Facebook Page

Facebook pages are a great mode of advertisement. Sometimes they are used for company advertisement, fan pages or just to advertise an event, but I treated my page like an online resume. I hadn't really thought about it until it was mentioned in our lab but I'm sure that when I apply for a any job, more times than not, the employer will google my name, whether it be to get some background information or just out of curiosity. Leaving a potential employer with a bad online impression, even if someone has the best interview, could be the difference between getting the position and not. This site explains how employers use Facebook and MySpace accounts to determine if the applicant is suitable for the job: http://mqjeffrey.hubpages.com/hub/How_employers_look_at_Myspace_and_Facebook_pages It also states that employers have been known to obtain information that the employee says was limited to only their friends therefore we have to be careful what we all post on Facebook!

I liked the idea of creating my own Facebook page because I'm able to display certain qualities and accomplishments of mine that I am not otherwise able to include on my actual resume. Because of its informality I can include a greater variety of qualifications and experiences to my page to represent other aspects of myself. I was able to include things like my career goals and hobbies, which I probably wouldn't include in my resume.

In Danielle's blog post, http://dbeckerales.blogspot.com/, she mentioned that a Facebook page is a simple yet valuable tool for anyone to have even those who are less "tech-savvy." I have to agree, being one of those less "tech-savvy" people myself. Even I, who can barely figure out how to turn on a computer, could manage to make a Facebook page, therefore almost anyone should be able to put one together.

Check out my sweet page:





http://www.facebook.com/pages/Stacie-Klimow/149975821784395?sk=info