USING LINKEDIN TO FIND internships & JOBS Kris Kero Career Consultant City University Career Center kriskero@cityu.edu http://www.cityu.edu/about/services/career_center.asp x

Professional career NETWORKING Fastest way to find an internship or job make connections with people

80% of jobs are found by career networking Create networks of people

Friends are your network "One of the challenges in networking is everybody thinks it's making cold calls to strangers. Actually, it's the people who already have strong trusting relationships with you, who know you're dedicated, smart, a team player, who can help you." Reid Hoffman

CREATE YOUR CAREER NETWORK Reach Out to Everyone You Know

where to start? What industries are interesting to you? Go to advance search in industries Non-profits Tourism Social services Entrepreneurship Education Arts & Culture Business Research Entertainment/Film/TV/Radio/Music Manufacturing Sports Environmental Government International Healthcare Law & Legal Politics Engineering Agriculture Philanthropy Hospitality, Food, Beverage Writing Technology Science Criminal Justice & Law Enforcement Internet  ecommerce  

FINDING PROFESSIONALS Search for career professionals in jobs with your career interests: search by job title Look at companies they work for and follow those companies.

Over 400 million professionals 3 million+ company profiles LinkedIn Over 400 million professionals 3 million+ company profiles Executives from every Fortune 500 firm 64% outside the U.S. 200+ countries

LINKEDIN Research industries, employers, internships and jobs Company contacts, recruiters Professional career connections to make contacts Friends, classmates, instructors, supervisors, coworkers, family

YOU MUST USE SOCIAL MEDIA IN YOUR JOB SEARCH http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=62y1pmjk8CE&feature=email

WHO FINDS JOBS? Proactive vs Fearful - lazy

PROACTIVE JOB HUNTER Self assessment, need to know - your strengths, career goals, have a focus - job related key words - jobs in profession Do research – jobs, companies, contacts and joins groups Need professional resumes and cover letters, reviewed Professional LinkedIn profile, job related key words Create and maintain professional contacts Visits and joins professional associations Volunteers – professional experience and in community

WHAT WILL AN EMPLOYER LEARN ABOUT YOU? ARE YOU GOOD ENOUGH FOR GOOGLE GOOGLE YOURSELF WHAT WILL AN EMPLOYER LEARN ABOUT YOU? ARE YOU GOOD ENOUGH FOR GOOGLE https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/article/20141104223007-40397808-are-you-good-enough-for-google

70% of employers have rejected a job candidate because of information they found about that person online

85% of employers say that a positive online reputation influences their hiring decisions

WEBINARS LINKEDIN HELP Blog https://help.linkedin.com/app/home https://help.linkedin.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/530/kw/WEBINARS Blog http://blog.linkedin.com/topic/linkedin-tips/

use a Strong Keyword Headline Financial Analyst Accountant Project Manager Sales Executive Marketing Research Analyst Marketing Branding Public Relations

Add Sections to Enhance Your Profile

LinkedIn profile samples http://www.linkedin.com/pub/johnny-plesha/16/690/622 http://www.linkedin.com/in/prolango

Using Company Pages

LINKEDIN Advanced search http://www.linkedin.com/?trk=nav_logo

Find Employers, Professional Associations, Career Contacts and Jobs LINKEDIN GROUPS Find Employers, Professional Associations, Career Contacts and Jobs http://www.linkedin.com/directory/groups/

City u alumni association You don’t have to graduate to sign up and receive event information http://www.alumniconnections.com/olc/pub/CTY/register/register.cgi http://www.linkedin.com/groups/City-University-Seattle-Global-Alumni-75691/about

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Linkedin SUMMARY Create a professional profile and picture Heading: job title key words Do research for employers, jobs, professionals Join related professional groups Go to LinkedIn help section Watch LinkedIn or Youtube webinars