\/b><a href=\"http:\/\/www.webdcmarketing.com\/2013\/11\/four-more-linkedin-hacks-for-insurance-wholesalers\/\"><span>http:\/\/www.webdcmarketing.com\/2013\/11\/four-more-linkedin-hacks-for-insurance-wholesalers\/<\/span><\/a><span> <\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span>In the modern world, when our everyday life becomes more and more online, the recruitment sector and employers are not the last people who are using online facilities. On the contrary, they have taken the recruitment to the whole new level where there is no need any more to carry your paper CV with you. However, as a person who has joined this trend around three years ago I had two main questions: Why do you need an authentic online professional profile? And, how do you develop one? In this post, I will answer both of these questions based on the research and my personal experience.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div><b><span>Why do you need an authentic online professional profile? For example, &ldquo;LinkedIn&rdquo;:<\/span><\/b><\/div>\n<div><span><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><span>Well, the first answer could be: Why not? It is not very time consuming, it is accessible to everyone in every language, it is nearly always for free (unless you want to upgrade your LinkedIn) and you also can have your small portion of data on the Internet in this age of online information overload.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>It is easier to find a job, internship, placement, etc. My close friend, a young web developer, has received two job offers via LinkedIn. The point is, he haven&#8217;t even apply, as they have found him by themselves.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>According to the studies, 75% of HR department are checking their applicants online and 50% of them say that it influences their decision <\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\">(Microsoft, 2013)<\/span><span>. Not having an online profile will cause more questions than answers.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n<div><b><span>How you develop an online profile:<\/span><\/b><\/div>\n<div><span>Better than my words could be just the explanation via picture. Posted below are the pictures that I have scanned from the paper given to me on the Carriers Fair held at the University of Southampton, by ConnectUs recruitment consultancy. However, I will still point out the most important parts of it, in my opinion:<\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-GEg39N4GU6o\/UxsoxG1NfhI\/AAAAAAAAAHM\/F-IyxlgQy7w\/s1600\/%D0%91%D0%B5%D0%B7%D1%8B%D0%BC%D1%8F%D0%BD%D0%BD%D1%8B%D0%B9.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-GEg39N4GU6o\/UxsoxG1NfhI\/AAAAAAAAAHM\/F-IyxlgQy7w\/s1600\/%D0%91%D0%B5%D0%B7%D1%8B%D0%BC%D1%8F%D0%BD%D0%BD%D1%8B%D0%B9.png\" height=\"320\" width=\"225\"><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-i7AHx37Uvmo\/UxsowTHdXWI\/AAAAAAAAAG4\/A7goDuR7brI\/s1600\/%D0%91%D0%B5%D0%B7%D1%8B%D0%BC%D0%BD%D0%BD%D1%8B%D0%B9.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-i7AHx37Uvmo\/UxsowTHdXWI\/AAAAAAAAAG4\/A7goDuR7brI\/s1600\/%D0%91%D0%B5%D0%B7%D1%8B%D0%BC%D0%BD%D0%BD%D1%8B%D0%B9.png\" height=\"320\" width=\"228\"><\/a><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><span>Have a professional photo. As most of the HRs deliberately do not want a photo on the CV, an online identity with your photo is the only way they can see you. Remember that the first impression is very important <\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\">(Hyams, 2012)<\/span><span>.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Have at least two or three references that have the most amount of positive feedback about you <\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\">(Hyams, 2012)<\/span><span>.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Whatever you are writing, keep it short and sweet, and obviously provide the keywords that you think describe you and are searched by the employers.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Join groups, both on local and international level. Just creating a profile is not enough, join the discussions, share links and news, increase the number of connections and just stand up of the crowd <\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\">(Direct Connection,  Advertising &amp; Marketing, LLC, 2013)<\/span><span>.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-q8jRRuS76uM\/UxsowbrRMxI\/AAAAAAAAAG0\/klo02auCYbY\/s1600\/154398_10200171679763211_1764157055_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-q8jRRuS76uM\/UxsowbrRMxI\/AAAAAAAAAG0\/klo02auCYbY\/s1600\/154398_10200171679763211_1764157055_n.jpg\" height=\"178\" width=\"320\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div align=\"center\"><span><\/span><b><span><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/b><\/div>\n<div align=\"center\"><b><span>Picture Source: <\/span><\/b><a href=\"http:\/\/ritasambu.com\/projects.html\"><span>http:\/\/ritasambu.com\/projects.html<\/span><\/a><span><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<div align=\"center\"><span><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<div><span>And finally, don&rsquo;t just copy your paper CV, but give a bit more information about yourself, your strengths and weaknesses, interests, etc. In LinkedIn you are not limited to two pages of paper as it is in the real world <\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\">(Guardian News and Media  Limited, 2013)<\/span><span>.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div><span>Last but not least, just a quick advice for the post readers: be as <b>authentic <\/b>and correct as possible in showing your identity! We all have to accept that during the creation of our own profiles, both online and on paper, we often do embellish a little bit the stories about us. It is completely normal, but to the some extend. I personally do remember that on my first CV I have specified various programming languages that I have pleasure to code in without specifying the degree of knowledge for each. I had a very unpleasant situation when during one of the telephone interviews I was asked the very deep questions of one of the programming languages I have specified, that was quite a lesson for me.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span>Word Count: 620<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<h1><span lang=\"EN-US\"><i>References<\/i><\/p>\n<p><\/span><span><\/span><\/h1>\n<div><!--[if supportFields]&gt;<span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:\"Cambria\",\"serif\"'><span><\/span><span>&nbsp;<\/span>BIBLIOGRAPHY <span><\/span><\/span>&lt;![endif]--><span>Direct Connection, Advertising &amp; Marketing, LLC,   2013. <i>Four More LinkedIn Hacks for Insurance Wholesalers<\/i>. [Online]   Available at: <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.webdcmarketing.com\/2013\/11\/four-more-linkedin-hacks-for-insurance-wholesalers\/\"><span>http:\/\/www.webdcmarketing.com\/2013\/11\/four-more-linkedin-hacks-for-insurance-wholesalers\/<\/span><\/a><span> [Accessed 8 March 2014].<\/p>\n<p><\/span><span><\/span><br \/><span><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span>Guardian News and Media Limited, 2013. <i>Why   online CVs are essential in your job search<\/i>. [Online] Available at: <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/jobs.theguardian.com\/article\/4290335\/why-online-cvs-are-essential-in-your-job-search\/\"><span>http:\/\/jobs.theguardian.com\/article\/4290335\/why-online-cvs-are-essential-in-your-job-search\/<\/span><\/a><span> [Accessed 7 March 2014].<\/p>\n<p><\/span><br \/><span><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span>Hyams, C., 2012. <i>Personal Branding on   LinkedIn: 10 Mistakes to Avoid<\/i>. [Online] Available at: <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jeffbullas.com\/2012\/11\/09\/personal-branding-on-linkedin-10-mistakes-to-avoid\/#WByq6jGKiFd0UI49.99\"><span>http:\/\/www.jeffbullas.com\/2012\/11\/09\/personal-branding-on-linkedin-10-mistakes-to-avoid\/#WByq6jGKiFd0UI49.99<\/span><\/a><span> [Accessed 7 March 2014].<\/p>\n<p><\/span><br \/><span><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span>Microsoft, 2013. <i>Online Safety Research<\/i>.   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