quick social network tips - starting your career

Quick Social Network Tips - starting your career

Connie CrosbyAmerican Psychological Association

APA Science Student CouncilSaturday, August 8, 2009

Toronto, ON, Canada

Prepping Facebookfor your

professional life

ballsychick32@aol.com

shortsexy@hotmail.com

andrew_lover_guy@live.com

cutesuziexoxo@ymail.com

ballsychick32@aol.com

shortsexy@hotmail.com

andrew_lover_guy@live.com

cutesuziexoxo@ymail.com

Use a professional email address

•chelseasmith@gmail.com

•virgil.evans@earthlink.net

•karim@karimhabib.com

Acceptable alternatives

Use a work- appropriate profile

photo

Remove tags on inappropriate photos

Join relevant professional pages on

Facebook pages

3/4 of hiring managers check LinkedIn to research credentials of candidates.

1/2 use Facebook and less than 1/3 use Twitter.

- Jump Start Social Media pollhttp://www.jumpstartsocialmedia.com/pressrelease02.htm

LinkedIn

In summary

• professional email address

In summary

• professional email address

• work-appropriate profile photo

In summary

• professional email address

• work-appropriate profile photo

• remove tags from inappropriate photos

In summary

• professional email address

• work-appropriate profile photo

• remove tags from inappropriate photos

• join professional groups

In summary

• professional email address

• work-appropriate profile photo

• remove tags from inappropriate photos

• join professional groups

• create a LinkedIn profile

Questions?

Thank you!

Connie CrosbyCrosby Group Consulting

http://crosbygroup.caconniecrosby@gmail.com

416-919-6719

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