Date of Award
Spring 5-12-2021
Document Type
Honors Project
Degree Name
Bachelor of Arts
Department
Communication and Digital Studies
Department Chair or Program Director
Rao, Anand
First Advisor
Rao, Anand
Major or Concentration
Communication and Digital Studies
Abstract
People use social media and online platforms daily and through this use they create an online personality or digital identity. They chose specific ways in which they want to present themselves online known as self presentation. There are multiple ways in which people self present. Some of those include self presentation strategies and involve the use of impression management. The communication field has done extensive research on the topic and has come to the conclusion that people self present as a form of self expression and is motivated to fulfil a personal need. This paper will explore the ways individuals choose to self present, why people self present and how to apply those strategies of self presentation and impression management to a user's LinkedIn profile.
Recommended Citation
Dunham, Callie, "An Exploration on How and Why People Present Online and How to Successfully Self Present on Linked-In" (2021). Student Research Submissions. 425.
https://scholar.umw.edu/student_research/425