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Digital Footprints @ LSE

Digital Footprints @ LSE. Supporting Students to Use Social Media. Judith Baines , Careers Adviser Matt Lingard , Learning Technologist London School of Economics. Today’s topics. Our current offerings Digital Footprint Workshop Keeping-up-to-date hands-on LinkedIn Webinar Future Plans.

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Digital Footprints @ LSE

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  1. Digital Footprints @ LSE Supporting Students to Use Social Media Judith Baines, Careers AdviserMatt Lingard, Learning TechnologistLondon School of Economics

  2. Today’s topics • Our current offerings • Digital Footprint Workshop • Keeping-up-to-date hands-on • LinkedIn Webinar • Future Plans

  3. Digital Footprint Workshop • Lunchtime presentation • 50-mins • 40-80 students • Co-presented • Title: Digital Footprints: Using the Internet to enhance your career prospects • First ran in January 2009

  4. Why? [Workshop Slide]

  5. What are going to cover? • Keeping up to date with employer and sector news • Your Digital Footprint • Beware! • Develop your online presence • On-line networking [Workshop Slide]

  6. Why this is important? • Researching careers • Peer feedback on recruitment process • Chat to employers re. recruitment process • Improve commercial awareness • Creative job hunting • Employers look for you • Promoting yourself [Workshop Slide]

  7. Keeping Up With Employer& Sector News KPMG UK Graduate Recruitment Company Page KPMG YouTube Channel Talk to KPMG Staff KPMG UK & more [Workshop Slide]

  8. Feeds & News Readers Google Alerts (Email) Blog Search Tools Keeping Up To Date [Workshop Slide]

  9. First Find Your Footprint Google Yourself! Then automate it… [Workshop Slide]

  10. Protect Your Reputation • Keep it Private • Do you want employers, lecturers, colleagues to see it? • Check Social Networking Privacy Settings [Workshop Slide]

  11. Taking Advantage • Build a positive online presence • Expand your network [Workshop Slide]

  12. Taking Advantage • Social networking • Profiles • Networking • Commenting & Asking Questions • Blogging

  13. Joining up Your Profile • Link your sites together • Add selected web links to: • CV • Business card • Email signature Outlook > Options > Mail > Signatures… [Workshop Slide]

  14. Netiquette • Be polite; think about your approach • Make connections • Build the relationship over time • Be sincere • Decide on boundaries [Workshop Slide]

  15. PG Students Dept. Workshop Learning Technology Staff Computer Lab Hands-on Workshop • 1) Feeds & News Readers • 2) Delicious Bookmarking

  16. LinkedIn Webinar • Online • Web Conference (Wimba Classroom) • 12 Participants • 6 on campus, 6 off campus • Option to ask questions via audio or text

  17. LinkedIn Webinar - Topics • What is Linkedin? Why use it? • Your Profile - Get Noticed • Get Connected • Researching & Getting More Connected!

  18. Linkedin Webinar – 4th November While you are waiting… You might want to watch “Linkedin: What’s all the fuss about?” Go to: http://tinyurl.com/lselinkedin and look for: We will start at 1:05pm. Before the Linkedin presentation begins there will be an introduction to using Wimba. Please be patient! With fewer visual clues, responses online can be slower than in a face-to-face session! The webinar will be presented by Judith Baines & Matt Lingard The webinar will be recorded & will be made available in Moodle in the LSE Careers information &presentations course. [Workshop Slide]

  19. Questions? You can type in the text chat or raise your hand if you want to speak [Workshop Slide]

  20. Your Profile - Get Noticed Create a complete profile Keep it up-to-date Get Recommendations Use Updates Link it together [Workshop Slide]

  21. Updates Update your status at least once a week [Workshop Slide]

  22. Personalise your connections • What to do if they don’t respond • Requests from other people [Workshop Slide]

  23. Researching Employers • Company Pages • Jobs that exist there • “Follow” for news • Window into the company’s culture [Workshop Slide]

  24. What we learnt! • Webinar Feedback • “A really useful talk and a great way to communicate with the careers service” • Webinar Format • LinkedIn Best practice • Recommendations • Personalising initial contact • Keywords

  25. (Possible) Future Plans • Continue with main presentation & LinkedIn webinar • More hands-on • More topics.. • Different format • LinkedIn Surgery

  26. Links & Contact http://www.diigo.com/list/mattlingard/asml Judith: j.a.baines@lse.ac.ukMatt: m.j.lingard@lse.ac.uk

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