2015, Page 6

Reflecting on Professional Profiles

This week’s blog topic was rather more difficult to be creative with, it was quite easy to view a professional profile as simply a good LinkedIn profile and a tidy, well presented online presence. However, the web is far more diverse than this, with many tools at an employee’s fingertips to develop a professional profile and to help find that all important job. Continue reading →

Topic 3: Reflective Summary

This week, I commented on Hollie and Lucy’s blogs because I liked the different media and perspectives they incorporated. Hollie shared a video on her blog, “Do I need to be on EVERY social network?”, which I enjoyed because it stressed how important it is to engage with social media in the right way. Continue reading →

Looking back at Topic 3

Maintaining a professional online presence is something that students really need to do – be it through one (very carefully) edited profile, or separate sites for home and work. I have never really understood employers’ reasons for monitoring the usually innocuous social media activity of their employees, but I know that they do. I am therefore aware that I must always update my profile with the expectation that future bosses are watching what I post. Continue reading →

Reflecting on Authentic Professional Profiles

Nick’s comment on my initial post on this topic was very thought provoking. I used the analogy of different social media accounts being like blocks in a pyramid, that if one was weak or removed then the whole pyramid would topple down, or if one social media account was weak or put across the wrong message then that can be the end of the road for a job application. Continue reading →

Time to say goodbye: Developing Authentic Professional Profiles

Picture I took in 2010 at Bexhill Beach edited with: http://www.picmonkey.com/ This week was about how a person can develop their professional online profile to be more authentic. I wrote that having a few social media accounts with full engagement was key and I listed some psychological tricks. The most significant and important fact I have learnt about the internet this week is 93% of recruiters use social media to find workers. Continue reading →

Building an online professional profile

Having an online professional profile is becoming increasingly important as companies change the way they recruit new employees. With the advent of social media, many companies are switching from the old methods of advertising job posts, to using social media platforms to advertise, look for new employees, and offer positions. In Jobvite’s 2014 social recruiting survey, 73% of employers planned to increase their investment in recruiting via social networks (https://www.jobvite. Continue reading →

Creating a Digital Professional Profile to become a Freelance Content Creator

The internet is a great tool for professionals. There are a lot of sites such as LinkedIn to help you find companies to work for and share your CV around with and the like. However, I have never had a  proper job – I can’t write about actual employment because I simply don’t know about it (but hey, maybe some of these UOSM2033 Topic 3 blog posts can help me out). Continue reading →

Do we need develop professional profile?

In the past, people needed to attentive and diligent to write a good CV, set type on the computer, print it out, give the CV to many companies, wait for reply of companies and interview for getting a good job which is so complicated. But now, internet era is coming. As Jobvite said “demand for skilled labor is high but supply is low. 69% of recruiters expect hiring to become more competitive in the next 12 months.” Compared with the real life, the internet has became a bigger talent market. Continue reading →

Developing your professional online profile

94% of the employers in the survey conducted by Jobvite (2014) use LinkedIn as a social network for recruiting. Wise words from Michael Weiss  state that “If you haven’t started then you’re are already late to the game”. He emphasises that you need to differentiate yourself and use these tools to self-promote and in essence build a brand for your identity. LinkedIn speaks itself with these statistics proving that it is a widely used platform for recruitment and career branching. Continue reading →

Developing an authentic online professional profile

Today, recruiters look for talent early on. Some even approach high schools- not to mention there are several job fairs every year at university. I set up a LinkedIn account a while ago, and it has been useful to maintain connections with people in certain industries (e.g. from work experience or career fairs), but I am aware I need to put more effort into my professional online profile. Continue reading →

Ways in which you can develop your online profile

Websites like LinkedIn are becoming more and more popular, especially the idea of using an online profile to try and attract potential employers. The important part about this is making sure your profile is spot on and that people from various companies like what they see from you. Here is my LinkedIn profile to show you my attempt at creating a professional online profile. Continue reading →

Professional Profiles

It has always been difficult for employers to choose the correct candidates. The traditional interview and CV will continue to play a role for the foreseeable future however more and more employers and potential employees are turning to the internet to narrow down the search for potential employees and jobs respectively. Increasingly employers themselves are turning to online profiles as a method of recruitment with sites like LinkedIn becoming crucial in the extremely competitive jobs market. Continue reading →

Developing an online profile

Social Media LinkedIn is the largest professional network in the world with over 400 million users and this is still rapidly increasing with 2 new people joining every second. Keeping your LinkedIn profile up to date is very important as you never know who could next look at your profile. It is also important to keep all information on your profile summarised so that people can quickly and easily find out the most important information about you. Continue reading →

Developing your professional online profile – Is LinkedIn enough?

First of all, a question. How many of you use social media to help with the job hunt? Via jenny Ho, The Impact of Social Media in Job Search: http://goo.gl/4FmVvJ Social media. Job hunt. It’s a concept that confuses many people. Continue reading →

Creating an authentic online Profile: are you interesting?

Even before my previous blog post about multiple online identities I knew that I should keep my personal and professional life separate. During my summer internship a colleague of mine suggested I set up a LinkedIn account to expand my professional network. However, setting it up was not as easy as I thought.  As you can see my profile is pretty boring and I do not think anyone would give it a second glance. Continue reading →

How to develop your authentic online professional profile

Following topic two’s discussion of online identities, online presence is essentially the product of all of all of them. Statistics reveal that 93% of recruiters use or plan to use social media in their recruiting efforts (Jobvite, 2014). As career hungry second and final year students, we should be aiming to develop a professional online presence. Continue reading →

Authentic Online Professional Profiles

Discuss the ways in which an authentic online professional profile can be developed 93% of recruiters plan to use social media to support their recruiting efforts according to Jobvite. This obviously shows that it is really important to build an authentic online professional profile, and this blog post will discuss the ways to do this. We already spend 4 hours a day online so lets make it count. Continue reading →

Developing an Authentic Online Professional Profile

If you google ‘authentic online professional profile’, the majority of the articles and videos that pop up related to this subject will mention the words ‘personal branding’. Continue reading →

Building a Professional Online Profile

Building an online presence can be tricky if you haven’t delved into it before. There are a few key things to keep in mind when developing your profile, of which some may seem obvious. The first step in developing your online presence needs to be to create a unique identifier for yourself. You need to stand […] The post Building a Professional Online Profile appeared first on Russell Kingsfield. Continue reading →

‘I don’t care if you’re super outgoing or actually mute’ – how important is an online professional profile?

How can we create an authentic online professional profile? Can something so subjective ever be truly ‘authentic’? With the number of graduates now at its highest, competition for the best careers is fierce. Consequently, we students and professionals must be proactive in showing potential employers our skills and desire in order to stand out from the crowd. But what exactly constitutes a professional profile? It all sounds very grand and formal but it often isn’t. Continue reading →