I have never thought about my personal brand before, or my online presence. I've Googled myself in the past, but never really with the intention of finding myself, it was more like a game I would play with my friends to see who had the most exciting counterpart.
However, this time I was a bit surprised that I couldn't find myself at all. On the one hand I find this a bit of a relief as I really don't like the thought of people spying on me online, but on the other hand, now that I'm starting to think more seriously about my career I feel like it might be good to have an online presence I can feel happy with.
I need to do a bit more research on personal branding. I'm not sure how relevant it is to me at the moment, but I suspect that it will be when I start looking for another job at the end of my contract. It seems to be quite common place for employers to search for people online, and a close friend of mine has had a mini horror story because she didn't realise this happened so much.
This week I added a picture to my blogger account and re-read my previous posts to see how they come across in hindsight. I think my blog is starting to take shape, and I have been finding it surprisingly helpful posting my thoughts online (Things 1 & 2 were telling the truth!), so now on to Thing 4!
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