Online Tools

If you haven’t already done so, we would encourage you to make joining WiSER’s LinkedIn network your first step. Click here to learn more about it and find out how to sign up.

Online social networking is increasingly becoming part of the fabric of how we conduct our professional relationships and create new opportunities for career development. It is now firmly established as a useful networking and profile-building tool for professionals.

You can use it to:

• Keep in touch with other researchers in your field
• Find out about the latest developments
• Hear what’s going on in other places that’s relevant to you and your work
• Meet new people
• Raise your profile

In addition to joining the WiSER Network, there is an assortment of other online tools and resources which can help you to build your professional profile in a number of ways. The particular tools you choose will depend on the results you hope to achieve, and the audience you aim to reach. Take a look at our introductory list for some suggestions, as well as a glimpse at the ways in which you can make them work for you.

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Online Social Networking