1. The Ferndale Career Center presents…
Professional Profiles for Social Media
Written and Designed by:
Ron Marshall, Assistant Training Facilitator
Ferndale Career Center
713 East Nine Mile Road
Ferndale, MI 48220
248.545.0222
www.twitter.com/ferndalecareer
www.facebook.com/FerndaleCareerCenter
www.linkedin.com/in/ferndalecareercenter
LinkedIn Group: Ferndale Career Center
www.ferndaleschools.org/fcc
4.8.2011

2. If You’re Not
There, You’re Invisible
 http://youtu.be/2H5kwp
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3. Put Your Best Profile Forward
 Human? Have a picture.
– So’s … er, Shows your FACE!
– Some things are personal; some things
are personality.
– Think: Are you better at remembering
names…or faces?
 Concerned about your career? Avoid
“twidiocy.”
– This is publishing! Would you put it in the
newspaper?
 Want to be seen? Be visible. Share:
– info
– opinions
– connections
– yourself

4. Twitter Sign Up
Only limit to Twitter
profiles is your
ability to manage
them.
Several tools exist
to help:
• TweetDeck
• HootSuite
• iGoogle

5. Follow the Leaders
 It’s all about
“Twelevance!”
– Who do you
need to
connect with?
– Who’s talking
about what
you need to
know about?

6. Facebook Sign Up Time to set up a professional
“profile”, not “page” – but
you can do that, too …

7. Become part of your
networks!
Identify your schools and
workplaces to connect
with former classmates
and co-workers.

8. Privacy Settings
 Tailor your
Facebook to
your needs
 Be
comfortable
 Be open

9. LinkedIn Sign Up
• Upload your resume
• Tweak
• Connect

10. How to Upload Your
Resume
 Save your
resume
file
 Click to
upload
– OR – Add
things
manually

11. Pick a Pic

12. Get Connected Today!
HeatherEColeman
 twitter.com/HeatherEColeman | twitter.com/CareerSavvy
facebook.com/HeatherEColeman | facebook.com/CareerSavvy
linkedin.com/in/HeatherEColeman
RonMarshall
 twitter.com/Ron_Marshall | facebook.com/ronmarshall |
linkedin.com/in/ronmarshall | ronmarshall@facebook.com
Ferndale Career Center
 twitter.com/ferndalecareer | facebook.com/ferndalecareercenter
 linkedin.com/in/ferndalecareercenter |ferndaleschools.org/fcc