Summary
1] What you say and how you say it
- Don't swear
- Don't talk negatively about others
- Be clear about what you are saying (your comments could otherwise be taken out of context or misunderstood)
- Familiarise yourself with how to delete and remove material you may feel was a mistake and audit your profiles regularly
- If you make a mistake on social media, apologise promptly and in public before deleting the evidence
- Even if you think you are posting anonymously, there are always ways to identify you or track you
2] Who you connect with
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Choose those you associate with carefully - the poor behaviour of others can reflect badly on you - Remove embarrassing wall posts by others, disable others posting on your profiles without consent
- Think about what/ who you: 'like', 'share', 'comment upon', 'endorse', 'follow' and how it will reflect upon your image
3] Stay digitally safe and secure
- Watch out for each other and warn peers if they forget to logout when they leave a computer or phone unattended
- Resist the urge to prank your friends on social media
- Be careful about what information you give away - whether it's your own or professionally
4] Cultivate a positive profile
Don't wait until you are looking for a job or until you face a social media crisis before you take your digital profile in hand. Don't believe that your online reputation will not influence your offline reputation and vice versa.
Model Digital Professionalism for each other
At all times, when using social media, treat others with politeness and respect and act as a role model for Digital Professionalism for others. Let's do this once and do this well. You don't want your life to be more complicated than it needs to be.
