linkedin for college students
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What is LinkedIn?
• Lascaux, France – 10,000 BC
Bringing Small Groups Together
Giving people the ability to come together based on common interests. These people have always been around but have been much more difficult to find.
What Networks Look LikeThe “Dunbar Number” is a suggested cognitive limit to the number of people with whom one can maintain stable social relationships.
LinkedIn, 1,000+Us, about 150
Your Reference
Group
Community World
100’s 1,000’s A lot!
Networks = Opportunity
How do we take this blank canvas and make something of it?
Personal Branding Process
1. Find Your Story
2. Design Your Channels /(DFP)
3. Tell itConsistently
1) Find Your Story
Look for overlap
Personal Strengths
Professional Strengths
2) Put On Your Best Face
Fill out your profile
Ask for recommendations + endorsements
3. Live In The Space
Who’s viewing your profile
Create, read and share
Interact in groups
Getting Started
Create Your Profile: LinkedIn 1. Add a photo 2. Fill out Summary 3. Claim your custom URL 4. Experience (add Clemson University
as employer), Education, Skills5. Organizations, honors, certifications,
projects6. Follow influencers you are interested
in7. Connect with others!!!8. Engage with and share content in your
news feed