1. Intensive English Language and Culture Program, Advanced B

2.  When you hear me say a word on your
card, mark the word
 Raise your hand when I have said all nine
of the words on your card (Bingo!)
 The first student to hear all nine of their
words wins a prize.

4. How big is the internet?
4

5. One Trillion URLs +++
5

6. It’s a network for communication

7. 45 % of employers use social networking
sites to research job candidates
45%
Monitor social
55% networking sites
CareerBuilder survey, August 2009

9. Form Demonstrate
connections your skills
Promote
yourself

10.  #1: Social networks

11.  Others???

13. Control your
privacy
Untag Be careful
with
applications

15.  Professional audience
 Easy alternative to a personal website
 Make contacts that might lead to a job

18.  #1: Social networks
 #2: Microblogging

19.  140 characters
 Real time information flow
 News, alerts
 “Hive mind”
 An alternative: Identi.ca

21.  #1: Social networks
 #2: Microblogging
 #3: Blogs

22. John Smith

23.  #1: Share freely but not unprofessionally
 #2: Choose your username carefully
 #3: Let your online communication extend to
in-person contacts

24.  It's important to post all of your contact
information and work history when you post
a resume online.
FALSE!
 Source: Pam Dixon, World Privacy Forum (2009)
http://www.worldprivacyforum.org/resumedatabaseprivacytips.html

25.  It's unsafe to enter personal data (like credit
card numbers) on a public wireless network
(wi fi)
TRUE!
 Source: OnGuard Online (2006)
http://www.onguardonline.gov/topics/wireless-security.aspx

26.  When you take a quiz on Facebook, almost
everything on your profile is visible to the
quiz creator and others who take the quiz,
even if you modify your profile privacy
settings.
TRUE!
 Source: American Civil Liberties Union (2009)
http://blog.aclu.org/2009/06/11/quiz-what-do-facebook-quizzes-know-
about-you/

27.  Cookies on websites are like viruses that
infect your computer.
FALSE!
But they can compromise your privacy.
 Source: Pam Dixon, World Privacy Forum (2009)
http://www.worldprivacyforum.org/cookieoptout.html

28.  #1: Pay attention to what you download/click
 #2: Know who is collecting your information
and why
 #3: Think before posting

29. Looking for a job?

30.  McGill’s Career Planning Service
 Websites
 Workshops
 Library web pages
 Links to company information
 CV writing advice: websites and books
 Newspapers

32. Megan Fitzgibbons
megan.fitzgibbons@mcgill.ca
Humanities & Social Sciences Library

33.  Dixon, Pam. 2009. “Job Seekers' Guide to Resumes: Twelve Resume Posting
Truths.” World Privacy Forum.
http://www.worldprivacyforum.org/resumedatabaseprivacytips.html
 Dixon, Pam. 2009. “Consumer Tips: How to Opt-Out of Cookies That Track You.”
World Privacy Forum. http://www.worldprivacyforum.org/cookieoptout.html
 “Forty-five Percent of Employers Use Social Networking Sites to Research Job
Candidates, CareerBuilder Survey Finds.” PRNewswire. 2009, August 19.
Retrieved October 2, 2009 from http://www.marketwatch.com/story/forty-five-
percent-of-employers-use-social-networking-sites-to-research-job-candidates-
careerbuilder-survey-finds-2009-08-19?siteid=nbsh
 “Quiz: What Do Facebook Quizzes Know About You?” 2009, June 11. American
Civil Liberties Union. http://blog.aclu.org/2009/06/11/quiz-what-do-facebook-
quizzes-know-about-you/
 “Wireless Security.” 2006. OnGuard Online..
http://www.onguardonline.gov/topics/wireless-security.aspx

34.  Slide 9: Privacy by unknowndomain
http://www.flickr.com/photos/62834984@N00/12518473/. License:
Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 2.0 Generic
 Slide 9: Sharing the Popsicle by The Facey Family
http://www.flickr.com/photos/44124461706@N01/2384239540. License:
Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 2.0 Generic
 Slide 13: Social Stalking by Matthew Grum by visionnewspaper
http://www.flickr.com/photos/44156128@N00/369769623/. License:
Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 2.0 Generic
 Slide 30: NASDAQ building by niallkennedy
http://www.flickr.com/photos/35034351734@N01/3484815373/. License:
Attribution-Noncommercial 2.0 Generic
 Slide 31: Pargeter by b_d_solis
http://www.flickr.com/photos/briansolis/1411905457/. License: Attribution
2.0 Generic