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Linkedin: More Than Just Social Media
NACADA Region 1 March 9, 2016
Jim Peacock Peak-Careers Consulting
& Colby College Career Center
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Peak-Careers Consulting
• Offering Career Development Facilitator (CDF) course since 2000
• Customized trainings on a variety of career topics
• Monthly newsletter for career practitioners
• Individual career counseling (College age to Boomers)
• Colby College Career Center part-time career counselor
• 1/2 day workshop on using card sorts in your practice
• LinkedIn workshops
Offering online seminars for career practitioners . Discussion based, 4 & 5
week, 10-15 recertification hours
• Career Advising Using Happenstance
• Transition Theory in Career Advising
• Working With Boomers to Reinvent Retirement
• Assisting Ex-Offenders: Understanding Needs and Solutions
• Career Advising Using Integrative Life Planning Theory
• Using Twitter in Career Advising
SPECIAL NACADA 10% off on Working With Military Veterans Starts Saturday March 19.
Use Promo Code NACADA1 by Saturday March 12
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LinkedIn is the largest database in the world for careers and is now used by
nearly every recruiter and Human Resources person in the country.
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Attendees will learn how to use:
• Advance Searching to discover career pathways
• Alumni page to discover career pathways by major
• University page for networking and career pathways
• embrace 'Intentional serendipity' to discover new opportunities using LinkedIn
Learning Objectives for this session
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LinkedIn - The Basics Your professional online presence
• One picture: “Pre-Interview”
• Tag Line: 180 characters to send a message
• Summary Section: Opportunity / “cover letter”
• Experience
• Groups - advice / discussions / learning
• Research- company & people
• Jobs
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Advanced Searching
to Discover Career
Pathways
Search
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Alumni Page -
“what to do with a
major”
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Alumni Page -
“what to do with a
major”
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University Page for networkingUnder “Interests” look for “Education”
Designed to find university, but can use for career exploration. “Field of Study Explorer”
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Jobs
You can always use “Jobs” on the Menu Bar
Students should use: www.linkedin.com/
studentjobs
All entry level and by job function, location, etc..
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Information and
Resources
https://university.linkedin.com/
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RESOURCESFirst 3 resources all found at www.Peak-Careers.com/blog
LinkedIn, Start from the beginning. http://bit.ly/15wqEE0
4 Tips to use LI Better: http://bit.ly/peakcareers19
Backing up your Profile and contacts
http://bit.ly/peakcareers2
For Higher Ed Professionals https://university.linkedin.com/
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Questions? Comments?
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Veterans Starts Saturday March 19.
Use Promo Code NACADA1 by Saturday March 12
Jim Peacock Peak-Careers Consultingwww.Peak-Careers.com
207-649-9761
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