Talk:Jinghan Zhang

Hi Jinghan, I really enjoyed reading your page! I thought your discussion and analysis on your using a different name in high school had on your online identity. I also think you do well with analyzing what was/wasn't public online about you, even though you did not have a lot of information to work with. For your final revision, I think something that could help to build your narrative is by introducing yourself and possibly your relationship to your digital identity. You start off with talking about your LinkedIn, and while I think that is important and informative, I still do not know enough about you to put that information in context. Overall, I think you did a really great job! -Rachel

Hi Jinghan! First, I liked your use of the 404 error on your page as an image for your digital footprint. I also really enjoyed your third paragraph on changing identity. I thought it was very insightful, and gives a different perspective to many of us. One quick recommendation I would make is adding a small introduction above your table of contents. Your very first sentence feels like a bit of a run-on sentence, maybe break up into two sentences? Also in your second sentence I would consider "employers have a higher chance of finding me” instead of “employer has”. In your second paragraph maybe switch the different identity versions to "none of them are me" instead of "is me". I think you maybe meant to use a comma instead of a period in your third paragraph, first and second sentence. Lastly, as a personal safety recommendation, I would remove your residential address and phone number from your profile or resume. If an employer is interested in your profile, they can email you or message you on LinkedIn. Great job overall!

Jinghan:

Interesting wiki entry. Right off the start, I added some "bonus points" for formatting and adding a Table of Contents. Although most of our wiki entries are rather short, I strongly believe that it is beneficial to have one, as this helps to navigate any wiki page. As with many other students that have spent the majority of their life in China, I found it rather interesting that you couldn't find information about yourself despite living in the US since 2013. I assume that you are not a US citizen, but I was still expecting something to pop up with the databroker websites if you've here for about 7 years. Other students also found information about themselves on Chinese social media sites like Weibo. Some even searched themselves on Baidu and found something promising. I wonder if that would be the case with your situation, even though you probably didn't have a strong online presence before 2013. Finally, I really like your connection between information privacy and employers. At this day and age, it really does seem that if you do not put sensitive information in your LinkedIn profile, you would be at a great disadvantage. My last suggestion would be to go over your polished draft before posting it, making sure to go over grammar and syntax. -William