This document discusses the importance of having an online social media presence for recruitment and career purposes. It outlines how social media can be used for communication between recruiters and candidates, advertising vacancies, and researching profiles. The document also promotes SussexPlus as a way for students and graduates to create an online portfolio or "webfolio" to showcase their skills and experiences to recruiters.

1. Sussex Plus
&
Your Online
Presence

2. It’s increasingly an expectation that you will have some form of
Online Social Media presence.
This is a growing part of the recruitment & careers process.
BBC overview of Electronic Applications
Social Media can be used for:
1.Communication between recruiters / candidates & vice versa
2.Advertising Vacancies (via Linkedin / Twitter etc)
3.Researching recruiters & the profiles of particular job roles
4. Reflecting on your Personal Development – CPD process

3. Overview of range of where Social Media is
taking place

4. 10 million in UK
Sept 2012 = 1/3
of workforce

5. 1. A webfolio helps you to identify market and
translate your skills and abilities to recruiters
beyond university.
and
2. A webfolio helps you record, reflect on and
thus identify your skills gaps. Encouraging you to
take on new activities for your portfolio. 5

6. What is SussexPlus?
Examples
• Example Sussexplus Webfolios
•Linked in Sussex Law Graduate Example

7. Academic
Offer
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Portfolio Expectation
Evidence
Personal Work

9. Login page

10. SussexPlus Help
Need more help?
Come into the Careers & Employability Centre
Library Ground Floor / North East Corner
Check the website www.sussex.ac.uk/careers
• Book a one-to-one with a Careers Adviser
• 01273 678429
• sussexplus@sussex.ac.uk