You represent your own personal brand in almost every aspect of daily life. Social media is an easy way to get a first look into someone and can tell a lot about you. The way you dress, the way you act and the way you speak could make or break someones first impression of you.
Where can you be found?
- Personal Websites
- Others
When marketing yourself on social media, you want your best qualities to be highlighted. If a company were to look at your page/profile, would they consider you or eliminate you?
Professional vs Personal
Professional social medias consist of those such as LinkedIn and Handshake, whereas personal social medias could be Instagram, Facebook and Twitter. Keep in mind that 70% of companies screen a potential candidates personal social medias before offering them a job.
Things to Avoid
- Drunk pictures
- Negative attitude
- Inappropriate language
How to Secure Your Online Image
- Privacy settings
- Cleaning online content
- Changing your online name
Brianna,
I loved your blog, the way it looked, and the information in it. Personal branding is very important and something I think about a lot. As someone who is a college student and likes to document my life, something I have been extra careful about is only sharing some parts of my life to make sure I will always be professional and ready to apply to jobs and grad school. BRAVO
Lots of great images and you did a great job leading the viewer through the blog! I really like the images you chose and your use of headings and different color font!
Brianna, your blog was fantastic. It has a lot of pictures which honestly help the blog stand out. Your information is clear and bold, which helps the blog flow naturally. If I was not in this class and did not have any information on what I should do to market myself your blog would be extremely helpful.