Social Assurity Empowers Students

The Social Network Show welcomes Alan Katzman to the July 11, 2014 episode.  Alan Katzman, the Founder and Managing Member of Social Assurity LLC shares how this new company helps high school and college students to improve their online image so that they will look good to colleges and employers who are checking them out on social media. If you have family members or friends that are either trying to get into college or are looking for a job, this is a great show to listen to. Alan is telling young adults to not fret about what they have posted online up to this point, and to not try to hide--but instead, build up ones online persona to look good to colleges and employers. Hear Alan talk about what colleges are looking for and what constitutes a red flag to a college; hear how students and others can use social media to their advantage and what type of content is good to post; hear what he thinks about removing embarrassing material from the social networks.  Alan Katzman is the founder and managing member of Social Assurity LLC, a company formed to help high school and college students optimize their online presence for when colleges, coaches and employers take a look.. Prior to founding Social Assurity, Alan managed the legal and administrative functions for several tech companies including Avaya, SolutionPoint and i3 Mobile Inc. He is the father of 2 college-aged daughters and lives in the NY Metro area.  Social Assurity LLC provides social media optimization services for college applicants, graduates, athletes and job seekers. Social Assurity also delivers workshops and seminars to Schools, Parents Associations, Students, Fraternities and Sororities and Athletic Departments.