Many people believe that having a personal web presence is the way of future career advancement.Dan Schawbel, a contributing writer for Forbes magazine lists five reasons that you PWP is essential in developing. (view the article here)
1. Social networking use is skyrocketing while email is plummeting
2. You can't find jobs traditionally anymore
3. People are managing their careers as entrepreneurs
4. The traditional resume is now virtual and easy to build
5. Job seeker passion has become the deciding factor in employment
Because technology is encompassing every aspect, it is essential that your personal web presence is of high quality, factual, easy to navigate, and eye catching, but what should be included?Jacquelyn Smith of Forbes recommends that the following information be included on your personal web site (view the article here).
1. Contact information
2. Professional headline
3. Brief bio
4. Current resume
5. Professional objectives
6. Sample of your work
7. Results
8. Links
9. A Blog
10. Videos and other relevant media
11. Testimonials
Utilize as many of the items to improve and promote you personal web-site. I would also recommend that you try to link as many of the other networking places you might have together in one place. As you can see at the top of my website, I have a link to Facebook, Twitter, Podcast (the RSS link), YouTube, Pinterest, and LinkedIn. Please remember that these are public profile items, so be smart on what you post.
1. Social networking use is skyrocketing while email is plummeting
2. You can't find jobs traditionally anymore
3. People are managing their careers as entrepreneurs
4. The traditional resume is now virtual and easy to build
5. Job seeker passion has become the deciding factor in employment
Because technology is encompassing every aspect, it is essential that your personal web presence is of high quality, factual, easy to navigate, and eye catching, but what should be included?Jacquelyn Smith of Forbes recommends that the following information be included on your personal web site (view the article here).
1. Contact information
2. Professional headline
3. Brief bio
4. Current resume
5. Professional objectives
6. Sample of your work
7. Results
8. Links
9. A Blog
10. Videos and other relevant media
11. Testimonials
Utilize as many of the items to improve and promote you personal web-site. I would also recommend that you try to link as many of the other networking places you might have together in one place. As you can see at the top of my website, I have a link to Facebook, Twitter, Podcast (the RSS link), YouTube, Pinterest, and LinkedIn. Please remember that these are public profile items, so be smart on what you post.
