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Further exploring into the topic, after reading my peers’ thoughts and comments, I feel like I have gotten a broader insight on the topic and some new ideas on other ways to create an authentic professional online profile. Similarly from the research that i had done and like many other of my peers’, LinkedIn came out as the top platform to portray your professional profile online, as it is the biggest business networking platform. Whilst in my post on Topic 3, I may have focused a lot more on developing a professional online profile than focusing on the authentic aspect. However, Jeanne did summarise this perfectly in her blog post, sharing tips on how to ace an authentic online professional profile. (Check out her post!)
Perhaps the most thought-provoking blog post this week was by Yiming, where he mentioned that “Blog posts allow potential employers to know your true self and participate in conversations, and the interest or liking you might have”. After having done more research, I will have to say that he does have a point on this. Blogs can direct you to other platforms such as your Twitter and LinkedIn, but it gives you a lot more information on the particular individual in question. However, the problem face here is that, even though all the information is there for people to access, recruiters may not have the time to read through as they may have thousands of applications pending each day.
This will bring us back to what I highlighted in my previous post on using LinkedIn instead of Blogs as the hub providing links to your online asset.
Authentic online professional profiles have to be developed overtime. I feel the key takeaway here is to grow your network and actively engage on the platforms which you are using by actively contributing in conversations, voicing your opinions, adding value to the discussions in the industry which you are interested to work in.
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