Updating

So I have lots of different accounts on places like linkedin.com, creative pool.com and AnimationBase. I also have a youtube account with all my tests that I have done posted on it. None of these accounts have been updated - most did not even have a picture of me.

This is what I have been doing all of this week. I have updated my CV so it shows that I now have a foundation degree. I have also taken a profile pic - the one I have sent to James previously, and added that to my several accounts. On some of them I had to explain my skills and write a summary about myself.

I still need to update my website so that I can put it on my business cards for the degree show. I have a basic website but it is not focused towards my profession. I need to add my contact details and add some of my work and artwork. I also need to redo my showreel, I looked at it recently and it is already out of date, It has some things on there that I am not particularly proud of and that I could have done better. This will eventually go onto my website as well and onto my accounts so that people who are looking at my profiles will be able to see the best of my work.

I have tried to network a bit more on linked in and twitter so more people will look at me and know who I am. I never really used twitter but I think it would be a good idea to get more people interested in what I have to say. Linked in has been a great tool because I have been able to join groups and make more connections. I have been able to find older students and see what they have done since they left to give me aspirations and ideas of what I can do. I have managed to make a connection with a recruiter at the Moving Picture Company and look into lots of groups to start to make contacts.

I am hoping that if I market myself and my work well, I can make more connections within the industry which will help me secure a good job when I leave.