linkedin for students and graduates - how to start networking and checking alumni careers

Charles HardyEducation Engagement Lead

LinkedIn

June 2016

How to use

to kick-start your career

You’re Closer Than You Think

The World’s Largest Professional Network

433,000,000+ members

https://press.linkedin.com/about-linkedin

12M+

Canada

128M+

USA

25M+

Brazil

7M+

Australia

138M+

EMEA

35M+

India

4M+

South Africa

5M+

Turkey

8M+

Italy11M+

France

8M+

Spain

6M+

NL20M+

UK

2M+

U.A.E

2M+

Sweden

8M+

Mexico

20M+

China

5M+

Russia

8M+

DACH

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Why use LinkedIn?

Market yourself

1

Research

Careers,

Employers &

Jobs

2

Find and

Connect with

People

3

Give yourself the best chance of success

Part 2

Giving yourself the best

chance of getting your

dream job

Who do you know?

Opportunities do not float

around like balloons.

They’re tied to people.

Jobs are tied to people.

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Connect to people you know…

Colleagues

from work

Family /

Family

friends

Fellow

students on

your course

Friends

Tutor /

Lecturer

Career

Services

…who know other people…

You don’t know the future

Someone you connect to today could be the key to a future unknown opportunity

Be Open

The Power of the

Extended Network

NetiquetteContacting the right people in the right way

Send personalised invitations with context

Grow your network

Start at the profile to

ensure you have the option

to create a personal

message.

Send personalised invitations with context

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Grow your network

On mobile:

Start at the profile

to ensure you have

the option to create

a personal

message.

What have graduates from your University and

your Course gone on to do?

Check out your University’s page on LinkedIn…

Explore career information on graduates from your university…

Then research Companies, the People working there, the Jobs…

Be informed – make the right decisions for you:

1. Register for LinkedIn…it’s free!

2. Get your professional work profile set up

3. Connect to all the people you know

4. Check out the careers of graduates from your university and

course

5. Research Companies you might be interested in – the people,

the culture, the jobs