Get Cybersmart for Career Success

GET CYBERSMART FOR CAREER SUCCESS www.qub.ac.uk/cybersmart

Dr Helen Dixon

What does your online identity say about you?

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What are the top turn-offs for employers?

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References to illegal drugs

Posts of a sexual nature XXX

Spelling/grammar errors in posts/Tweets

Profanity in posts/Tweets *?*&*@*

Pictures of alcohol consumption

Source: Jobvite Social Recruiting Survey 2014

APPLICATION REJECTED!

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What about your email address, user names and profile images?

Will they create a good first impression?

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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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13% of people in Northern

Ireland have posted

something online that they wish

they hadn’t!

http://media.ofcom.org.uk/news/2015/cmr-ni-2015/

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Remember, emails, texts and photos may be forwarded to others without your knowledge!

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It’s never too early to clean up your online profiles!

Drugs

Hungover again!

Hate my job!Sexism

RacismSectarian

Anti-disability Homophobic

Offensive views

**?&*

Hater!%*?&

Wasted!

WTF!Nasty! BORED!

%*?&PSML!UGLY!

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And create the BEST ONLINE YOU!

Sports

So proud of myself!

Love my job!Kind

ProjectsAnother

award!

Social media skills! Equality

Voluntary work

Great!

Love it!Yay!!

New skills

Class!Go for it!

I can help!

Hard workHTH!

Ambition

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Being a DIGITAL CITIZEN

CONNECT RESPECT

PROTECT

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Create a CLOSE FRIENDS list on

Facebook

Check PRIVACY

SETTINGS regularly

Don’t share your

PASSWORD!

THINK before you

POST!Protect mobile

devices with a PIN!

Don’t accept FRIEND

REQUESTS from people you don’t

know!

Be wary of contests

and apps!

Don’t be reckless with the

reputation of others!

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If it’s ONLINE, it’s NOT PRIVATE!

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Make social media WORK for you!Keep up with what’s happening

Research assignments

Follow potential employers or influencers

Create a professional profile

GET YOURSELF NOTICED!

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What will recruiters look for in your online profile?

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Professional experience

Specific skills

Mutual connections

Examples of work

Industry-related postsSource: Jobvite Social Recruiting Survey 2014

APPLICATION accepted!

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FIND OUT MORE ATwww.qub.ac.uk/cybersmart

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