Before entering college, my entire online presence consisted of my (rather empty) Facebook profile. I didn’t really see any reason to be an active online citizen, since I preferred in-person or more private means of communication. Even since coming to Cornell, I just barely created a LinkedIn profile. However, after attending this seminar, its clear how important an online personality is. For perspective employers, this is often their first point of contact with you. While it may seem unfair when you can’t talk to these people yourself, there is actually an advantage. That is, you have complete control over your online personality. Aside from keeping everything true, you control the tone and attitude you project online. Therefore, it is extremely important to develop a strong and consistent online personality across multiple platforms, and I plan to do so moving forward.