LinkedIn 101 for Career Services:

Agenda What Is LinkedIn?

Build a Professional Online Presence: Profile Add Connections with “Warm” Contacts and Alumni Research Companies & Industries: Company Pages Help Undecided Students Explore Opportunities Find Relevant Jobs and Internships: Student Jobs Portal ©2013 LinkedIn Corporation. All Rights Reserved.

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Find Jobs Make career decisions Make academic decisions Create a Professional profile Research career paths ©2013 LinkedIn Corporation. All Rights Reserved.

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Who Uses LinkedIn?

259M + professionals 64% outside the U.S.

30M

+

students and recent grads 2.9M

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companies ©2013 LinkedIn Corporation. All Rights Reserved.

60K alumni groups + college and university 150 + industries Executives from every

Fortune 500

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Profile Tips for Students

1 Professional photo

of you alone

2 Headline

with area of study and/or career ambitions

3 Keyword-rich

summary that includes type of positions student is seeking

4 5 Inclusion

of volunteer activities, internships, and extracurriculars

Recommendations

from professors, advisors, internship colleagues and supervisors

6 Education

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Advanced Tips

1 Customize your public profile URL

Change your URL from: www.linkedin.com/pub/adit-patel/40/b49/18 to www.linkedin.com/in/aditpatel Go to: https://www.linkedin.com/profile/public-profile-settings

1 1 Add work samples or published papers to your profile Add, remove, or rearrange sections in your profile

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Did you know?

Turn your profile into a resume instantly: http://resume.linkedinlabs.com

LinkedIn alerts you when you have new profile views.

The more information you include in your profile, the higher your profile rank 8

Check out some related profiles:      Toni Granato: www.linkedin.com/pub/toni-granato/33/83a/293 Barbara Anderson: www.linkedin.com/in/barbraanderson Brandon Johnson: www.linkedin.com/pub/brandon-johnson-ma leed-ga/4/557/6b5 Cristina (Mazza) Schoonard: www.linkedin.com/pub/cristina schoonard/35/9b4/b18 Michael Lynch: www.linkedin.com/pub/michael-lynch/8a/264/980 9

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Research Companies & Industries: Company Pages • ©2013 LinkedIn Corporation. All Rights Reserved.

Research Companies & Industries: Groups ©2013 LinkedIn Corporation. All Rights Reserved.

Help Undecided Students Explore Opportunities ©2013 LinkedIn Corporation. All Rights Reserved.

Utilize the LinkedIn Alumni Tool http://linkedin.com/alumni ©2013 LinkedIn Corporation. All Rights Reserved.

LinkedIn Alumni Tool cont’d ©2013 LinkedIn Corporation. All Rights Reserved.

Find Relevant Jobs and Internships: Student Jobs Portal http://linkedin.com/studentjobs ©2013 LinkedIn Corporation. All Rights Reserved.

How to use networking for job searches on LinkedIn 1) Find a job or company that you are interested in 1) Enter that company name in the search bar and target employees that work there 1) Do you have any connections? Ask for recommendation.

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