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WhyStudentsNeedtoGraduatetoLinkedInJump‐startYourCareerNetworkNow
PresentedbyJohnFowler,M.A.
OrganizaDon&TalentDevelopmentConsultant
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What’sinstore…
AreyouonLinkedIn?TheSurveyResults
8reasonsyouneedtobeonLinkedIn
Whatnow?Establishingyourplan
Discussion&quesDons
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AreyouonLinkedIn?Ifnot,why?
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Surveysays…
Ofthe25%notonLinkedIn(ornotsure),almost90%arefirst‐yearstudents
• N=50;31first‐yearsor62%
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What’skeptyoufromjoining?
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8ReasonsWhyStudentsNeedtoGraduatetoLinkedIn…
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1.EconomicForecastfor2011…Cloudy
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2.CampusrecruiDngbudgetshavebeenreduced
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42%decreasein#ofschools
visited
46%decreasein#ofcareerfairsafended
36%feweron‐campus
interviews
*The typical company visits only 5 campuses a year
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3.CollegegradsarecompeDngwithexperiencedprofessionals,evenfor
internships
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4.ThenumberofcompaniesusingsocialmediaforrecruiDng
isontherise
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Afundamentalchangeinthewaywedobusinessandsourcetalent
80%areusingsocialmedia
95%areusingLinkedIn!
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5.ThebestandlargestcompaniesareusingLinkedInfor
recruitment
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6.MostcompaniesdonotadverDsetheirjobstothepublic
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Tofindtherightjobs,tapintothehiddenjobmarket
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7.Thepeoplewhocanhelpyoumostareexactlytheoneson
LinkedIn
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Accesstotherightpeople
“The world’s largest audience of affluent, influential professionals”
~Neilson Online
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8.Whynot?It’ssimplythebestnetworkingtoolavailable
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What’sthepoint?
Togetthejobyoureallywant,startbuildingyour
professionalnetworkbeforeyougraduate
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TCSStudentSuccesswithLinkedIn
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WheredoIstart?Whatshouldmyfocusbethisyear?
Startbuilding/enhancingyour
profile
BuildanetworkofexisDngconnecDons
Searchfornew,relevant
connecDons
JobSearch:Research
companies&people
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Discussion:ForthosewhoareonLinkedIn,howareyouusingit?
WhatotherquesDonsdoyouhave?
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DownloadGraduatetoLinkedIn!
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ThankYou&GoodLuck!