Business and professional networking

A broad range of professional networking tools for work communications, job searching and contact management.

Although there are a plethora of social media options at you disposal, some of which are described in the Using social media to promote yourself section, there are a few standard options that you should consider looking into first. 

Have a look at:

• UCL social media tutorials
• How to Clean Up Your Social Media Profile — and Quickly

• Twitter
• LinkedIn
• MyPortfolio
• Image sharing networks
• Videos – youtube
• Facebook
  • Finding business contacts via Facebook
• Wikis
• Personal website

Popular sites

• Workday
• BranchOut
• viadeo
• plaxo
• Xing

Cost

Some of these tools are FREE for use, or have free-use options and other enterprise-level systems offer a pay-for service.