You have now graduated college, and are in need of a job; there are many questions that must be asked once this situation has arisen. Some of these questions include; how will I set myself up to receive quality job offers, what do employers look for in an employee, and how do employers get information on potential employers? These are all great questions and have multiple answers, but they all have one in common; digital footprint. Employers today often look at potential employees digital footprint and whether it is positive or negative. This arises another question, how does one create a positive digital footprint? Before this question can be answered, it is necessary to first define a digital footprint and why it is important. The first …show more content…
There are endless reasons and explanations as to why a person's digital footprint is so important. Although, one reason stands out amongst the others, and that is, potential employment. In this life, what is the most important aspect of society? The answer is simple, the amount of money you have obtained through working or other means of gaining wealth. You cannot survive without this simple thing called currency. It may seem so small, but that amount you have will have the biggest impact on your life. Of course, how do you obtain your wealth and money? Most get it through employment and working hard. In today's time, the most effective way to become employed is through a positive digital footprint. If you have shown your qualities and ability to work hard online, companies and employers will see that you are capable of doing so in a real life situation as well. They now know that you are capable and are more interested in employing you. "A person's online footprint is becoming an increasingly important part of their online brand"(Source 1). As the author, Jalgar, stated, a person's digital footprint is easily the most important part in creating a good reputation for themselves, so that employers can see what type of person you are and whether or not you would be a good employee. That is only one reason that it is important to have a positive digital …show more content…
You now know what a digital footprint is, but without ways to make it positive, it is pointless in achieving the goal of becoming employed. There are countless ways that the creation of a positive digital footprint can be achieved. The first way that you can improve your digital footprint is by creating a blog about something that you enjoy and has a positive correlation. For example, a young student name Angela started a blog about ways to make a difference in the world. This was one of Angela's posts, "Welcome to Twenty Five Days to Make a Difference, a blog project that I started when I was in elementary school"(Source 2). She started this blog in elementary school, that is how prepared she is, and her positive digital footprint will help her receive job offers and get the job that she most desires. Employers, like previously stated, look for people that are hard workers and through Angela's blog they understand that she is a very hard worker and that she wants to make a difference in the world. The next way to improve your digital footprint is through social media. Most people think that social media is bad and couldn't possibly benefit you in something such as getting a job, but in fact, social media can be one of the most important ways to improve your digital footprint. Jalger explains this best in their article "The Power of a Positive Digital Footprint
Social media’s usage in employment decisions has emerged as a contemporary problem in Employment Law for several reasons. The first reason for this trends development is the excessive usage of social media websites. According to a recent Pew report 65% of adults who use the internet have a social media presence in some form. (Hidy 70) With that in mind employers have begun to use the information found within a social media website to obtain information they do not otherwise get on a resume and in an interview. These web pages can give the employer and insight into the true nature of an applicant. However employers need to approach the information on social media websites with care as these sites are easily manipul...
If you are not really into the social media scene and half no other online presence, you must have a strong LinkedIn account. This will most likely be the first impression a potential employer will have of you, even before they meet you in person. Your LinkedIn profile is like an online version of your resume, on top of being similar to an online networking event. LinkedIn gives you a chance to tell the story of your professional experience, a sense of who you are, what you can contribute to a business, what sort of network you have as a professional resource, and how you lead and think about business. Since LinkedIn focuses more on professionalism in the social media world, definitely start there before branching out to other social media outlets.
Finding and locating your digital footprint makes you realize a lot of the information that is actually out there about you. Many people can tell before doing research some of their digital footprint based off the websites that they visit, but some find out information and things that they would never think of. I think that it is a good thing for everyone to do research on themselves to be aware of their information that everyone else can see. It is also important for a person to figure out their digital footprint because they could make it out to be better for the future. Locating it first is the most important part.
Many believe that social media is essential for being employed for a high paying job, such as a lawyer or doctor, but it’s very far from that.
What interests you about being a Digital Ambassador? (Max 300 words) * In my personal life, I’ve always enjoyed using social media services like Facebook and Snapchat in order to stay in touch with my friends and keep them updated on my life. One’s social media presence can also be a form of self-expression, particularly so in the cases of personal blogs, Twitter, and Instagram. Before I applied to Emory, I enjoyed following Emory University on various social media outlets, which helped me gain a greater insight of what campus life would be like.
As (Stoller) says social media is the dominate set of interactional spheres where digital identities are made manifest. This means that social media is the main way that we show our identity digitally. Before social media, before there was internet, people use to know each other through direct contact. Now that there is Twitter, Facebook, and others, people are able to know one another through their interactions in social media. Social media is a relay of information of people that goes back and forth. (Cloiner) says “we immediately announce our story on social media: “hashtag gratitude,” “feeling sweetness,” “kickin’ it with kindness.” And then we wait—for the virtual world to respond, to determine what the experience will mean, what our life will mean, and ultimately, the most important thing of all: what the event says about who we are—our identity.” For example, some social media sites have the ability to upload a bio or short summary of who they are. That means the person is giving information about themselves online where its public for anyone to see. That is not only thing that tells who we are. People can know what type music someone likes, where they went on vacation, who they hang out with, what organizations they involve with, etc… Social media can be a way where people become friends, date, do some community projects, and many more examples. That’s is how social media is part of digital
It’s not how much money you have that matters, but how you spend it. You can spend as little amount of money on something that can make you happy. Mandi Woodruff, a personal finance vertical for Business Insider argues that "experiences provide more happiness than material goods in part because experiences are more likely to make us feel connected to others," (Woodruff). Many of us are more focused on getting more money than buying more time. Many people get too caught up in either working hard to make more money or to save money. But what really matters is how much time we spend earning
As college students and adults prepare for the real world, people are constantly faced with how to prepare for interviews and the hiring process with jobs. One factor of that is the gray area that is the idea of social media and networking helping to assist with the hiring process. Technology has become a privacy and employment issue that future employees face. When it comes to employment companies a have no boundaries and employers need to realize that social media should be used only for non-bias practices and not employment decisions based on someone’s Facebook post. Topic: How Privacy and Employment Laws effect Social Media changing the Hiring Process.
There are many ways through which you can create wealth. Some people would prefer to save their money in a bank while other would prefer to start up their own businesses. Others would try getting an extra job and so on. Those who are more ambitious will venture into investments where they can invest in properties that are fairly easy to manage. In all those ventures, you need someone to keep you motivated and to give you some direction.
The digital culture has clearly changed and impacted the ways of modern life by connecting most of the world’s population through various social outlets. These networks can intertwine creativity, politics, values, advertising, religion, personal connection, and the list can go on and on. In many cases the digital culture has made things easier in terms of communication and interacting socially or for business purposes. Certain platforms such as Facebook and Twitter have evolved from connecting and sharing with personal friends to a multifaceted platform that connects one to the world. These types of social networks have in someways created a generation that depends on what I call a “digital significance” and is a intricate part of their existence
Social media avenues are a new, upcoming, and popular way to advertise for businesses and for people to connect to each other. Alexis Ohanian once said that "Being effective at social media, whether for business or personal use, means capturing people who have short attention spans. They 're only a click away from a picture of a funny cat, so you have to make your thing more compelling than that cat. And that can be a high bar." (Ohanian) Powerful usage of social media can have a big impact.
The ability to represent and process information digitally, including text, values, images, and sound, has allowed us to be more productive and to extend our intellect and understanding of life in this universe. The power of computing can improve the everyday aspect of life, both professionally and personally. Along with a variety of benefits, computers also generate a wide variety of ethical dilemmas, such as the digital divide, property rights, privacy, freedom of speech, and health-related issues associated with living a digital lifestyle.
Technology has come a long ways from its existence till today. In today’s modern world, people are surrounded by technology everywhere. In the present, people are surrounded by disrupting technologies every day. Today innovators are always creating new technologies that will make an impact on the daily lives of millions. Technology has made the lives of many people easier. The influence of technology has made an impact on social media. Social media has impacted the society in many ways. Whether it is the life of an individual to how successful a company is going to be. Social media is not just about tweeting about what you just accomplished or instagraming what food you are about to eat at a very nice restaurant. The uses of social media is way broader. Now most social media companies are buying out and merging with many other companies that will be off use to them. The people of society has certainly come from a long way. Social media is influencing consumers in what they are going to buy next. Social media is helping businesses to become more aware of their impact they have on they customers. Social media has a big presence for an individual and a business. This research paper is going to be over how social media impacts an individual. Then it is going to be about how much of an impact it has on businesses. Afterwards it is going to go over the pros and the cons of social media in society. Then this research paper is going to conclude on where social media is heading towards in the near future and so on.
Even though people have different opinions on whether social media has a positive or negative impact on society, it can be said that social media has a positive effect on society as a whole because it lets people communicate with each other easily, it has been said to improve education among children, and has helped improve the economy in the world. One of the main reasons why social media has positively affected our society is because of how it has made communicating with people much easier. “Today, four out of five active internet users maintain at least one social media profile” (Moe, 3). Using these websites, such as Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and etc., people talk about everything with anyone from what they are planning to do, to what they are eating and much more (Moe, 24). We can also send private messages to other users of these websites about personal matters that you just want to discuss with them.
Becoming wealthy is all about a mixture of hard work, making wise decisions, and investing your money and time into areas that will lead you the highest return of investment. There are very few businesses and ideas that will lead you to a million bucks or more within a short period of time. In this article, you'll learn the basics of being filled with wealth and how to bring money into your life. You'll discover different ideas to help you lead a life where money just flows into your life.