Develop Your Online Presence

Things to do

• Google yourself – what will you find?
• Review current and past postings and tags
• Consider your tone, personal brand, and overall image when communicating online
• Use appropriate and professional usernames and email addresses
• Share articles, events, resources, etc. with your network
• Keep your profile up to date
• Check your privacy settings and know your audience

Things not to do

• Post negative or inappropriate things that could potentially be seen by employers/recruiters
• Fail to follow up with contacts
• Share too much information
• Forget to proofread before hitting submit!
• Update daily activity too often
• Inundate potential contacts with questions, requests for meetings, etc.
• Be inconsistent (multiple profiles should have same histories)