Having a social presence online is so much in rage, and almost everyone cherishes his own page and followers on the popular social medial platforms. Among the entire World Wide Web hustle-bustle, the idea of having a personal student website seems like a great idea. Especially for students who are engaged in higher-level studies and will be soon passing out from colleges and universities, having a personal website works in a great advantage. This helps them showcase themselves on a larger scale and thus have brighter chances of getting handpicked by the potential employers.
As per the Forbes article, it has been observed that more than 50% of Hiring Managers express their interest in hiring students who own a personal website. Developing a site dedicated to self is now presumed as one of the most effective and influential ways of self-presentation. While some students get into an argument on how different industries/sector take this strategy as an interest, making a personal website is in no way a loss. Here in this blog, we will discuss some of the core benefits that encourage the students to fix a site for them.
- A Means of Personal Branding: A site speaks volumes about a student’s personality, aspirations and skill set. It is an interface through which a student can showcase his/her calibre and chat with the potential employers who wish to know about the fresh talent that they will be bringing into their business. Also, a site is easily searchable and having more followers can work in their advantage.
- Showcasing the strengths: Rather than explaining these aspects in the personal interests section of a resume or filling it in the introduction form just before an interview, a website can carry everything and anything from the resume, profile picture(s). Some sort of rare talent such as paintings, poetry photography or personal blogging along with other accomplished works or links leading to social profiles, etc. A site is the right place to put a show on oneself. Students can also post photographs of awards received, scholarships and certificates that hold their project/internships experience to impress the employers in a glance.
- Link scanning is more comfortable than resume scanning: Since hiring managers to invest a few seconds to see the resume and take it further, handing them a link which is active 24/7 increases their chance of being shortlisted/called for an interview. Also, visuals posted on site have a better and more profound impact on their minds as compared to a resume.
- Boost to Entrepreneurship Goals: If as a fresh talent, a student wishes to start a business, a personal website definitely acts as a great help. It will help one to reach out to a more extensive set of potential business partners or some of their peers who want to invest in similar business ventures. A site is definitely the pipeline that can help students to grab potential employment opportunities or plant standing in business sectors of their interest.