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Chapter 4 of Light, Bright, and Polite In the book  Light, Bright, and Polite for Professionals , John Ochs gives advice as to how to portray yourself on social media and how it can influence your reputation and in return your chances of getting a job. In chapter 4,  Ochs talks about ways to use your social media platforms to impress potential or current employers that look at your accounts. Some of the tips he mentions is to be involved in your desired field of work. Whether it be volunteering, organizing an event, or being involved in an event that revolves around your field of work. Posting this involvement on social media will show current or potential employers that you are involved and passionate about what you do. Ochs also provided a formula to follow when posting on your account that is sure to impress employers. The formula is; take a group photo, give thanks to organization, give credit to organization, mention the purpose of the organization, and lastly mention the...

  Chapter 7 of Light, Bright, and Polite In the book  Light, Bright, and Polite for Professionals , John Ochs gives advice as to how to portray yourself on social media and how it can influence your reputation and in return your chances of getting a job. In chapter seven, Ochs talks about ways to professionally communicate in the work place and to keep in mind that nothing is ever really private. Ochs explains that every email that you send to a college or client is never really just between the two of you. They could reshape the email with someone else or you may send it to someone accidentally. Keeping this in mind, it's important to think twice about what you send and make sure that your email is kept professional. Ochs suggests that to avoid any mishaps that can go along with sending an email is by filling the "to" box out last. This way you are able to reread your email a few times and can make sure that it is kept professional, you are finished, and it will ensure y...

Google Slides Many of our careers and education require for employers and/or students to create a presentation at some point. In the article, 5 Reasons to Replace PowerPoint with Google Slides , it explains what Google Slides is and how it can be a more useful presentation tool than Microsoft PowerPoint. One of the reasons it mentions is that Google Slides offers more simplistic presentation templates than PowerPoint. This encourages you to create a simple and aesthetically pleasing presentation, which often looks more professional. Another reason is you are able to view and edit your presentation while offline and when you gain internet access back it will automatically save. This allows you to be productive and work on your presentation and also have to ability to present it with or without internet access. Google Slides is a free app and website that you can access anytime by creating a Google account. Personally, Google Slides have been to my go to resource when it comes to creatin...

APA Format Video In the video APA Style and Literature Searches , Tom Kluxen describes how to properly use APA format when writing a paper. Through the video he illustrates the layout of APA format which is, title page, abstract, body, and references.  Your title page should include, your title, name, school, and author note centered in the page. Next is your abstract page which is a broad summary of about 300 words describing what your entire paper is about. Followed by your body paragraphs which is where your core content will be that includes your research on the specific topic. The last page will be the references page, which will consist of all the sources you used to gather information put in alphabetical order.  A rule that applies to your whole paper is that your entire paper should be in serif font, size 12, and double spaced. Kluxen also explains the importance of intent citations and how to use them properly to avoid any and all plagiarism scandals. Personally I hav...

As social media grows and starts to become a part of everyday life, it has also become such an impact on employment opportunities. Because of this it is important to maintain a good digital footprint to allow for more job opportunities to come your way. In 12 Tips For Students To Manage Their Digital Footprints , it gives tips and tricks that can help you present yourself in a professional manner on social media platforms.  One of the tips it gives is to not overshare on anything you wouldn't want the world to know because it could get you into trouble. Keeping your accounts professional and concise will help you to stay out of sharing anything that may exasperate those who come across your profile. Another tip it gives is to Google yourself, this way you know what information is out there about you. Because chances are when you go to apply for a job they will end up Googling you, and this way you want know what they're going to find when they do search your name. When I search...

Many of us use Google on a day to day basis to find out information quickly and effectively. But Google offers many free resources that can improve our productivity and experience online. The article, Our 12 Favorite Chrome Extensions , talks about all the free extensions Google offers that can benefit you. One resource that Google offers is the extension called One Tab. One Tab will take every tab that you have opened and put them all in one big list on one page. This allows you to create a more organized internet experience and can result in faster productivity because it will allow you to find the specific tab you are looking for faster. Another extension it covers is the one called 1Password. In this extension you can put multiple log ins and passwords into it and it will save them and put them all in one place for you.  After hearing about this extension, I downloaded it right away because I have a habit of forgetting my passwords and then end up having to reset them. But with...