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If you see something incorrect in one of the alerts, you can deal with it immediately. PROTECT YOUR PRIVACY You also need to protect the privacy of any personal information posted online. Demographically speaking, some groups appear to be more active with regard to protecting their privacy than others. In a recent study by the Pew Research Center in the United States, researchers found people who were 18 to 29 were more apt to monitor privacy settings than older adults, and they more often delete comments or remove their names from photos so they cannot be identified. As you continue to build your personal brand on the web, keep track of privacy developments and stay diligent about monitoring your online existence. In the AS ALWAYS, MAKE SURE YOUR FACEBOOK PROFILE IS FREE OF ANY INAPPROPRIATE OR POTENTIALLY OFFENSIVE PHOTOS, VIDEOS, WALL POSTS, UPDATES OR ANY OTHER ELEMENTS THAT MIGHT DAMAGE THE PERSONAL BRAND. information age, reputation management is more important than ever. Your online presence should be just as impressive, professional and fabulous as your real-world one. PROFESSIONAL NETWORKING ONLINE One of the greatest things about the web is you can research the way other people — from student leaders to CEOs — present themselves online. Take some time to research and bookmark the online presence of people who have the kind of career you aspire to. Search Google (to find blogs and personal websites), LinkedIn, Twitter, your university's alumni database and professional association directories. / JAMES DAVIDSON is talent acquisitions manager, campus, at PwC. FOLLOW COMPANIES AND PEOPLE YOU ADMIRE OR WOULD LIKE TO MEET SOMEDAY ON TWITTER AND OCCASIONALLY REPLY OR RETWEET THEIR MESSAGES. WHAT SHOULD HR PROFESSIONALS STUDY? In a recent issue of Canadian HR Reporter, senior editor Sarah Dobson spoke with instructors across the country to find where HR professionals should focus their professional development. A number of common areas were identified, including strategic goals, employment law and workplace research. "Even at the undergraduate level, we are now teaching students, not just in leadership, we're teaching students right at the basic level that they need to be in tune with the strategy of the organization and all of their HR processes have to be in line with the strategy," said Mary Jo Ducharme, associate professor at the School of Human Resources Management at York University in Toronto. Richard Roy, an instructor of HR management at the School of Business and Economics at Thompson Rivers University in Kamloops, B.C., said HR needs to pay more attention to work structuring and re-engineering. "This is an area for HR to really show itself and really make a difference in terms of performance and efficiency," said Roy. TWEET ABOUT EVENTS YOU'RE ATTENDING, BOOKS YOU'RE READING AND ARTICLES YOU FIND INTERESTING. THIS INFORMATION CONTRIBUTES TO A STRONG PROFESSIONAL REPUTATION. Click here to read the entire article on Canadian HR Reporter's website. Follow Canadian HR Reporter online Twitter @hrreporter Facebook www.facebook.com/ hrreporter canadian hr profession hrreporter.com HRP.indd 27 27 12-03-28 3:19 PM