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The Value of

Student Career Development


Administration 036
(740) 351-3027
[email protected]
Why LinkedIn?
• Over 433 million members
• Allows you to connect to various professionals
• Access to people, jobs, news, updates, and insights
• It’s FREE!!!
How LinkedIn Can Help You
• Establish your professional profile and control one of the top search
results for your name
• Build and maintain your professional network
• Find and reconnect with colleagues and classmates
• Learn about other companies, and get industry insights.
• Find other professionals in the same industry using groups.
• Tap into the knowledge of your network.
• Discover new career opportunities by searching for jobs.
LinkedIn Statistics
• More than 433 million members in 200 countries and territories
• An average of two new members join LinkedIn every second
• 40% of LinkedIn users check LinkedIn every day
• The average CEO has 930 connections
• Over 39 million students and recent graduates on LinkedIn
• People who list skills on their profile get 13 times more views
• LinkedIn is available in 20 different languages
How to Create a Profile?

• Go to LinkedIn at
www.linkedin.com
• Join now!
Creating a Profile
• Add in your country and zip code
Creating a Profile
• Add in your school along with start and end year (or expected)
Creating a Profile
• Why are you creating your profile?
Keeping in contact
To get a job
Staying up-to-date
Building your network
Creating a Profile
• Verify your email address
• Option to add and invite
contacts
Personalize Your Profile
• Tips for choosing a profile photo:
• Choose a picture that looks like you
• Make sure your face takes up at
least 60% of the frame
• Choose the right expression
• Wear appropriate clothes
• No selfies allowed!
• Choose a background that isn’t
distracting

• Having a professional LinkedIn photo


makes your profile 14 times more
likely to be viewed!
Build Your Profile Strength
• Photo
• Add professional profile
• Experience
• Keep work experience relevant
• Skills
• Show off your skills here!
• Volunteering Experience
• Great time to start volunteering
• Organizations
• Part of an organization on campus?
• Honors & Awards
• Show any recognition you have earned
• Summary
• Highlights your experience and
interests
Build Your Profile Strength
• Test Scores
• Post any impressive test scores
• Publications
• Have any publications?
• Interests
• Share your professional and personal
interests
• Causes you care about
• Passionate about something? Share it
here!
• Projects
• Helps show skills, experience, and people
you have worked with
• Certifications
• Include any relevant certification
Education
• What degree(s) do you have
or are you working
towards?
• Field of study
• GPA
• Add all post-high school
education
Things to Remember
• Fill out the summary field with 5-6 of your biggest achievements
• Add images or documents to your experience
• Resume, portfolio, etc.
• Fill out as much as possible
• Keep work history relevant
• Check into your profile frequently
• Add connections
GET THE APP
• It’s FREE
• Easily check into your profile
• For Apple & Android
QUIZ
• Complete this online quiz by clicking on the
link & answering the questions
• There will be weeks during the semester
where we send emails about a drawing for
having the quiz completed by a certain date
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Questions? Contact Us!
Student Career Development
ADMIN 036
[email protected]
740.351.3027
References
• LinkedIn Help. (n.d.). Retrieved October 03, 2016, from
https://www.linkedin.com/help/linkedin/answer/
45/how-linkedin-can-help-you?lang=en
• https://business.linkedin.com/talent-solutions/blog/2014/12/5-tips-for-
picking-the-right-linkedin-profile-picture

• https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/2016-linkedin-stats-you-should-know-
updated-katy-elle-blake?published=t

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