Social Media for Individuals CMI event 20161012

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Social Media for Individuals

@AnnmarieHanlon #DerbyUni


BENEFITS OF SOCIAL MEDIA FOR INDIVIDUALS


Generate an income at Uni

https://www.youtube.com/user/ShaffReza @shaffreza

https://www.youtube.com/user/ShaffReza

https://twitter.com/shaffreza

https://twitter.com/shaffreza


Raise your profile


Gain a great job


Stay and get connected


Share news


Compliment great customer service


Gain faster response to poor customer service


Stay ahead


CHALLENGES OF SOCIAL MEDIA FOR INDIVIDUALS


Over-sharing

Your name Date of birth

Home location

Your first school

Your mum’s name

Your friends

Your social networks

Favourite brands


Webcam blackmail

You’re actively involved

•Dared to take risks•It’s taped and then sold or you pay for it

You’re passively involved

•Weak password, your laptop or phone is hacked•Your webcam is entertainment in another country


Bullying

Comments about • Appearance (e.g. Hair colour or style, height)• Race• Religion• Nationality• Sexual orientation• Being jealous


Bullying

• Don’t enter into conversation• Screengrab comments• Report• De-friend

www.standuptobullying.co.uk


Tell the world when you are away?


STAY SAFEgetsafeonline.org


USE LINKEDIN TO FURTHER CAREERS


3Ps of LinkedIn

PROFESSIONAL: It’s a workspace and

communications can be saved!

POLITE: Respond to enquiries,

even if it’s a ‘no’

PROUD: Share your

achievements


Build your profile


Build your network

50 CONNECT WITH CARE!

It’s not a Business Card competition

Connect with some

classmates

Treat LinkedIn the same way as you

would face to face networking


Demonstrate expertise and skills


Know the 3Is

INVITATIONS can be sent to

anyone you know

INTRODUCTIONS can be sent through one of your connections to a 2nd or 3rd LinkedIn member

INMAILS are private messages that allow you to contact any LinkedIn member


Use the templates

• There are templates to make connections, get introduced, manage groups, send congratulations

• Personalise all templates• Change the subject headings as well as the content• No spell check in LinkedIn – Use WORD to prepare

your content


Other ways to use LinkedIn

Check out people you are going to meet

Make recommendatio

ns

Professional networking

Identify target placement companies

and follow them


uk.linkedin.com/in/annmariehanlon

@AnnmarieHanlon

Thank you!

Social Media for Individuals CMI event 20161012

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