Graduate to LinkedIn
- 1. Why Students Need to Graduate to LinkedIn Jump‐start Your Career Network Now Presented by John Fowler, M.A. OrganizaDon & Talent Development Consultant
- 2. What’s in store… Are you on LinkedIn? The Survey Results 8 reasons you need to be on LinkedIn What now? Establishing your plan Discussion & quesDons
- 3. Are you on LinkedIn? If not, why?
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- 5. Survey says… Of the 25% not on LinkedIn (or not sure), almost 90% are first‐ year students • N = 50; 31 first‐years or 62%
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- 7. 8 Reasons Why Students Need to Graduate to LinkedIn…
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- 9. 2. Campus recruiDng budgets have been reduced
- 10. 42% decrease 46% decrease in # of schools in # of career visited fairs afended 36% fewer on‐ campus interviews *The typical company visits only 5 campuses a year
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- 12. 4. The number of companies using social media for recruiDng is on the rise
- 13. A fundamental change in the way we do business and source talent 80% are using 95% are using social media LinkedIn!
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- 19. Access to the right people “Theworld’s largest audience of affluent, influential professionals” ~Neilson Online
- 20. 8. Why not? It’s simply the best networking tool available
- 21. What’s the point? To get the job you really want, start building your professional network before you graduate
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- 23. Where do I start? What should my focus be this year? Job Search: Start building/ Build a network Search for new, Research enhancing your of exisDng relevant companies & profile connecDons connecDons people
- 24. Discussion: For those who are on LinkedIn, how are you using it? What other quesDons do you have?
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