With all of this technology inundating us on a daily basis, it would be foolish not to think it would heavily influence the work force. More and more, paper applications are being disregarded for what can be saved as a PDF. Resumes, cover letters and digital applications are all the rage across the employment plane. Not only this, but employers are looking more and more toward personal websites to be a resource for finding information about applicants.
This week in class we discussed establishing a professional presence on the Internet via Google Sites. For a project, we include a home page, resume, personal information and work samples. My first project for my web design class was to hand-code a personal website (ssolano.com, if you're interested) using XHTML and CSS. While it was an infinitely tedious endeavor, having a link to put on a resume has been an excellent addition to make me stand apart from other applicants. Especially in the journalism field in which the movement is toward online media, showing competence professionally online is a great way to reassure employers that you are a valuable asset to their company.
This article from MarketWatch goes into how to not only be competent online, but how to make sure that you appear professional in social media and other things that can be Googled by employers.
Sara Solano can design you a website. Seriously, pay me.
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