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2. Why use LinkedIn? 1.Get Job email Alerts 2.Connect with Professionals 3.Conduct Company Research 4.Get Recommendations 5. Let Companies find you 6. Connect with other students 7. Land an international job Source: http://theundercoverrecruiter.com/7-ways-college- students-can-benefit-linkedin/ Click here to watch a brief video about LinkedIn.

3. Setting up your profile Step 1 Set up Login Step 2 Choose Photo Step 3 Fill in Profile You can click here to sign up!click here

4. Profile Basics Person’s Name How you know this person: 2 nd = second degree connection; you are connected to someone who is connected to this person 3 rd = third degree connection; you are connected to someone who is connected to someone who is connected to this person Headline: This is very important. It should describe any skills a person has and how those skills relate to a current job Current location of work/residence Current job Previous job Number of connections this person has Where did this person go to school? Send this person a message through LinkedIn Connect with this person Person’s Profile Picture

5. Profile Basics 1.Post a profile photo 2.Include coursework and extra-curricular activities 3.Show off your schoolwork 4.Ask professors and advisors for recommendations 5.Connect with industry leaders 6.Comment on industry-specific articles 7.Ask question in LinkedIn groups 8.Look into different career paths 9.Check spelling and grammar errors Source: http://mashable.com/2013/08/12/linkedin-college-students/

6. Bad Profile PicturesGood Profile Pictures

7. Quick Tips for Profile Pictures Make sure your profile head shots are… 1.Professional: professional clothing, background, pose 2.Not pixilated: show you can at least size an image correctly 3.Properly sized: do not crop your head to fit the frame 4.Properly lit: not too pale (flashed), sick (green), or hot (red) 5.Contain only you: no family photos, no buddy shots 6.No cartoon depictions: just your headshot

8. Next Profile Steps: Add all of your relevant work experience. Add Add any important honors and awards, cite the languages you speak and choose your skills. – For tips on how to do this and update other profile information, click here.here Add your where you studied under “Education Experience.” Add

9. Connecting with People Once you have your professional profile set up, start connecting with people you know. Type their names into the search bar.

10. Connecting Continued Once the person’s name and picture appear below the search bar, click on it. This will take you to their professional profile.

11. Connecting Continued Then, click the button. Once this is done, another window will appear: Your Name Here

12. Connecting Continued Fill out this information truthfully, and click Then, this will appear at the top of your next screen: Once this person accepts your invitation, you will now be “linked”.

13. Important Connections Professors Job recruiters for positions you are interested in Your boss Co workers PeersMentors Friends Supervisors WorkSchool Other People you want to network with Note on connecting with people you do not know: Many LinkedIn bloggers are conflicted about whether or not people should connect with people they do not know in person. A good rule of thumb is to only connect with people you feel comfortable with having your personal information and work history.

14. Join Groups and Conversations Joining groups and conversations allows you to show a company you are interested in them and gain information about them.

15. Biola’s University PageUniversity Page University Page: – See where alumni work – See where current students work – Search by your major/location/in terest/industry for potential connections with people in that area

16. How to be the best at LinkedIn … and other helpful Resources http://socialmediatoday.com/socialbarrel/163 3616/5-reasons-recruiters-don-t-click- through-your-linkedin-profile http://socialmediatoday.com/socialbarrel/163 3616/5-reasons-recruiters-don-t-click- through-your-linkedin-profile http://university.linkedin.com/university/glob al/en_us/index/linkedin-for-students.html http://university.linkedin.com/university/glob al/en_us/index/linkedin-for-students.html http://www.dummies.com/how- to/content/linkedin-for-dummies-cheat- sheet.html http://www.dummies.com/how- to/content/linkedin-for-dummies-cheat- sheet.html