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How to IMPressHow to IMPress with social media with social media
School of Sport & School of Sport & Exercise ScienceExercise Science
March 2014March 2014
Pauline TaitPauline Tait
Careers and Careers and Employability Employability
AdviserAdviser
How NOT to IMPress !How NOT to IMPress !
Maikke VeenkampMaikke Veenkamp
Senior Community OrganiserSenior Community Organiser
LocalityLocality
Separate SelvesSeparate Selves
What does Google say about What does Google say about you?you?
Mainly regarded as personal – YOU need to Mainly regarded as personal – YOU need to decide whether personal or professionaldecide whether personal or professionalReview your privacy settings Review your privacy settings Useful for company research and networkingUseful for company research and networkingBe very careful what you post – it can get Be very careful what you post – it can get viewed by a huge network and it is ALWAYS viewed by a huge network and it is ALWAYS there!there!
Concise and current - useful for research Concise and current - useful for research Tweet and re-tweet relevant informationTweet and re-tweet relevant informationFollow individuals related to the industry you Follow individuals related to the industry you want to go into e.g. Kelly Smith, Steven want to go into e.g. Kelly Smith, Steven GerrardGerrardFollow industry specific organisations e.g. Follow industry specific organisations e.g. Sport England, England HockeySport England, England HockeyKeep up with current sports news e.g. BBC, Keep up with current sports news e.g. BBC, The GuardianThe Guardian
Good stuff:Good stuff:
Work experience and volunteeringWork experience and volunteering
Membership of relevant groups, teams, Membership of relevant groups, teams, societies or networkssocieties or networks
Employability skills & Lincoln AwardEmployability skills & Lincoln Award
Network through existing contactsNetwork through existing contacts
Professional profile pictureProfessional profile picture
RecommendationsRecommendations more powerful than more powerful than endorsementsendorsements
Bad stuff:Bad stuff:Spelling or punctuation errors -Spelling or punctuation errors -especially apostrophes! especially apostrophes! Negative comments about Negative comments about colleagues, academics or employers colleagues, academics or employers Comments which indicate prejudice Comments which indicate prejudice e.g. racist, sexist, homophobic e.g. racist, sexist, homophobic Contacting people you don’t knowContacting people you don’t knowUnprofessional profile pictureUnprofessional profile picture
What to do nowWhat to do now