DISCUSSION: Online networking and news
Reflect on recent career assignments
You recently completed your Curate and share your online self assignment, so your TA may wish to discuss this experience with you:
- What did you find in your social media audit? What kinds of assumptions -- positive or negative -- might a potential employer make about you based on this very limited online information?
- How would you like people to perceive your online persona in the job-oriented spaces like LinkedIn, Handshake, and BadgerBridge? What can you add to your site in order to achieve this?
- What can you learn from visiting and reading the LinkedIn or BadgerBridge pages of others? What kinds of targeted searches might you do on these services?
- What is the biggest shortcoming or silence on your LinkedIn page right now? How might you address that?
Prepare for upcoming career assignments
Your TA may also talk about your upcoming assignment Identify an expert to interview. For example, the work you did to set up your online LinkedIn site can be a stepping stone to searching for UW alumni trained in a particular field, employed at a particular organization, or living in a particular city who might be willing to speak with you in an informational interview. Or the work you did exploring a "Wisconsin Experience" opportunity can point you to a professor, advisor, or other UW professional who might be a good person to interview, or who might be able to connect you with a professional in a particular area of work or study. It is important to start looking for an informational interview subject early in order to stay on track with this assignment.