Blog #2

• What digital platforms are students currently using to develop their professional network?

There are many digital platforms available for students to develop their professional network, and I usually use WeChat, Tik Tok, Little Red Book, Weibo and other social networking apps. (These are all commonly used in China). For example, Youtube, Instagram, Discord, LinkedIn, Facebook, even though they are all professional networks, everyone has different preferences for each software. are different. Personally, I think Weibo is more oriented to a wider group of users, from students to parents to older people. Students are more inclined to use Tik Tok because it is more oriented to young people. They can post videos, pictures, and live streams to promote their products or anything else. If there are a lot of plays or likes, they will be approached by businesses to promote their stuff and thus marketing. This way students can both make money and get exposure, so Tik Tok is a very good platform to offer to students.

• What could the student consider in expanding their professional learning network?

I think they can take some videos with other bloggers so that the fans of both families can get to know each other and thus may get more fans from each other’s side. There are also other platforms that you can try to promote again. Since everyone’s preferences are different, some people like to use Weibo, some like to use Instagram, some like to use Tik Tok, maybe from other platforms, there will be more people who like your video. Or add more tags on top of the posted video to fit the content of the video, there is a chance that more people will see from different tags.

• Discover what an employer would find based on your V+R Map about you, if you applied for a job with them?

If I’m looking for a job, employers can see my professional information through the website I created. If they search for me on Youtube or some other video media, they will get videos that I have made (daily vlog which is a series of videos that document my daily life). If you search for me on Instagram, you will find photos of me and my cats. Of course we can communicate through Instagram or email if a company wants to hire me. Since I am very active in social media, I have some experience writing about this aspect of media. If this is a media company, being able to search online for information about me should help me in my job applying.