EMPLOYABILITY TIPS

Social Media Profile Management

• Having no profile at all may not be beneficial

• Keep your profile professional, updated and relevant

• Some people have two accounts on platforms like Facebook, Instagram and Twitter - one social, one professional

• Monitor what people share with you or tag you in –stay in control of your profile

• When you post, think whether that post could impact you in the future

• Actively listen to the other person and take time to give a calm and measured response

• Avoid using judgemental, defensive or attacking comments and display positive body language

• Maintain eye contact in conversations

• Think before you speak, be confident in what you are saying and don’t interrupt the other person speaking

• Keep correspondence professional, concise and to the point and remember to proof read before sending