Thing 3: My Professional Brand
So I've been on LinkedIn for a few years now and I have a love / hate relationship with it. Mostly because the app is awful and LinkedIn insist on constantly suggesting that I invite all my gmail contacts to connect. It seems like a contradiction, since it gets all antsy with me if I try to connect with someone that I don't know. If we are to network doesn't that mean introducing ourselves to people we don't know?
I think as a concept LinkedIn is a great idea but the functionality of it needs to be revisited.
Having said that, I do dip into it a few times a week. I find the CILIP group very active. I've tried getting a few groups up and running, on LinkedIn and Facebook and I've learned you need two things - a lot of members
- a lot of ethusiasm.
It's hard to get a group going, no more than physical group-work is difficult, which I do in my job every day. Groups take time to nurture and grow. The CILIP group works because it has a lot of members and they're very active on LinkedIn. I asked to join the UCD SILS Alumni group about a year ago and my request is still 'pending'.
As for my professional brand - i can see from looking at other profiles and reading Michelle's post that mine needs a bit of work. I've filled out my profile but it seems a bit all over the place. A lot of my work is bitty, - helping here / helping there/ a bit of everything. I don't have a 'dragon slaying story' - yet.
So here is my about.me page. It's very rough and ready and will take (more) time to fill in properly.
Time time, who has the time?
I think as a concept LinkedIn is a great idea but the functionality of it needs to be revisited.
Having said that, I do dip into it a few times a week. I find the CILIP group very active. I've tried getting a few groups up and running, on LinkedIn and Facebook and I've learned you need two things - a lot of members
- a lot of ethusiasm.
It's hard to get a group going, no more than physical group-work is difficult, which I do in my job every day. Groups take time to nurture and grow. The CILIP group works because it has a lot of members and they're very active on LinkedIn. I asked to join the UCD SILS Alumni group about a year ago and my request is still 'pending'.
As for my professional brand - i can see from looking at other profiles and reading Michelle's post that mine needs a bit of work. I've filled out my profile but it seems a bit all over the place. A lot of my work is bitty, - helping here / helping there/ a bit of everything. I don't have a 'dragon slaying story' - yet.
So here is my about.me page. It's very rough and ready and will take (more) time to fill in properly.
Time time, who has the time?
Your "About me" page is looking good! Keep it up!
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