Social Media

For this blog's topic, we were to do a week of social media postings. We had the options to choose Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, and a few other things, but I figured the majority of people would use Facebook and Twitter since most students, most likely all, utilize one of these social media sites. I wasn't necessarily excited about this project because I didn't see much benefit to it, I mean, what good comes from randomly tweeting about your class? But I didn't have all negative feelings towards it.
I chose to do the Twitter assignment because I already had an account and I felt like I might gain more expertise of the media from this assignment. I knew how to tweet and 'hashtag' things so I didn't learn much from that perspective. I guess what I got out of it was the realization that Twitter can be used in a very professional manner, and to the benefit of that manner, I might add. We are able to get in contact with companies, and in some cases, even top executives in those companies! But all of this relies more on the person to reach out and try to gain attention. But if one really put their mind to it, they could open up a whole new real of possibilities and get ahead of the competition by utilizing the social media aspect, but only if it were used as a supplicant to real face to face interaction, because that is what really matters.
From the articles we read I was surprised by how many older people use Twitter. It feels much more professional than Facebook, plus it is much easier to find people and follow them. The articles said just following someone can make a difference, and it can. If you can stay up to date on a company you are interested in, utilizing that information in an interviewing based session will definitely impress the recruiter. So always do your homework, kids!

What I learned about Myself

My preferences were ISTJ. To explain more, I prefer introversion, sensing perception, thinking judgement, and judging. At first glance, I wouldn't have believed you that I was an introvert or sensing, but after reading over their respective properties, I drew many parallels between them and what I realized myself to go, and hope to be.
I hadn't really thought about my personally as an introvert, but it was probably because it was shadowed by some extrovert qualities I have. I, like all people, like to be goofy and mess around, and have fun, so I assumed I was an extrovert, but after reviewing the qualities, I realized that on a personal level, I'm definitely an introvert. I never act on a whim, I always need my time to think things over. I always need some 'me' time to unwind and just relax. These are some of the introvert qualities that I exhibit. When I compare some of these to my goals, I realize they can be similar. Some of my goals were to travel to other places, and part of it was to just be able to soak it all in, to enjoy the moment and just relax. I think that idea has some parallels with the introversion preference.
The other three preferences I would have figured would be me. For sensing, I definitely like factual details and making sure the little things get done. I make sure I know what happens and then digest it. For thinking judgement, I definitely use logical analysis when I make most decisions. Will there be any repercussions? Am I going to benefit from this? Will I enjoy it? And I also admit that I am skeptical a lot. I don't always believe things unless I see them, it's just the way I am, it's hard to trust everything that people tell me, for bettor or worse. Lastly, judging was very easy to spot. I organize and schedule like it's my job. If my schedule gets thrown off, I don't go crazy, but I do get a little perturbed that things aren't like I mapped them out to be. This relates to my goals because I like to think I have a pretty good idea where I'm headed. I know that nothing is for sure and life will throw me curveballs, but I believe that with enough preparation in advanced, unfortunate situations can be avoided and your life can go smoothly, just as you want it to.