{"id":3077,"date":"2012-10-24T14:53:46","date_gmt":"2012-10-24T14:53:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/141.163.141.48:8888\/tela\/?p=3077"},"modified":"2026-03-30T10:06:16","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T10:06:16","slug":"ego-make-the-web-work-for-you-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.plymouth.ac.uk\/digital-education\/ego-make-the-web-work-for-you-2\/","title":{"rendered":"eGo: make the web work for you!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin-bottom: 5px\"><strong> <a title=\"'eGo' make the web work for you! (2013)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.slideshare.net\/fleapalmer\/ego-make-the-web-work-for-you-13738073\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8216;eGo&#8217; make the web work for you! (2013)<\/a> <\/strong> from <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.slideshare.net\/fleapalmer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Flea Palmer<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n<p>This new presentation was created in response to a graduate workshop I ran in collaboration with the Careers Department as part of their <a href=\"http:\/\/www.plu.prospects.ac.uk\/casa\/servlet\/casa.jobseeker.event.JSEventServlet?mode=showCal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u2018Boost Your Confidence\u2019 series of workshops<\/a>. What attendees, who came from a range of disciplines, wanted to know was:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>how to manage a Public Facebook Profile<\/li>\n<li>how to use LinkedIn most effectively, and what should be included in a LinkedIn Profile<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This will form the basis of future workshops that will be adapted for different subject areas. It is also timely as this recent article, \u2018<a href=\"http:\/\/careers.guardian.co.uk\/careers-blog\/cv-writing-traditional-application\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Why a traditional CV isn\u2019t always enough<\/a>\u2018 (29th May 2012) from the Guardian illustrates.<\/p>\n<p>Here are some further resources you may find useful..<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>See Plymouth University\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/staff.plymouth.ac.uk\/website\/social\/\">Social Media Strategy and further advice documents<\/a>. (University log-in details required)<\/li>\n<li>\u2018<a href=\"http:\/\/mashable.com\/2012\/05\/16\/facebook-for-beginners\/\">Facebook for Beginners<\/a>\u2018 \u2013 A general guide to using Facebook from mashable.com<\/li>\n<li>&#8216;<a href=\"http:\/\/lifehacker.com\/5813990\/the-always-up+to+date-guide-to-managing-your-facebook-privacy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Always Up-To-Date Guide To Managing Your Facebook Privacy<\/a>&#8216; &#8211; comprehensive advice from LifeHacker, who promise to keep this page updated<\/li>\n<li>\u2018<a href=\"http:\/\/mashable.com\/2012\/05\/23\/linkedin-beginners\/\">LinkedIn: The Beginner\u2019s Guide<\/a>\u2018 \u2013 A useful post exploring LinkedIn\u2019s features from mashable.com<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/professional-linkedin-profile\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">10 Tips to a More Professional LinkedIn Profile<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; Useful tips from hongkiat.com<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/windmillnetworking.com\/2012\/12\/14\/maximize-new-linkedin-personal-profile-page-tips-2013\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">8 Creative Tips to Help You Maximise Your New LinkedIn Profile Page for 2013<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; advice from Neal Shaffer, President of Social Media Strategy Consultancy Windmills Marketing<\/li>\n<li>\u2018<a href=\"http:\/\/www.makeuseof.com\/pages\/learn-linkedin-how-to-build-your-living-resume\">Learn LinkedIn: how to build your living resume<\/a>\u2018 \u2013 Download this booklet for free from makeuseof.com<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.slideshare.net\/maggiev\/blogging-for-teaching-and-learninga-tutorial-presentation?ref=http:\/\/suifaijohnmak.wordpress.com\/2011\/01\/26\/cck11-why-blogging\/\">\u2018Blogging for Teaching &amp; Learning\u2019<\/a> \u2013 A SlideShare Presentation\/ Tutorial, by the South African Department for Education, with helpful explanations and tips<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/mashable.com\/2011\/10\/23\/how-recruiters-use-social-networks-to-screen-candidates-infographic\/\">How recruiters use social networks to screen candidates<\/a> (infographic)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/twitter\/\">Link your Facebook Profile to Twitter<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/static?key=twitter\">Connect your LinkedIn account to Twitter<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/mashable.com\/2013\/08\/12\/linkedin-college-students\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8216;What every college student should post on LinkedIn&#8217;<\/a> &#8211; Excellent advice from mashable.com<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Do you have any tips or links to resources that may be useful for recent graduates looking to develop their online presence?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8216;eGo&#8217; make the web work for you! 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