After attending a Rose Mini Seminar with GRF Sam, I learned how valuable an online persona would be in a professional setting. Not only does it allow me to advertise myself to potential employers and networks, it allows me to build the image I want people to see me as. Sam went through things such as basics, biographies, usernames, and following patterns. Using all the information he gave us, the class was able to “build” who they wanted to be online.
COnsidering that I do not use social media often and all my social media is private, the session really got me thinking of whether or not I should actually pursue making profiles on various platforms. In the end, I decided not to do it right now because I am too busy to keep up with it; and keeping up with posts is one thing Sam said is essential to successfully creating an online persona.
I think I’m in a similar situation to you. My social media usage limited and is not usually public, and when it is, I try to keep it as anonymous as possible. Having to think about keeping up with posts is daunting, especially if, like you said, it’s on various platforms. I don’t know how much not making an online professional persona is going to effect my career trajectory, but at this point in my life, I’m not willing to put the time and energy into it.