{"id":182,"date":"2014-11-09T13:46:50","date_gmt":"2014-11-09T13:46:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sophiecatherinecollins.wordpress.com\/?p=39"},"modified":"2014-11-09T13:46:50","modified_gmt":"2014-11-09T13:46:50","slug":"developing-an-authentic-professional-profile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.soton.ac.uk\/uosm2033\/2014\/topic-3-2014\/2014\/11\/developing-an-authentic-professional-profile\/","title":{"rendered":"developing an authentic professional profile."},"content":{"rendered":"

This week I\u2019ve decided to do something a little different. Whilst I have got a LinkedIn account, which I do use, and am starting to use social networks such as Twitter to keep up with the marketing and advertising world as well as for personal purposes, I am by no means a pro when it comes to developing an authentic professional profile. That\u2019s where my friend James Shamsi comes in, a King\u2019s College London graduate who has been featured on Good Morning America and made headlines around the world for putting his r\u00e9sum\u00e9 on Tinder<\/a>.<\/p>\nClick to view slideshow.<\/a>\n

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Before we look into James\u2019 case study, it\u2019s worth looking into what an authentic professional profile is. Employers are now Googling people more than ever and as this infographic below from Mindflash\u00a0shows, it\u2019s not just our professional social networks that they\u2019re looking into. Mindflash also highlights that 35% of employers<\/a> found content on social networks that caused them not to hire a candidate, so it\u2019s important to create an authentic, consistent and positive professional profile to act as an effective personal portfolio across a broad range of online media.<\/p>\n

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So back to James, what makes him stand out? For a start, one of the main things James always does is to link back to his video resume. Whether it be on his Tinder profile, his LinkedIn or even on a Buzzfeed article<\/a>, James has made sure he has a consistent online profile that is always seamlessly linked back to his video CV. Not only is a video resume a really unique thing to have, it\u2019s also a great way to highlight his achievements in an eye-catching way. Considering that the average time spent reading a CV is just 6.25 seconds<\/a>, it makes sense to showcase your skills in a different manner.\u00a0It\u2019s worked for James too \u2013 he\u2019s now a Social Media Manager living and working in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n