The Social Resume

Electronic ArtsLindsay Godson and Emily Tunnicliffe

May 28, 2013

The Social Resume

• Introduction

• A few Statistics

• Current Trends

• Linkedin – A Closer Look

• Takeaways

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University Relations Specialist

• Co-op students & New Grads

for Electronic Arts

• UBC & Co-op Alumni

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A Quick Introduction

Technically

Illiterate

Online Talent

Sourcer!

From this…..To this…..

How did you react?


A Few Statistics


1.1 billion monthly active users (March 2013, Facebook 2013)

Over 200 million active users (https://blog.twitter.com/2013/celebrating-twitter7)

200 million users as of January 2013 (http://www.forbes.com/fdc/welcome_mjx.shtml)

How do we use them at EA?


Inside EA, FB pages for our co-ops

Branding & recruiting

Primary recruiting tool at EA

Facebook

• Company Trend – Asking for Facebook Passwords

Have your students experienced this?

Twitter


• Growth of ACTIVE PASSIVE users

• Paris Brown

• Paris Brown youth commissioner appointment

'a fiasco„

• Resigned over offensive Twitter Comments

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vp4Kea6uIQE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vp4Kea6uIQE

Linkedin

A recent article on Forbes notes that “Linkedin is just getting

started”

• There are no signs of it slowing down!

• How many of your students have a profile?

Why is Linkedin Relevant?

Age of Social MediaPre Internet


• Word of Mouth

• Paper Resume

• References

• Word of Mouth

• Online Resume

• Online reputation

Tips for a Robust Linkedin Profile!

• Keep your photo professional

• Spice up your professional headline

• Know important keywords & include them in your summary

• Quantify your work experience


Tips for a Robust Linkedin Profile!

• Add links to portfolios, websites, examples of your work

• Use your public URL – add it to your email signature

• Join Interest & Alumni Groups

• Get recommendations!!!


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Zeba Manki

Recruiter, EA Global Talent Acquisition

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Zeba's Profile

Linkedin – A Closer Look

http://linkd.in/13V8Xto



• Be responsible

• Be committed

• Be aware

• Ask for online recommendations

Know the trends

Engage in the online community

Caution against internet “bravado”

Q & A


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