managing your online identity: advice for school leavers
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Employability
Social Media
Digital Citizenship
Managing Your
Online IdentityAdvice for
school
leavers
By
Dr Helen
Dixon
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What is your online identity?
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74% of managers look at candidates' Facebook,
Twitter and LinkedIn profiles to see if they
display behaviour that is unsuitable for the job
http://www.startupdonut.co.uk/news/startup/most-employers-check-social-media-before-hiring
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References to taking illegal drugs
Posts/tweets of a sexual nature
Profanity in posts/tweets
Spelling/grammar errors in posts/tweets
Pictures of alcohol consumption
Source: JobviteSocial Recruiting
Survey 2012
Top turn-offs for employers
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‘In the future,
your “digital
footprint” will
carry far more
weight than
anything you
put on a
resume.”
Chris Betcher
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•With family, friends and peers
•With groups etc. you are interested in
•With educators and potential employersConnect
•The rights and beliefs of others
•The law
•Policies set out by your School and employersRespect
•Your personal details and privacy
•The privacy of friends and teachers
•Your future reputation and employabilityProtect
Being a digital citizen
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Email and text
messages are NOT
similar
For formal
communications, emails
are best
An informal tone may be
acceptable for text
messages but is often not
appropriate for emails
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Email etiquette
• E.g. “Revised date for team meeting”Include a clear
subject line
• “Dear Professor Austen” or “Dear Mr Dickens”
• Avoid “Hey” or “Hiya”
Use professional salutations
• Don’t rely on spellcheck and beware of autocorrect!
Proofread your message carefully
• Add email address last and double-check that it is correct
• Use “Reply to all” with care!
Make sure you have selected the right
recipient
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Remember, emails and texts
may be forwarded to others
without your knowledge!
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• Avoid sexist, sectarian, racist, homophobic or other offensive language
• Check privacy settings and restrict personal sites to friends only
• You’ll find useful advice in our Social Media Guide for Students
Before it even starts!
Don’t let social media ruin your career
Cleaning up your ‘digital dirt'
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Choose email addresses, Twitter
handles & profile images with
care!
Don’t be
RECKLESS with
the reputation
of others
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And don’t feed
the trolls!
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Have you checked your Facebook
settings lately?
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If it’s online, it’s NOT private!
Source:
www.mirror.co.uk
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Make social media
WORK for you!
• Keep up with what’s happening within your
School or Universities you are interested in
• Research assignment topics
• Follow potential employers or influential
people
• Get involved in online discussions –
ask questions and respond to comments
to get yourself noticed!
• Think about creating a professional Social
Media profile (e.g. LinkedIn)
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Use Twitter for research
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Fix things on Facebook!
Be smart online!
• about the impact on you and othersTHINK
• posting photos of others, check that it’s OKBEFORE
• are responsible for anything you put onlineYOU
• content that shows off your skills and lets you shinePOST
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Find out more!
Taking control of your online reputation
Childnet Hub for young people
UK Safer Internet Centre resources for
young people
Bullying UK – What’s a cyber bully?
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