{"id":214,"date":"2014-11-16T11:52:08","date_gmt":"2014-11-16T11:52:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sophiecatherinecollins.wordpress.com\/?p=64"},"modified":"2014-11-16T11:52:08","modified_gmt":"2014-11-16T11:52:08","slug":"developing-an-online-professional-profile-a-reflection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.soton.ac.uk\/uosm2033\/2014\/topic-3-2014\/2014\/11\/developing-an-online-professional-profile-a-reflection\/","title":{"rendered":"developing an online professional profile: a reflection."},"content":{"rendered":"

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Passing the halfway point of this course has made me realise how much I\u2019ve learnt so far from it; in Topic 2 we covered the idea of having multiple online identities, whether they be for professional or personal purposes. Topic 3 has taken this one step further and we have looked into developing an authentic and professional profile. This week I used a case study in my blog post to highlight an individual who I believe has successfully managed to develop his own authentic profile on the web, using some rather unorthodox methods<\/a>!<\/p>\n

Catherine and I held a discussion on my blog post<\/a>, as she believed that James\u2019 methods were \u201climiting\u201d but we did agree that James was using these out of the ordinary online tools as a way to spread his resume. Catherine mentioned that he wasn\u2019t using the speed-dating app as \u201ca platform to develop his professional profile\u201d whereas I felt that he was, his presence on the app is no different to the way he portrays himself on other more conventional networks, thus giving him an authentic and consistent online identity.<\/p>\n

What did I learn from the others\u2019 blog posts? Quite a lot actually! Lucy\u2019s blog post was great in that she had embedded a video from LinkedIn which highlighted the fact you didn\u2019t need to be old \u201cwith a heavy briefcase\u201d to put yourself on there! Her top tips showed that LinkedIn and Twitter aren\u2019t all that different when it comes to having an authentic professional profile and I\u2019ve taken her tips on board and started to follow a few companies that I\u2019d love to work for.<\/p>\n

After reading Aumar\u2019s blog post, I reflected on what I\u2019m really using LinkedIn for<\/a>. Aumar and I have both left out things on our LinkedIn that we find aren\u2019t really relevant to the field of work we want to go into, but I wondered if putting all my retail positions up would highlight transferrable skills I\u2019ve gained from those jobs. However, as Aumar quite rightly pointed out, LinkedIn is \u201ca professional platform to network with people who are interested in your field of expertise\u201d, so maybe we should spend more time tailoring our profiles on the site to our area of interest.<\/p>\n

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