STUDENTS ON
LINKEDIN
WHAT THEY ARE DOING
& HOW TO ENGAGE THEM
Christina Allen | Charles Hardy
TALENT CONNECT, London October 2013
LinkedIn is
indispensable to
students, universities and
employers
Students connect
for success at every
educational and
professional
milestone

Students discover
and prepare for
opportunities more
intelligently and
effectively

LinkedIn is the best
place for employers
and universities to
discover and nurture
student talent
What can LinkedIn offer?
Unique Career outcomes of education
worldwide
Industry

Dates

Title &
Function

Field of
Study

School

Degree

Skills

Dates

School

Company

Title &
Function

Company

Industry

Plus…
Current profile & contact information for our members
Active and engaged members - for the long-term

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HIGHER EDUCATION INITIATIVE
Who needs it? What for?
universities

Career

Attract Students
Showcase strengths and
careers of alumni

employers
Find Talent
Attract, target and hire
the best new talent –
early!

Students
Find opportunities.
Best fit for me.

Alumni Relations
Engage alumni for gifts,
relations
Career Centers
Prepare students for
successful careers

Community

Informed decisions to
help me succeed.

Identity

Insights

Build Brand
Start early so the best
students know your
company
Streamline Process
Improve your reach,
efficiency and impact

Alumni
Increase lifetime value of their educations

Parents
Find the right fit – and outcomes – for their children
HIGHER EDUCATION INITIATIVE
Help students at every milestone
COLLEGE YEARS

Choosing College
Academic Planning
Internships
Choosing a Major

Choosing a
Direction
What colleges send
students to the top
medical schools?
What are my career
options if I choose
this major?

Graduate School?
Finding 1st Job

Success at 1st Job
Alumni Network

I didn’t know a
sophomores could
get internships at
SpaceX!

Getting There
 Who can give me the
scoop on this school?
 Am I keeping up with
students in my
major?
 Who has internships
for people like me?
 How do I keep in
touch with the great
people I met along
the way?

What companies
hire the most
marketing graduates?
HIGHER EDUCATION INITIATIVE
University pages
August 2013

1500+ worldwide in 8 weeks
University Pages
 Build Brand
 Deeper Insights
 Foster Communities
LUCKY or
LINKEDIN?
Meet Sebastian…
How is Sebastian lucky?
The Club

Private School

Sebastian’s Network
InternshipS

University

Family
Meet Joe…
Joe’s Network
How Can Joe Create His
Own Luck?
His university alumni is huge
He wants to stay in the UK
Who studied what he studied?
Or is where he wants to go?
Explore paths, build relationships
See companies that hired alumni
Company Pages

Career Pages

Research employers & careers
Search & apply for jobs
See Skills he’ll need
Join the experts
Learn from the best
Joseph Gala

LinkedIn
OPENLINK: YOU HAVE A NEW MESSAGE
From: Christine Lee
Date: July 10, 2013
Subject: Internship with Hilton Hotels
Hi Joe,
I came across your profile and thought I’d reach out. I run the internship program for Hilton Hotels, and I’d like to invite
you to a special event we are holding next week in Austin.

Christine Lee 
Director of Talent
Hilton Hotels


Be found for opportunities
Groups

Internships

Joe’s Network
University

The Club
Family

How can Joe help You
get lucky?
Build your brand: Company Pages
Engage the right students: Jobs
 Job listings are your brand
 Recommended jobs (JYMBII), (automatching) & active searches

 Job search & apply on mobile

Post student jobs for free
Build your brand: Groups
Students join company, industry and skill-specific groups –
and are highly engaged
Engage the right students: Targets
Promote news, jobs & events to your target student audiences

Targeted Ads

Sponsored
Content
Engage the right students: Targets
Promote news, jobs & events to your target student audiences

Targeted InMail

BY:
• School (23k worldwide)
• Degree
• Field of Study
• Dates
Better events: CheckIn
 Collecting details and paper
resumes is cumbersome

 Increasing competition results in
lost leads
 Poor visibility into event and
pipeline activity (RI)

Simple.
Mobile.
Data-Driven.
Engage the right students:
Recruiter & talent pipeline
 Manage applicants:
Focus on applicants
you want
 Source students
from 23k schools
worldwide
 Candidate insights
for long-term
relationships
 Dynamic data
Push the envelope
Go wide &
long
open a world of
possibilities
TODAY = a few Universities…
TOMORROW:
TALENT UNBOUND
BY SPACE AND TIME
Ambient
Branding
reach students early and
often
Today: YOUR BRAND IS YOUR SWAG
TOMORROW
REACH STUDENTS EARLY AND
OFTEN
Crush Process
freedom to create, engage
Today: applications
TOMORROW: CAPTURE

CANDIDATE INSIGHTS
Building Brand
 Community
 Content
 Early & often
Insight-driven recruiting
 Pre-sourcing the students you want
 Candidate management & insights
Events & process
 Paperless
 Competitive advantage
Play Video
http://bit.ly/16ShtNV
THEN TURN INSIGHTS

INTO ACTION
Visit:
linkedin.com/edu

university.linkedin.com

Students on LinkedIn: What They're Doing and How to Engage Them I Talent Connect London 2013