Sussex Plus and Your Online Presence

Sussex Plus

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Your Online Presence

It’s increasingly an expectation that you will have some form of Online Social Media presence.

This is a growing part of the recruitment & careers process.BBC overview of Electronic Applications

Social Media can be used for:

1.Communication between recruiters / candidates & vice versa

2.Advertising Vacancies (via Linkedin / Twitter etc)

3.Researching recruiters & the profiles of particular job roles

4. Reflecting on your Personal Development – CPD process

Overview of range of where Social Media is taking place

10 million in UK Sept 2012 = 1/3 of workforce

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1. A webfolio helps you to identify market and translate your skills and abilities to recruiters beyond university. and 2. A webfolio helps you record, reflect on and thus identify your skills gaps. Encouraging you to take on new activities for your portfolio.

Examples

• Example Sussexplus Webfolios

• Linked in Sussex Law Graduate Example

What is SussexPlus?

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Portfolio Evidence

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