Modern Job Hunting

It is crazy how much the world has changed. Today it is almost easier to get a job using social media than doing it the old fashioned way. I read about ways you can use social media to get a job and found a couple helpful articles,http://newgradlife.blogspot.com/2009/10/get-job-with-social-media-2.html and

http://www.videojug.com/film/how-to-use-social-media-to-get-a-job. On both of these sites I learned that the first thing you should do is clean up your profile. Remove any inappropriate photos, comments, and applications that might give someone the wrong impression. The second step is to use Twitter. More and more businesses are beginning to use Twitter and it has now become an ultimate recruitment tool. The third step is linkedln. By using linkedln you increase your number of connections and you can get recommendations. So, by using these tools you can further yourself in the race to finding a job.

Getting Harder

 

The farther we get into the school year, the harder it is getting. Since everyone is settled the teachers expect more out of you. Therefore, there has been more homework and more tests. It is already hard in school with no extras. However, throw in a sport like volleyball and it makes everything more stressful and exhausting. The hardest thing for me while playing a sport during school is making up missed classes. It is extremely hard to make up work when you have missed a whole class. It is also hard for me stay focused in school. For example, all I can think about right now is making it to the state championships and going to Las Vegas. So, it is hard for me to concentrate in school. So, to focus more, I take my sports adrenaline and translate it into energy for my school work. That is how I get through balancing school and sports.

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         Most people do not know that the student part of student athlete is more important.

My Digital Tattoo

A digital tattoo is something personal to you that is stuck online. It can be anything from pictures you post on facebook to a comment you left on someones blog. Not all digital tattoo's can be bad. In some cases they can be good, it just depends what you put online. The scary thing however, is that once it is on line it is nearly impossible to erase, just like a real tattoo.

Luckily with all the theft in the world there are ways to protect your blog. One way is http://pipl.com/, a widely used tool to help people learn ways to protect there accounts. With pipl you can find pretty much anyone you want so it shows you the scary effects of the Internet. Another website that can help you keep your blogs safe is http://digitaltattoo.ubc.ca/. It is a great site that show different ways you can guard and protect your settings. Two other really good sites to protect your information are,  http://www.lostartofblogging.com/ and http://www.catswhoblog.com/.

I believe that blogs are both good and bad. There can be obvious harmful effects form it. For example, people can post harsh comments and people can also find out a lot about you. However, blogs can be great. They can help with classes, they can help other people, and they can also help you get into college or get a job. Having a blog is a good idea as long as you know the harmful effects. So I have learned to protect my identity and not put up anything stupid. Therefore I can be proud of my digital tattoo.