Managing your online presence is crucial for career success, as potential employers often research candidates' digital footprints. Strategies include maintaining a complete LinkedIn profile, blogging about original content, and actively participating in online communities like GitHub and Stack Overflow. Engaging in these practices can help you stand out, connect with others, and enhance your professional image.

1. Managing your
Online Presence
Janith Weerasinghe – CSE 09’
Software Engineer, 99X Technology
www.janithw.com
@janithw

2. Why should I care?
• What the WWW says about you can make or break your future
career
• Employers/Interviewers will want to know more about you
• Resumes are one sided
• Cannot contain all the details about you
• Stand out from the crowd

3. Taking control of your digital footprint
• Make a good first impression
• LinkedIn account – 100% complete
• An active blog
• Be active in the community
• GitHub
• StackOverflow
• Personal website
• Whatever you post publicly, be professional

4. Starting to Blog
• Select a blogging platform

5. Starting to Blog
• What to write
• Original content!
• New things that you try out
• Technical/coding problems
• Your new projects
• Your opinion on new technologies, devices

6. Being part of the Community
• Source Code management and revision
control
• Host/Share your work online
• Contribute to open-source projects

7. Being part of the Community
• Ask questions & Provide answers in a fun way
• Get help
• Help others
• Improve your knowledge
• Get hired

8. Thank You!!!