Thursday, September 22, 2011

Lecture 8: Facebook for Business

Today is the last lesson of the week focussing on using Facebook as an opportunity to brand ourselves as great potential employees. We are going to make an online cv that people can "like" and "share." Having this online business presence will illustrate a few obvious elements including:


  • your professional profile
  • your up-to-date education/work experience etc.
  • your online presence
Also, think about some of the not so obvious aspects that you can show via your online cv:

  • your creativity
  • sense of humour
  • you know how to create memorable content
  • you know how to harness social media for a business purpose
NOTE: If you are wary of posting certain information online, please come and see me, and we will create a "paper" version of the assignment.

Lecture 8: Facebook for Business (E- C.V.)

Note: Remember, this assignment forms part of your e-portfolio. It will not be graded separately BUT if you look at the rubric, you will see what you need to complete.


Note: Image found at Meghan Oliver 



DUE DATE EXTENDED to Monday September 26th, 17:00 




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19 comments:

  1. ann hoangSeptember 23, 2011 at 4:42 AM

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  2. ann hoangSeptember 23, 2011 at 5:11 AM

    Do we have to be really specific about our education/work/volunteer experiences? What if I am not comfortable with putting my address on the page? Anyone can read this page - not just employers, so I would rather not have anyone and everyone to read about the specifics. Plus, the example CV wasn't highly detailed either.

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  3. Shelby CenderSeptember 23, 2011 at 10:04 AM

    On Facebook under the "Info" tab, how can I change it so my "Interests" and "Activites" etc aren't thumbnails but the writing instead? Thumbnails look extremely unprofessional but I don't see any options to change it.

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  4. Kelsey M.September 23, 2011 at 11:35 AM

    Thanks for letting us work on our Facebook pages today in class! It was great to have you there so we could ask questions!

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  5. Dr. Jessica LaccettiSeptember 24, 2011 at 11:17 AM

    Remember Ann, you don't need to make your page public, you just need to take a photo of it to add to your e-portfolio. You also had the option of making a hard copy. Thanks for checking in!

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  6. Dr. Jessica LaccettiSeptember 24, 2011 at 11:17 AM

    K.Mac - so glad you found it helpful!

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  7. StephSeptember 24, 2011 at 7:39 PM

    For the researchers/scientists in the field that you would like us to follow on Twitter, do they absolutely have to be individuals. I've found that in the field of nutrition I am far more inclined to follow organizations and groups that provide the latest news in nutrition research. Also I've found it quite difficult to track down many nutrition researchers on Twitter, any tips searching on twitter would be greatly appreciated!

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  8. Ann HoangSeptember 24, 2011 at 10:55 PM

    Thank you, Jessica. I will submit a hard copy then.

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  9. paula.vSeptember 25, 2011 at 9:47 PM

    I had to re-create my blog in order to be able to upload pictures.

    My new blog is http://paula-ales204.blogspot.com/, where you can find direct links to my new Facebook profile and Flickr account.

    Lab D5

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  10. Jenny BrownSeptember 26, 2011 at 8:40 AM

    Here is the link to my blog with my Facebook assignment...

    http://www.jenny-the-penny.blogspot.com/

    Lab D4

    Cheers!

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  11. Dana zalysSeptember 26, 2011 at 8:42 AM

    Here's the link for my facebook business page!

    http://dana-zalys.blogspot.com/2011/09/my-business-page.html

    Dana

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  12. Amy WhiteSeptember 26, 2011 at 1:40 PM

    I'm not quite sure where to post this, but I also made a new blog because of the email/photo issues. My new blog is http://amyales.blogspot.com/

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  13. NinfaSeptember 26, 2011 at 4:01 PM

    http://nutrition-foodscience.blogspot.com/2011/09/facebook-page.html

    here's the link to my blog post for module 3

    lab d2

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  14. AnonymousSeptember 26, 2011 at 4:54 PM

    http://thedirtyonnutrition.blogspot.com/2011/09/resume-20.html

    Here's my blog post for the Facebook page assignment. I couldn't upload the picture in Flickr but included the link to it in my blog.

    LAB D6

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  15. Alyssa VanKootenSeptember 28, 2011 at 8:35 AM

    Hey, I just realized I forgot to update the photos on my last blog post. I know its past the due date, but these photos of my facebook are way better. Take a look at my blog (you should be able to click on my name)

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  16. Hilary WhitingOctober 4, 2011 at 3:42 PM

    I hadn't really thought of using a facebook account as a resume before but after seeing how well some people had done with theirs it made me wish I had more html experience to make my page as professional as theirs. I think in some ways a great facebook page like those would also be better for marketing or IT professionals since it really shows off their skills that would be directly applicable to their job.

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  17. Laura AdamOctober 6, 2011 at 6:11 PM

    This class is definitely opening my eyes to all that can be done online! I would never have thought of doing an online resume before. I still remain skeptical posting some information online, however using the internet as a tool to promote a business is a very affordable, marketing resource. I am quite shocked at how many people have blogs and use twitter. Now that I have twitter, I notice more often when people say they have twitter, or when websites say "Follow me on Twitter". It seems to be quite the current trend...I just wonder what will be next?!

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  18. Nancy ChauNovember 25, 2011 at 8:54 AM

    I've always considered Facebook and a lot of other social media sites to be strictly for socializing with friends and family. However, now with the advent of so many sites and its expansion, it's kind of interesting to see many businesses utilize this and provide updates on Twitter to prospective clients.

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  19. AnonymousDecember 7, 2011 at 4:14 PM

    Facebook as a source for a resume did seem a little odd at first. But, now that I've had time to think about it, and have learnt a lot more about communication and online resumes. Facebook seems like a perfectly logical place for a resume. I'm still amazed with how much I've learnt about social media!

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