Branding Yourself and Your Future

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P. Max Quinn Ryan Nicole Greelish Graduate Intern Resident Director Bridgewater State University Bridgewater State University @PMaxQuinn @RyanGreelish #AOTA13 BrandingYourself & Your Future...

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P.  Max  Quinn      Ryan  Nicole  Greelish  Graduate  Intern      Resident  Director  Bridgewater  State  University  Bridgewater  State  University  

@PMaxQuinn        @RyanGreelish          #AOTA13    

Branding  Yourself    &    Your  Future...  

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Our  Outline:  

ü  Learning  Outcomes  

ü  What  are  your  goals?  

ü  Making  Yourself  Stand  Out  

ü  Networking  at  Conferences    

ü  Connecting  with  Mentors    

ü  Getting  Your  Name  Out  There  

ü  Collaboration  

ü  Creating  Opportunities  

ü  Digital  Integrity  

ü  Your  Image  

ü  Questions  &  Answers    

   

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What  are  YOUR  goals?!  

 

What  do  you  want  to  get  from  ...  

 

This  experience?  

 

The  rest  of  the  spring  semester?  

 

The  summer?  

 

2013-­‐2014?  

 

What  are  your  Career  Aspirations?  

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Making  Yourself  Standout  

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ì  Its  all  about  the  Impressions  you  make  One  post,  One  picture,  One  Like  or  Comment  can  define  you...  

Photo  Courtesy  of  #WhatShouldWeCallStudentAffairs  Tumblr  

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Making  Yourself  Standout    AWARENESS  &    CHOICE    

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NETWORKING!  

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Networking  at  Conferences  

Ê  Objectives  at  a  Conference  

Ê  Sessions  

Ê  Questions  

Ê  Business  Cards  

Ê  Follow-­‐Up  

Ê  Social  Media  

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Connecting  with  Mentors  

Ê  Developing  Relationships  Ê  Knowledge  =  Power  Ê  “Your  Network  is  your                          

Net-­‐Worth”  Ê  Make  meaningful  connections  

Ê  Lunch  &  Coffee  Ê  Conferences  Ê  “Nifty  50”  -­‐@jbpina  

Ê  Who  are  the  stakeholders?  Ê  Seek  them  out  &    let  them              

get  to  know  you  Ê  Tell  them  your  goals  

Ê  Ask  them  for  support  @PMaxQuinn        @RyanGreelish          #AOTA13    

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Getting  Your  Name  Out  There  

Colleagues  Remember  You          VS          You  Remember  Colleagues  

   

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ü  Conferences  ü  Interactions  ü  Writing  Articles/  Blogs  ü  Participate  in  Social  Media  ü  Participate  in  Professional  

Organizations  

ü  Conferences  ü  Name  Game  ü  Connections  ü  Save  Emails  ü  Read  Articles  

“Your  reputation  is  your  greatest  asset,  so  hold  it  close”  

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Writing  research  It  can  be  fun!    

Ê  You  +  Academic  Affairs  =  Collaboration?  Ê  How  do  you  define  collaboration?  How  do  they?  

Ê  What’s  your  passion?  

Ê  Learn  Through  Doing  –  Be  a  Pioneer!  

Ê  Embrace  Assessment!  Ê  NEACUHO?!!  

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Creating  Opportunities…    

Ê  Informational  Interviews  

Ê  Internships/  Fellowships  

Ê  Reach  Out  

Ê  Be  Authentic  

Ê  Be  Thankful  

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Digital  Identity  Digital  Identity  In-­‐Person  Identity  

Ê  Personality  

Ê  Values  &  Emotions  

Ê  Religion  &  Spirituality  

Ê  Sexual  Orientation  

Ê  Purpose  /  Career  Aspirations  

Ê  Family,  Friends,  Partner  

Ê  Defines  Personality  

Ê  Manages  Emotions  

Ê  Displays  Values    

Ê  Identifies  Orientation  

Ê  Defines  Our  Purpose/Goals  

Ê  Identifies  Family,  Friends,  Partner,  etc...  

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Digital  Integrity  

Ê  Got  Klout?  

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Protect  your  Brand   Ê  Are  you  on  Twitter?                                  Do  you  have  your  own  Blog?  Ê  Select  your  “Handle”  Ê  Purchase  YOUR  name’s  URL  

Ê  (Your  Profile  Picture  +  Content)  x  Reputation  =  INFLUENCE  +/-­‐  

Ê  Brand  Creation  Websites:  Ê  About.Me  

Ê  Reppler.com  

Ê  Vizify  |  Re.Vu  |  Vizualize.Me  

Ê  MyWebCareer.com  

Ê  LinkedIn  Ê  BrandYourself.com  

Ê  UPDATE  your  P@ssw0rd!  

 

Preform  a  THOROUGH  online  search  

of  yourself  –  IMAGES,  too!    

DON’T  FORGET:  Keep  track  of  your  accounts!!    

Anonymity  does  NOT  exist  online  

IP  Address  à  

 

 

 

 

 

 

Treat  your  profile,  like  a  billboard    

Keep  track  of  your  Digital  Dossier...  

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Your  In-­‐Person  Image  

Ê  Appearance  

Ê  Language  Choice  

Ê  Awareness  

Ê  All  Your  Worlds                                                          Are  Connected…  

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Ê  Facebook  Groups!  

Ê  Twitter  Hashtags  #sagradhunt  #sachat  #sajobs    #sagrow    #sagrad  #digitalidentity  

   

Ê onetonline.org  

Ê Higheredjobs.com  

Ê Mentoring.org  

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Questions?!      

@PMaxQuinn                        @RyanGreelish  [email protected]  [email protected]  

 

Ê  “To  Be  Remarkable,  Means  to  Act  with  Authenticity”  

Ê  “Life  isn’t  about  finding  yourself,  its  about  creating  yourself”  

What  do  you  want  your  legacy  to  be?