Facebook Business Page

Online image obtained from Facebook
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Jacinta-Lin/270619709672064?sk=info

Thanks to my ALES 204 class I finally started a professional Facebook page! Go check it out! This page is different than a normal personal Facebook account that most people have because it is more circled around the idea of professionalism. Here is my friend Christian MacNeill's real estate business page as an example. The purpose of his business page is to attract business and customers. My professional Facebook page was created to promote to the working world who I am and why they should hire me. It includes things that would normally be on a resume such as academic history, work experiences, related skills, personal information and so on.

A professional Facebook page is not only a different approach to hand out resumes; it is also a form of professional networking whereas a normal Facebook account is used for social networking. Because technology in today's world is so advanced, "public resumes" are now becoming so common that it is almost necessary to have one. Ever since Facebook became a hit in the social media world, employers started looking up applicants on the Internet and seeing if they can find any extra information about them whether it is good or bad. By having a professional Facebook page that serves a purpose as a resume, it allows employers to look you up and find out more about you before you go for an interview or even if you get a chance to be interviewed. It is also good in a way that it makes it easier for employers so they don't have to go through piles of paper resumes to find the right candidate for the job.

The unique idea of a professional Facebook page is that you can showcase all your skills and background that might not be on a normal resume.  For example, you can have pictures of things you've created or designed in the past for a school project that could be relevant to your area of expertise.  If the employers like what they see from this extra little bit of information about you, you'll have the chance of getting approached by the employer with a job opportunity. Choosing the perfect details and information to display on your Facebook page is one of the key things to a successful page. All details and information should be kept professional and clean because the goal is to draw positive attention from potential employers to your Facebook page.

Another benefit to having a professional Facebook page is that you can "Like" a specific company's page from your Facebook page. By doing this you have made your page even easier for potential employers to find you. Also, because you "Liked" this company or business it shows that you are interested in them and the work that they do and probably follow up on their updates that they display on their Facebook page.