Tutorial

1. Tutorial

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

3. Setting up your profile You can click here to sign up!

4. Profile Basics How you know this person: 2nd= second degree connection; you are connected to someone who is connected to this person 3rd= third degree connection; you are connected to someone who is connected to someone who is connected to this person Person’s Name 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 Where did this person go to school? Send this person a message through LinkedIn Number of connections this person has Person’s Profile Picture Connect with this person

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

6. Bad Profile Pictures Good Profile Pictures

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

8. Next Profile Steps: • Add all of your relevant work experience. • 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. • Add your where you studied under “Education Experience.”

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 Other Work School Friends Professors Your boss Peers Mentors Supervisors Job recruiters for positions you are interested in Co workers 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. People you want to network with

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’sUniversity Page • University Page: • See where alumni work • See where current students work • Search by your major/location/interest/industry for potential connections with people in that area

16. How to be the bestat LinkedIn … and other helpful Resources • http://socialmediatoday.com/socialbarrel/1633616/5-reasons-recruiters-don-t-click-through-your-linkedin-profile • http://university.linkedin.com/university/global/en_us/index/linkedin-for-students.html • http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/linkedin-for-dummies-cheat-sheet.html