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