Online reputation in the workplace

This lesson encourage young people to think about personal brand and how to reflect this professionally in a digital footprint. By using these activities, students will also understand the importance of reputation and how they may be required to use online platforms in the workplace.

This lesson features in the employability skills scheme of learning for 16-19 year olds.  They provide a ready-made sequence of curriculum linked resources to help you build progression in your learners' knowledge over time. Visit the Scheme of learning homepage to support with your planning.

 Teaching resources

• Online reputation in the workplace: Lesson plan and presentation slides – full lesson plan for use with a group of students in the classroom

Lesson plan (30 - 85 minutes)

This lesson is designed to help students consider their personal brand and how this is reflected in their digital footprint. It also covers good 'netiquette' and internet security.

By the end of the lesson students will be able to

• Understand what is meant by personal brand and online reputation
• Identify how different personal brands can impact job prospects
• Identify ways of using online platforms including social media in a job search
• Understand ways they may be expected to use online platforms at work

Continue thinking about reputation in the workplace 

Continue discussing the importance of reputation in the workplace by trying the lessons at the end of this page.

Why not build the importance of reputation as a focus in your students’ curriculum? Refer to our Content guide to find out how this LifeSkills resource can be used in lessons.

Explore this topic even further at BBC Teach - challenge your students to take the test assessing their social media presence.