LinkedIn 101: LinkedIn in 10 Minutes or Less

LinkedIn on Campus:
How LinkedIn Can Help Career Services
Professionals and Your Students
©2013 LinkedIn Corporation. All Rights Reserved.


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Agenda
LinkedIn 101
How LinkedIn Helps You
How LinkedIn Helps Your Students
Questions


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Higher Education Resource Center
http://university.linkedin.com


How to Ask a Question
§  Type your question into the
“Q&A” box
§  Presenter will answer
selected questions at the
end of the webinar
§  If your question is not
answered, ask it on
LinkedIn!


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Meet Lindsey


I. LinkedIn 101


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Who Uses LinkedIn?

+
259M

66%

+
3M

+
150

professionals

companies

+
60K

college and university
alumni groups

outside the U.S.

industries

Executives from every

Fortune 500
company

+
30M

students and recent grads


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Students & recent grads

=
LinkedIn’s fastestgrowing demographic


II. How LinkedIn Helps You


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LinkedIn Benefits for Career Services Professionals

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Build and enhance your own professional brand
Enhance the brand and services of your career center
Attract more organizations to recruit your students and alumni
Share best practices and get answers to questions
Actively support student use of LinkedIn


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Build and Enhance Your Own Professional Brand


Add LinkedIn to Your Email Signature
-----------------------------Jane Doe
Director, National University Career Center
Ph: (800) 555-1234
Fax: (800) 555-5678
Jane.Doe@National.edu
Connect with me on LinkedIn:
www.linkedin.com/in/JaneDoe


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Enhance the Brand and Services of Your Career Center


Benefits of LinkedIn Groups

•  Enhance brand
•  Increase communication


•  Connect alumni & students

•  List management

Best Practice #1:
Actively Manage Your LinkedIn Groups


Best Practice #2:
Set Up a “Welcome” Template Message


Best Practice #3:
Create a Group for Student-Alumni Networking


University Pages and Alumni Tool


Create “Targeted Updates” for your Followers

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The Targeted Update Screen

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Saving a Target List for Future Posts

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Sharing Posts with Targeted Lists

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LinkedIn Alumni Tool
http://linkedin.com/alumni


University Pages FAQs
http://help.linkedin.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/38582/kw/
universitypages


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Attract More Organizations to Recruit Your Students
and Alumni


“I have used LinkedIn extensively to research where our
alumni are working and to solicit their assistance.
Additionally, I have shared lists of alumni generated through
LinkedIn with employers we want to visit campus. I’ve found
employers to be impressed by the breadth and depth of
information that I have gained from using LinkedIn.”
Mark Presnell, PhD, Director, Johns Hopkins Career Center


Request Introductions from Alumni to Their Employers


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Share best practices and get answers to questions


Some Recommended Groups
§  NACE
§  SHRM (Society for Human Resource Management)
§  ERE.net
§  Entry-Level Jobs and Internships
§  College Recruiting Central
§  College Career Expert


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Become a Featured Blogger!


Follow the LinkedIn “Higher Education” channel


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Actively support student use of LinkedIn


Access Free LinkedIn Training Resources


III. How LinkedIn Helps Your
Students Help Themselves


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LinkedIn Benefits for Students and Alumni

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Build a professional online presence
Add connections with 'warm' contacts and alumni
Research companies, industries, and grad programs
Explore opportunities for undecided students
Learn professional networking etiquette


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1. Build a Professional Online Presence


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“It’s no longer enough to
simply have a solid resume.
Students now need a
professional online presence.”
Holly Paul, Former US Recruiting Leader, PricewaterhouseCoopers


Add Sections to Enhance Student Profiles


Add Sections to Enhance Student Profiles: Organizations


Add Sections to Enhance Student Profiles: Courses


More Student LinkedIn Profile Tips

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Professional photo of student alone
Headline with area of study and/or career ambitions
Keyword-rich summary that includes type of positions student is
seeking
Inclusion of volunteer activities, internships and extra curriculars
Recommendations from professors, advisors, internships


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2. Add connections with 'warm' contacts and alumni


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Use Address Book Uploader to Connect to
People Students Already Know


Write Personalized Connection Requests


3. Research Companies & Industries


Student Jobs Portal
http://linkedin.com/studentjobs


Add this
link
your car on
eer
center s
ite!

Follow the LinkedIn “Your Career” channel


4. Explore Opportunities for Undecided Students


5. Learn Professional Networking Etiquette


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Questions


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§  Update your LinkedIn status
§  Tweet
–  @linkedin
–  @lindseypollak

§  Share this link:
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