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LinkedIn for Students
This document provides tips on using LinkedIn to enhance one's career opportunities. It recommends completing your profile with relevant experience and skills, growing your professional network, following companies you want to work for, joining relevant industry groups, and engaging with your connections to maximize your visibility to recruiters on LinkedIn.
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- 2. Giving yourself thebest chance of success March 2014
- 4. TWITTER I’m eatinga #donut FACEBOOK I like donuts YOUTUBE Here’s a video of me eating a donut INSTAGRAM Here’s an great photo of my donut FOURSQUARE This is where I eat donuts PINTEREST Here’s a donut recipe SPOTIFY I’m listening to “Donuts” GOOGLE+ I’m a Google employee who eats donuts 4
- 5. TWITTER I’m eatinga #donut FACEBOOK I like donuts YOUTUBE Here’s a video of me eating a donut INSTAGRAM Here’s an great photo of my donut FOURSQUARE This is where I eat donuts PINTEREST Here’s a donut recipe SPOTIFY I’m listening to “Donuts” GOOGLE+ I’m a Google employee who eats donuts 5 LINKEDIN • My skills include donut eating • I’m qualified in donut making • I work in the donut industry • I’m interested in the future of donuts • I’m connected to donut experts • Here’s a video / photo / recipe for donuts
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- 10. The #1 Activityon LinkedIn is… Viewing Profiles ©2013 LinkedIn Corporation. All Rights Reserved.
- 11. What does yourssay? ©2013 LinkedIn Corporation. All Rights Reserved.
- 12. 12 How tobe ready for that opportunity… Who you are Who you know What you know
- 13. Who you are Your Identity- not just what you say but also how you interact
- 14. Register: Registering forLinkedIn is fast and free!
- 15. Build your profile:Add a professional photo
- 16. Build your profile:Add a professional photo
- 17. Build your profile:Tell people what you’re passionate about
- 18. Build your profile:Tell people what you’re passionate about Business student ready to bring expertise, insight and passion to the finance world
- 19. Your Summary Thisis your Elevator Pitch. Express your aspirations…
- 20. Build your profile:Show off your experience and qualifications
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- 22. Your Skills &Recommendations Add your skills and expertise – and get endorsed Add skills Get endorsed 22 Collect valued recommendations
- 23. Go for 100%... Add relevant documentation… 23 Complete your Profile! 100% complete profiles are 40x more likely to receive opportunities.
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- 25. Who you know Your Network – not just for today but for the future
- 26. Develop your network:Connect with people you know Friend who goes to Illinois State Aunt who works for State Farm Tutor at University Summer job boss Peers from your organizations
- 27. Develop your network:Send personalised invitations giving context to your connection
- 28. So now youhave an awesome profile… and a growing network…
- 29. What you know Use LinkedIn insights to your advantage
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- 33. Follow Companies youare interested in working for Followers receive relevant updates, news, links – and jobs
- 34. Research companies Doyou feel a connection? Company mission, products and services Company culture and employees’ skills News about the company, industry and competitors Information about the role – search for members already holding the role / similar roles Information about the person interviewing you 34
- 35. Employers proactively targetthe talent they need using LinkedIn Recruiter They can search by anything: – University – Field of Study – Graduation Date – Keywords – Groups 35
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- 37. Jobs on LinkedIn Recommended job matches on your Home page 37 Your Profile is critical for quality matching – think Keywords.
- 38. Jobs: Get an inside edge 70% of jobs come through networking, so see who you know
- 39. Jobs on LinkedIn Student Jobs Portal: linkedin.com/studentjobs 39
- 40. Take a lookat alumni from your university…
- 41. Follow your UniversityPage 41
- 42. 42 www.linkedin.com/alumni StudyingCareer Paths | Identifying Mentors | Identifying contacts Studying Career Paths | Identifying Mentors | Identifying Contacts
- 43. 43 www.linkedin.com/alumni StudyingCareer Paths | Identifying Mentors | Identifying contacts
- 44. 44 www.linkedin.com/alumni StudyingCareer Paths | Identifying Mentors | Identifying contacts
- 45. Find the rightGroup for you
- 46. Finding the RightGroup On your homepage 46 Many employers have dedicated student groups created for fostering relationships with students they hope to hire soon.
- 47. Groups – getyour settings right 47 • Size can be important – but is not always the best indicator of quality. • A healthy group has frequent discussion topics, but remains focused on topic. • A lot of spam or agency vacancy posts suggest the group is badly maintained.
- 48. The top 5things you should now: 1. Complete and enhance your personal profile 2. Connect and grow your network… 3. Join a relevant networking Group 4. Follow companies you are interested in 5. Be an active collaborator – share, update your status, discuss…GIVE to your network.
- 49. 49 Find outmore: university.linkedin.com