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CHAPTER 7

ORGANIZING YOUR RECORDS AND DOCUMENTATION

SECTION 7.3: GETTING IT “WRITE” IN YOUR PROFESSIONAL LIFE

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DOCUMENTATION

Documentation will remain very present in your career

You must draw from your college experiences of documentation to be successful

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NEED FOR DOCUMENTATION

Business and management meetings

Project documentation

Career recognition through publication

Professional blogging

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SOCIAL & PROFESSIONAL NETWORKING FOR CAREER GROWTHMany professionals use social networking sites (SNS) to

network with others in their industry

Also used for researching job opportunities

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PROFILE

A professional-life profile Full name, job history, schooling Work-related e-mail Industry contacts as friends Join networks related to school and work One professional looking photo

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PROFILE

A personal profile First name, nickname Don’t join school or work-related networks Don’t list work experience Don’t use work e-mail address Do whatever you want with it

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SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES

Other sites are available for networking besides MySpace or Facebook:

Mediabistro.com Konnects Spoke.com Visible Path

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IN BRIEF

Everyone will have a need for accurate note taking, record keeping and report writing

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FURTHER REFLECTION

How do you think your career will integrate research & documentation?

Do you think your documentation skills are good enough for the professional level? Why or why not?

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ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

ProBlogger

http://www.problogger.net

Wordpress

http://www.wordpress.com

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