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Mastering Social Media and Personal Branding for Tech Professionals

Join us for a night of learning with Sharon from the CIA on marketing yourself in a technology-driven workplace. The agenda includes updates from SWE, Q&A with Sharon, setting up a website & barcode, and details on upcoming social and corporate events. We will also explore the importance of social media on resumes and discuss strategies for Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and email signatures. Learn how to create your own website and barcode to enhance your online presence. Don't miss this opportunity to boost your digital profile and advance your career in the tech industry!

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Mastering Social Media and Personal Branding for Tech Professionals

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  1. 2nd General Meeting Marketing Yourself in a Technology-Driven Workplace with Sharon from the CIA sharonc@ucia.gov

  2. Agenda for tonight 6:30-6:50Sign in and dinner 6:50-7          Updates from SWE 7-7:20          Q&A with Sharon 7:20-7:50     Setting up website &barcode 7:50-8          Remaining questions/ wrapup

  3. Upcoming Social Events • Yacht Party • Fri, Sept 21st • 7:30pm-1am, leaving from SPD • $25 deposit in CED • Transportation included

  4. Upcoming Corporate Events • Professional Development Night • Thurs, Sept 20th • TCC 450 (The Forum) • Fall Evening with Industry • Thurs, Oct 4th • TCC 450 (The Forum)

  5. Other announcements • Officer Council (SWEtastic) • Interested in seeing how we plan our events & the inside workings of our org?? • Email usc.swe@gmail.com with the subject “Sit in on SWEtastic”

  6. Social Media Q&A with Sharon from the CIA

  7. Social media on Resume • How coveted are social media skills? • Should I put social media skills on my resume? • How important is it to be aware of the various social media platforms? • How heavily is social media weighted during the recruiting process?

  8. Facebook • What types of things should I share? • Who should I friend? • Are certain pages looked down upon if I ‘like’ them? • Do you look at what groups I’m a part of? • Do companies have the ability to bypass my security settings? • Is my level of privacy taken into consideration? • Can you see if I ‘liked’ a photo or status in the past year? • How am I evaluated on my posts?

  9. Twitter • How important is it to have a Twitter? • Do I need to tweet or can I just follow handles? • Should I reference my Twitter handle on my resume? • Should I be careful of whom I follow? • Should I monitor who follows me?

  10. LinkedIn • Whom should I accept invitations from? • How do you connect with someone you don’t know, but want to learn more about? • What’s an appropriate number of connections? • What information should my mini-bio contain next to name (student, previous intern, etc.)? • What groups should I become a part of? • To which companies should I subscribe?

  11. Email signature • What information should I include? • Should I still sign my name after my sign off (Best, Cheers, Sincerely)? • Any significant “don’ts” that you’ve seen in the past?

  12. Making your own website & barcode!

  13. Making your Website!Logging on • http://software.usc.edu & download PuTTY • Run item to aludra.usc.edu • Security popup: Yes • Login as: (USC username) + ENTER • Password + ENTER

  14. Making your own Website!Setting it up • Prompt: requestwww • Hold down ENTER to go through policies • Agree w/ policies? Y + ENTER • Full name + ENTER • Directory? N + Enter • Website is now set up! • To check: http://scf.usc.edu/~ttrojan • Replace ttrojan with your username

  15. Making your own Website!Should look like this

  16. Making your own Website!To add content • Visit w3schools.com to teach yourself how to add content • Take USC’s course ITP 104 to learn the basics of web publishing, HTML, DHTML, graphic production & page layout, and Dreamweaver.

  17. Making your own Barcode! http://qrcode.kaywa.com/

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