In an age where technology is everywhere, making yourself a
presence on social media sites is a major key to success. LinkedIn is a growing
social media site designed to not only get in touch with possible
employers/employees, but to be a site dedicated to keeping professionalism in
social media.
Robert Pope not only has
his professional page on LinkedIn, but also took advantage of the possible
online exposure and created a page for his business. Being able to realize
possible lucrative advantages such as online social media exposure is essential
in our technology based society. Robert Pope saw this opportunity and took it,
knowing that people on LinkedIn could possibly come across not only his
professional page and resume, but also see his construction safety business
profile. This is also a way for Robert to look and contact possible clients
& employees for his company.
Steering away from typical social media sites such as
Facebook can have a positive advantage on how professional you look. Unlike
Facebook, LinkedIn is made specifically for professional job seekers to contact
jobs that they want to apply for. There is no Farmville, poking, or your
friend’s band concert invites on LinkedIn to deteriorate the seriousness of
trying to come across as qualified as possible. LinkedIn is basically an online
resource to search resumes, and Robert Pope realizes this. Robert saw the
opportunity to connect himself with a group of like-minded people dedicated to
being serious in their job profession, and signed up for LinkedIn for not only
his self, but also for his company. In doing so, Robert Pope not only created a
way for people to find him for a possible job, but also created a way for
people to find his company. It also works vice versa, so people can actually
search for him and his resume, and then Robert Pope could be working for a job
he would have never found otherwise.
