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Are you LinkedIn? Tips on using "The World's Largest Professional Network"

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1. ARE YOU? 2. My video testimony 3. What you need to know aboutLinkedIn: The Worlds Largest Professional Network Tips for College Students The DOS and DONTs Tips to make your profile standout Statistics! Video testimonials from LinkedIn users Links to informative articles. 4. LinkedIn Video What is it? 5. 7 Ways College Students Can Benefitfrom LinkedIn1. Getting Job Email Alerts2. Connecting with Professionals3. Conducting Company Research4. Getting Recommendations5. Letting Companies Find You!6. Connecting with Other Students7. Landing International JobsSource: theundercoverrecruiter.com 6. 5 Tips for a KILLER LinkedIn Summary1. Make sure its not blank.2. Use as many of the 2,000 characters aspossible.3. Tell stories. Grab attention! Say what youcant in your resume.4. Break it up (headers, sub-headers, graphics)5. Include your contact information.Source: careercast.com 7. Statistics! 94% of recruiters use LinkedIn to vetcandidates (as of Sept. 2013) 11x more likely your profile will get viewed ifyou have a proper photo. 13% of millennials (ages 13-34) use LinkedIn. 10,200,000 applicants have found their job onLinkedIn 8. Do this Connect, connect, CONNECT!! Send a personalized connection. Complete your profile. Have the right profile picture High quality and look professional Follow companies and join industry groups. Ask for recommendations from connections Use advanced search & save job searches 9. Dont do this Profile is full of typos. Have no profile picture or have a bad picture. You're not personalizing connection requests. You have not filled out a summary on yourprofile You haven't put any thought in your profiletitle 10. LinkedIn Video Testimonial 11. Extra Tips "Why College Freshmen Need to Major inLinkedIn" (Forbes) "Why I do all my recruiting on LinkedIn" (NYTimes) Search LinkedIn on Pinterest and Google!