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Chapter 1 Online Presence
Consider the password strategies and examples
in Figure 1-3.
Less secure, predictable passwords often
contain the following data:
•
common words
•
birthday or anniversary date
•
address
•
favorite numbers
•
repeated numbers or numbers in a sequence
After you create your professional e-mail
account and establish a password, you are ready
to create an account profi le.
Account Profile
When you set up a professional e-mail
account, you may be prompted to complete a
profi le. A career account profi le is information
that describes who a person is in his or her
professional life. Potential employers will use
this information to learn more about you. Your
professional online presence should refl ect career
activities that are separate from your family,
friends, and social connections.
alternatives to @yahoo.com. You can select either
@ymail
or @rocketmail. Consider using your
fi rst name and last name separated by a period.
If your name or a variation of it is not available
from the selected provider, try using your fi rst
initial and last name or other combinations that
refl ect your legal name. If all combinations fail,
consider switching providers. For example, if
you do not fi nd the name you prefer from Gmail,
try opening a Yahoo e-mail account instead.
Secure Password
You will need to create a secure password
for your e-mail account. A secure password is
a code used to access a private account or other
private information, such as an e-mail account or
computer network. Unauthorized users should
not be able to easily identify or guess your
password. You should not share your password
with others. A password should be between
6 and 20 characters long and should be a
combination of letters, numbers, and special
characters. The safest password combinations are
those that you create and that are unpredictable.
Password Strategy 1
Start with a memorable sentence. I will exercise more.
Remove the spaces and punctuation. Iwillexercisemore
Capitalize or lowercase an unexpected letter. iwilleXercisemore
Create a memorable, unique misspelling. iwilXercisemor
Add numbers and symbols. #iwilXercisemor2
Password Strategy 2
Start with a memorable sentence. My brother was accepted to Stanford University
in 2013.
Use only the first letter of each word in the
sentence.
M b w a t S U i 2013
Remove the spaces and punctuation. MbwatSUi2013
Capitalize or lowercase unexpected letters. mBwatSUi2013
Add a symbol. #mBwatSUi2013
Goodheart-Willcox Publisher
Figure 1-3 These strategies can help you create a secure password.
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6
Chapter 1 Online Presence
Consider the password strategies and examples
in Figure 1-3.
Less secure, predictable passwords often
contain the following data:
•
common words
•
birthday or anniversary date
•
address
•
favorite numbers
•
repeated numbers or numbers in a sequence
After you create your professional e-mail
account and establish a password, you are ready
to create an account profi le.
Account Profile
When you set up a professional e-mail
account, you may be prompted to complete a
profi le. A career account profi le is information
that describes who a person is in his or her
professional life. Potential employers will use
this information to learn more about you. Your
professional online presence should refl ect career
activities that are separate from your family,
friends, and social connections.
alternatives to @yahoo.com. You can select either
@ymail
or @rocketmail. Consider using your
fi rst name and last name separated by a period.
If your name or a variation of it is not available
from the selected provider, try using your fi rst
initial and last name or other combinations that
refl ect your legal name. If all combinations fail,
consider switching providers. For example, if
you do not fi nd the name you prefer from Gmail,
try opening a Yahoo e-mail account instead.
Secure Password
You will need to create a secure password
for your e-mail account. A secure password is
a code used to access a private account or other
private information, such as an e-mail account or
computer network. Unauthorized users should
not be able to easily identify or guess your
password. You should not share your password
with others. A password should be between
6 and 20 characters long and should be a
combination of letters, numbers, and special
characters. The safest password combinations are
those that you create and that are unpredictable.
Password Strategy 1
Start with a memorable sentence. I will exercise more.
Remove the spaces and punctuation. Iwillexercisemore
Capitalize or lowercase an unexpected letter. iwilleXercisemore
Create a memorable, unique misspelling. iwilXercisemor
Add numbers and symbols. #iwilXercisemor2
Password Strategy 2
Start with a memorable sentence. My brother was accepted to Stanford University
in 2013.
Use only the first letter of each word in the
sentence.
M b w a t S U i 2013
Remove the spaces and punctuation. MbwatSUi2013
Capitalize or lowercase unexpected letters. mBwatSUi2013
Add a symbol. #mBwatSUi2013
Goodheart-Willcox Publisher
Figure 1-3 These strategies can help you create a secure password.

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