Facebook Business Card

One of the exciting aspects of the course was incorporating social media into potential business opportunities. I see Facebook as being a very personal profile that is, ideally, only shared with your closest friends and people you chose to share it with. Often when young adults are looking for an official career they will get rid of their last name so that their Facebook page doesn't play a role in being hired or not. Because of these, I was surprised to hear of Facebook being used as a means to circulate your resume on the web. Although I was skeptical at first a was quick to learn that Facebook could be used as a form to circulate your resume and that people who had done so relieved jobs. After moving away from the idea that Facebook should be purely based on what you were doing in your life or the photo's up from a crazy night the previous weekend I was able to see that Facebook was a smart way to showcase all that a person is involved with and a professional side. Just from looking at a possible employee's professional Facebook page you can see what they like, interesting research they have been involved in or what they are currently working on. It is the most recent form of what a person is doing and in a very accessible way!My friend Jayden, made an amazing Facebook resume and used her real name so it could be used for her next employment opportunity.

I created an online business resume that contains most of the important information employers look for while in the hiring process.

Here is a link to my Facebook business card!
I made it under an alias as to not give away to much personal information for our ALES class.
Agriculture Anonymous is my alias.

My Online Business Card

 

Facebook Business Card

Welcome!

Hello, my name is Kelley and I am happy to welcome you to my first ever blog! I am currently in my second year of Agriculture and Resource Economics  at the U of A and it has taken me down a road that I never imagined.  This blog is for my ALES 204 class which has an aim at getting students comfortable with social media and using it in all aspects of our lives, whether that be school, personal or even business!

When I am finished school I would ideally like to work as a consultant or on a team that is driven with the environments best interests in mind. Being a consultant comes with the task of being in constant contact with different people and groups working towards a common goal. Whether it be through email or phone messaging, consultants are continuously communicating with others. Being as social media's are becoming more and more common in everyday life I have no doubt that in the next few years they will make there way into the workplace as well. Being that everyone is given a blackberry or iphone now for work it is easy to think that Facebook or twitter could one day make its way into the workplace. Even though presently that seems like an unrealistic prediction I feel it is totally possible.

Just to add a little more about myself so you can relate to who you are reading over the term I am happy to tell you a few extras not related to school. I enjoy summer time because I love spending time outside. This summer I went to Newfoundland with my family and we spent the first half of our week hiking and kayaking, we also drove down to St. Johns and saw the icebergs right off the shore! I had never seen anything like it before. Over the weekend we spent our time at the George Street music festival and enjoyed all kinds of music with fellow Newfoudlanders. To end the summer I spent a week on a houseboat with 14 friends which was fun and relaxing in the beautiful Okanogin in BC. I spent my last 10 days before school on a road trip with 3 friends all through BC. We camped and spent much time on the beaches and at roadside stops! Although I had an amazing summer I look forward to winter to spend time snowboarding and outdoors, but this time dressed much warmer!

I hope you enjoy my post's to come and get to know me better as the semester continues! Happy blogging!