The importance of having a good online reputation these days seems vital for workers in just about any major industry. For people looking for a career in the media it’s pretty much compulsory. With the ever increasing opportunities the web offers for social networking and self publicity, and the growing interest it’s collecting, more and more businesses are seeing an opening to a new audience and are turning to the internet to get recognised. It’s no longer uncommon to go onto a website and find an employees company blog or link allowing you to subscribe to an RSS feed or follow them on twitter. If anything it would be uncommon not to find one.
So what has any of this got to do with your online reputation? Well, if you want to be in the business, you have to be up with the play. If you’ve used sites like trademe or ebay, facebook, bebo, blogger, then you already have an online reputation. Everything you post, every picture you upload to share with your friends, adds to your reputation. What you put out there is what the rest of the world sees – even your future employers. What there is about you on the internet is what the rest of the world judges you by, comments, opinions, thoughts, they establish your identity and now, contribute to your future. So next time your searching for something, try typing in your own name, you might get a surprise!
So what has any of this got to do with your online reputation? Well, if you want to be in the business, you have to be up with the play. If you’ve used sites like trademe or ebay, facebook, bebo, blogger, then you already have an online reputation. Everything you post, every picture you upload to share with your friends, adds to your reputation. What you put out there is what the rest of the world sees – even your future employers. What there is about you on the internet is what the rest of the world judges you by, comments, opinions, thoughts, they establish your identity and now, contribute to your future. So next time your searching for something, try typing in your own name, you might get a surprise!
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Manage your online reputation
Managing Your Online Reputation: A College Student’s Perspective
I google imaged my name and got a really fat woman. Beware of the significance of your name!
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