Social Media to Propel your Graduate Career
Deanna C. C. PelusoB.A., M.Ed, PhD (Candidate)
@dccp
Personal Blog: www.dccp.caResearch Blog: www.rymeyouth.ca
Faculty of Education, Arts Education
Thursday, 22 March, 12
Social Media is a Participatory Culture• It is a place where creative barriers are low
• You can be limitless at what you can talk about, express and learn
• It can be incredibly daunting though! Isn’t it all about just telling people what you ate for breakfast? And reading what celebrities are doing?
• Much more than that. It can be your best learning, communication, and collaboration tool that will lead you to a community of people in your respective field!
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A Careful Balance• Social Media Profiles are viewable by anyone and
everyone that wants to (including future employers)
• A level of professionalism and credibility is necessary
• Don’t post anything that you wouldn’t cringe at during a job interview
• A careful balance between posting/creating accessible, interesting and relevant content and your own personal style
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Academia.edu
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Academia.edu• Great for: If you intend on continuing in
academia (e.g. research and publications)
• Great for: Showcasing Scholarly-specific achievements & following other colleagues
• Not great for: really, anything elseMy use: an addendum to my personal website, twitter and research websites
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Twitter is your Friend!• Computers are not just a way to interact with technology, they are a way
to transform how we interact with other people!
• Twitter allows provides you with opportunities within the online community to learn, make contacts, create a web presence where one is the “go-to” expert (e.g. tweeting content that will be of interest to your field of research/work, and sharing knowledge with that community)
• Fantastic learning opportunities that I personally have encountered by being involved in hashtag chat groups (e.g. #phdchat) and finally to build a social network of contacts that will provide you with opportunities to find jobs or fine-tune your knowledge
• Tweet-ups at conferences
• Even something as simple as following companies one is interested in working for.
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Finding People/Content to Follow
People
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Finding People/Content to Follow
Organizations
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Hashtags & Relevant Tweets
hashtag search
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Tweet & Retweet Items of Interest to your Field... and the followers will come!
Retweeting
Quoting Retweet &Personal Content
Personal Blog Posts
Interesting Info with hashtags #
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Personal Website• Aside from all these social networks to enable
communication, you need a place to showcase your CV, portfolio and your accomplishments
• While LinkedIn, Academia.edu and various other sites can help broadcast your skills and accomplishments, having your own personal website is key!
• Especially before going to speak at conferences, teaching lectures etc.
• A way to create your own place for people to view what you want, in the way you want (e.g. without ads or your “friends”)
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Your site should mirror your over all goals and strategy
www.dccp.caPersonal Website
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ONE Key Piece of Advice!
• The biggest thing about twitter, and your entire virtual presence is consistency
• A well balanced social media presence that is consistent across the board will transform how colleagues, future employers etc. recognize and view you as a person
• Note: employers see a LOT of resumes! How do YOU stand out?
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Consistency & Balance• Avatars aka your personal brand
add your own personal flair to
tweets
• Don’t make your tweets and blog posts just about work/school - make sure there are pieces of YOU in there! (employers are looking for unique as well as knowledgable)
• Well balanced content - not just retweeting other people’s posts
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Resources
• How to Set up your Twitter Account: http://sabridv.wordpress.com
• Twitter and Canadian Educators: http://www.cea-ace.ca
• How Social Media is Changing Education: http://sproutsocial.com
• 5 Tips to Use Social Media to get a Job: http://www.huffingtonpost.com
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