Build your Professional Brand on Social

Hostess: Kara Sullivan

7 December 2016

Social Media and Your Career Webinar Series

Speakers: Jesal Gandhi - Cisco

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Welcome to the 2nd

session of the Social Media and

Your Career webinar series!

• Use the Q and A panel to ask questions.

• Use the Chat panel to communicate with attendees and panelists.

• A link to a recording of the session will be sent to all registered attendees.

• Please take the feedback survey at the end of the webinar.

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Jesal GandhiProject ManagerTwitter: @jesaldg

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Why do you need to have a professional brand online?

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What does having a personal, professional brand mean?

It’s an ongoing process of managing the impression you leave upon others about your personality, work ethic, and skills set.

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3 Key Questions

What impression

do you leave upon others?

What’s your description?

What’s your function?

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Why does your digital footprint matter when it comes to your job search?

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Use social media to demonstrate your knowledge

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What do employers search for on social media about potential candidates?

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Social Media Best Practices

When in doubt, leave it out.

• Don’t post anything you wouldn’t mind your employer seeing.

• If you wouldn’t say it out loud in front of your grandparents and parents, consider NOT posting it on social media.

• Don’t post anything while being angry and upset – you may regret it when you calm down.

• Poor spelling and grammar can and will be held against you.

• Don’t speak poorly or complain about your job, customers, coworkers, or employer.

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