Facebook me!

Hello fellow bloggers,

This week's lab assignment for ALES 204 was to create a professional Facebook profile or page for ourselves. I decided to create a page for myself.

We assume that everyone has Facebook, and spend a lot of our time on it. However, this is not true, I have plenty of bosses, co-workers as well as family and friends who haven't converted to Facebook. I believe we should communicate with those who matter the most via face to face. This way emotions aren't lost through text or dependent on if we use ! or :). Another question is how reliable is Facebook? I would not look up a doctor or Dietitian on Facebook to get reviews. I would go onto what I would consider a more reliable source such as a government organized website like 'dietitians of Canada'.

This was how I felt until I stumbled upon Angela Komarnicki's blog and she had such a positive attitude about this assignment that it made me like a grump. I was also interested in her blog because like me she is in Nutrition and Food Sciences, and also plans on becoming a RD. From reading a bit more about Angela I soon realized a business Facebook page is important for companies and employers. You see, I am from a small town where everyone knows everyone, and so word of mouth is usually the most we need for references. I have realized that a resume, or even an interview does not give enough information to the employer, especially if they have ten to twenty interviews in one day..an employer could easily mix me up for another girl they had interviewed. A business Facebook page allows them to review me, and plus a page is easily accessible.

Click here to view my business page.
By completing this assignment and creating a Facebook page (it was my first time!), I learned how to add favourites to my page as well as what information is put into making a page. I also learned how to upload pictures and internal links in blogger! Here's the picture from flickr.