Through the eyes of a geologist

Click for my video demonstrating my journey through the  Leicester Award for Online Networking It is something I'd recommend to all - old and new, Leicester students as my perception of social media has completely changed! I thought I was 'in the know' with regards to technology, but only now do I realise the importance of taking advantage of the internet.

I've always had an interest in world development. If I hadn't of fell in love with and chosen to study Geology at university, I would have definitely taken the option to study international development. I'm actively researching how I could possibly interlink these as a career. I follow Geology for Global Development  regularly, and find the work they do ever so interesting. I'm hopefully attending their national conference in October as I'd love to meet people of similar interests but still within the geology field of work. Their website actually took me to The Association of Geoscientists for Internation Development  which I've now become a member of. It costs merely £3 for a student in the UK which I personally think it worth paying if you have such an interest as I think it's important to be globally aware.

I've recently been introduced to Weebly - where you are able to create your own online CV. I'd been inspired from a few (links below) and thought I'd give a go at my own attempt. My inspiration: http://kristin.fm/sm/index.html http://ulrikeschulz.weebly.com/index.html Let me know what you think of mine: Jo Miles Online Résumé

C.V.I.V - what is it? It stands for curriculum vitae interactive video and is a new approach to portray yourself in the simplest of ways to potential employers. Over the past couple of days I have been researching into how effective professionals are in using their online presence to portray themselves to future employers. The video below from YouTube, has got to be my favourite so far. Not only does Graeme Anthony introduce himself and explain why he now thinks it is important for him to portray himself this way, he's made his introductory video interactive - you can choose to then watch videos that are specific to his skills or portfolio. This is something that has really excited me - because building an online presence and network online can be fun! In his introductory video alone, he has had over 200,000 views which I would deem incredibly successful for a home video. He has set an example of how technology has changed the employability world. It has inspired me in the futu