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The Ferndale Career Center presents…The Ferndale Career Center presents…

Professional Profiles for Social Professional Profiles for Social MediaMedia

Written and Designed by: Written and Designed by: Ron Marshall, Assistant Training FacilitatorRon Marshall, Assistant Training Facilitator

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4.8.20114.8.2011

If You’re Not There, If You’re Not There, You’re InvisibleYou’re Invisible

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Put Your Best Profile Put Your Best Profile ForwardForward

Human? Have a picture.Human? Have a picture.– So’s … er, So’s … er, ShowsShows your FACE! your FACE!– Some things are personal; some Some things are personal; some

things are personality. things are personality. – Think: Are you better at Think: Are you better at

remembering names…or remembering names…or facesfaces? ? Concerned about your career? Concerned about your career?

Avoid “twidiocy.”Avoid “twidiocy.”– This is publishing! Would you put it in This is publishing! Would you put it in

the newspaper?the newspaper? Want to be seen? Be visible. Want to be seen? Be visible. Share: Share:

– info info – opinionsopinions– connections connections – yourselfyourself

Twitter Sign UpTwitter Sign Up

Only limit to Twitter profiles is your ability to manage them.

Several tools exist to help:• TweetDeck• HootSuite• iGoogle

Follow the LeadersFollow the Leaders

It’s all about It’s all about “Twelevance!“Twelevance!””– Who do you Who do you

need to need to connect connect with?with?

– Who’s talking Who’s talking about what about what you need to you need to know about?know about?

Facebook Sign UpFacebook Sign UpTime to set up a professional “profile”, not “page” – but you can do that, too …

Become part of your Become part of your networks!networks!

Identify your schools and workplaces to connect with former classmates and co-workers.

Privacy SettingsPrivacy Settings

Tailor your Tailor your Facebook Facebook to your to your needsneeds

Be Be comfortablcomfortablee

Be openBe open

LinkedIn Sign UpLinkedIn Sign Up

• Upload your resume• Tweak• Connect

How to Upload Your How to Upload Your ResumeResume

Save Save your your resume resume filefile

Click to Click to uploadupload

– – OR – Add OR – Add things things manuallymanually

Pick a PicPick a Pic

Get Connected Today!Get Connected Today!

HeatherEColemanHeatherEColeman twitter.com/HeatherEColeman | twitter.com/CareerSavvytwitter.com/HeatherEColeman | twitter.com/CareerSavvy

facebook.com/HeatherEColeman | facebook.com/HeatherEColeman | facebook.com/CareerSavvyfacebook.com/CareerSavvylinkedin.com/in/HeatherEColemanlinkedin.com/in/HeatherEColeman

RonMarshallRonMarshall twitter.com/Ron_Marshall | facebook.com/ronmarshall | twitter.com/Ron_Marshall | facebook.com/ronmarshall |

linkedin.com/in/ronmarshall | ronmarshall@facebook.comlinkedin.com/in/ronmarshall | ronmarshall@facebook.com

Ferndale Career CenterFerndale Career Center twitter.com/ferndalecareer | twitter.com/ferndalecareer |

facebook.com/ferndalecareercenterfacebook.com/ferndalecareercenter linkedin.com/in/ferndalecareercenter linkedin.com/in/ferndalecareercenter

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