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Career Development Center
Mount Holyoke College
Catherine McGraw, Associate Director
Danielle Desjardins ‟13, Peer Career Assistant
Tatum Lindsay „14, Peer Career and Pre -Law
Assistant
How LinkedIn Works
Your Friends‟
Friends
Your
Friends
Your Friends‟ Friends‟
Friends
Who Uses LinkedIn?
• 120 million+ professionals
• Over 150 industries
• Executives from every
Fortune 500 firm
• 6.5 million+ students
• 9 million+ recent college
grads
• 37,000 college and university
alumni groups
• People are joining LinkedIn at
a rate faster than 2 new
members per second!
Latin America
3%
Other
0%
North America
61%
Europe
24%
Asia
8%
Africa
1%
Middle East
1%
Oceania
2%
1. Build a Professional Presence Online
2. Connect with Alumnae and Other “Warm” Contacts
3. Find New Opportunities
Why Should I have LinkedIn?
 You will be Google searched
 93% of recruiters use LinkedIn to make hiring decisions
 Maintain professional connections
 Staying abreast on current trends in your field will make you stand
out in applications
 Will be helpful for networking
The 5 Golden Rules of Student LinkedIn Profiles
1. Professional photo of student alone
2. Headline with area of study and/or career ambitions
3. Keyword-rich summary that includes type of
positions student is seeking
4. Inclusion of volunteer activities, internships and
extra curriculars
5. Recommendations from professors, advisors,
internships
Getting Started
 Have a complete profile with professional, quality photograph
 List at least three skills
 “Bragging” is ok
 Share work you have done with URLs that are linked on your profile
 Create a vanity URL
linkedin.com/tatumlindsay v. linkedin.com/579BGE
 No spelling or grammatical mistakes
 Be Active online
Job and Internship Search Strategies
• Join professional association groups
 Join the MHC Alumnae Association, Seven
Sisters, and Five College Alumnae groups
 Join groups that are specific to the area you’d like
to move to
How to use LinkedIn to Your Advantage
 WOW Interviewers and personalize cover letter
 “Follow” companies and leaders in your field
 Do research, read articles posted, ask questions
 Read the email digests from LinkedIn
 Learn common career trajectory paths of professionals
 Use all this information to customize your application and get an edge!
Other Tips
 LinkedIn does not replace a phone call, thank you note, or in person visit
 Link your account to other places on the web
 Or have a QR code linked to your profile on a business card
 Conduct informational interviews with professionals in your field and connect
with them on LinkedIn
 Visit the Alumnae Association in Mary Woolley Hall
 Practice “networking” and elevator speeches in the CDC
Promote your LinkedIn Profile: Email Signature Line
------------------------------
Jane Doe
National Company, Inc.
Ph: (800) 555-1234
Fax: (800) 555-5678
Jane.Doe@National.com
Connect with me on LinkedIn:
www.linkedin.com/in/JaneDoe
The Career Development Center
 Resume and cover letter writing
 Internship search
 Job exploration
 Pre-Law advising
Free LSAT practice exams every Friday!
 UAF
 Networking
 Suit Yourself! Program
 $mart $tart
 MBTI
 Career Fairs
 Mock interviews
 LyonNet
 Recruiting
 Exclusive online resources
 One-on-one 30-minute and 15-minute advising sessions
 Peer Career Assistants available M-F, 8:30am-5:00pm
THE CAREER DEVELOPMENT
CENTER
413-538-2080
cdc@mtholyoke.edu
Located next to the Health Center and
Campus Police
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How to use LinkedIn: A Presentation to Mount Holyoke Alumnae and Students

  • 1. Career Development Center Mount Holyoke College Catherine McGraw, Associate Director Danielle Desjardins ‟13, Peer Career Assistant Tatum Lindsay „14, Peer Career and Pre -Law Assistant
  • 2. How LinkedIn Works Your Friends‟ Friends Your Friends Your Friends‟ Friends‟ Friends
  • 3. Who Uses LinkedIn? • 120 million+ professionals • Over 150 industries • Executives from every Fortune 500 firm • 6.5 million+ students • 9 million+ recent college grads • 37,000 college and university alumni groups • People are joining LinkedIn at a rate faster than 2 new members per second! Latin America 3% Other 0% North America 61% Europe 24% Asia 8% Africa 1% Middle East 1% Oceania 2%
  • 4. 1. Build a Professional Presence Online
  • 5. 2. Connect with Alumnae and Other “Warm” Contacts
  • 6. 3. Find New Opportunities
  • 7. Why Should I have LinkedIn?  You will be Google searched  93% of recruiters use LinkedIn to make hiring decisions  Maintain professional connections  Staying abreast on current trends in your field will make you stand out in applications  Will be helpful for networking
  • 8. The 5 Golden Rules of Student LinkedIn Profiles 1. Professional photo of student alone 2. Headline with area of study and/or career ambitions 3. Keyword-rich summary that includes type of positions student is seeking 4. Inclusion of volunteer activities, internships and extra curriculars 5. Recommendations from professors, advisors, internships
  • 9. Getting Started  Have a complete profile with professional, quality photograph  List at least three skills  “Bragging” is ok  Share work you have done with URLs that are linked on your profile  Create a vanity URL linkedin.com/tatumlindsay v. linkedin.com/579BGE  No spelling or grammatical mistakes  Be Active online
  • 10. Job and Internship Search Strategies • Join professional association groups  Join the MHC Alumnae Association, Seven Sisters, and Five College Alumnae groups  Join groups that are specific to the area you’d like to move to
  • 11. How to use LinkedIn to Your Advantage  WOW Interviewers and personalize cover letter  “Follow” companies and leaders in your field  Do research, read articles posted, ask questions  Read the email digests from LinkedIn  Learn common career trajectory paths of professionals  Use all this information to customize your application and get an edge!
  • 12. Other Tips  LinkedIn does not replace a phone call, thank you note, or in person visit  Link your account to other places on the web  Or have a QR code linked to your profile on a business card  Conduct informational interviews with professionals in your field and connect with them on LinkedIn  Visit the Alumnae Association in Mary Woolley Hall  Practice “networking” and elevator speeches in the CDC
  • 13. Promote your LinkedIn Profile: Email Signature Line ------------------------------ Jane Doe National Company, Inc. Ph: (800) 555-1234 Fax: (800) 555-5678 Jane.Doe@National.com Connect with me on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/JaneDoe
  • 14. The Career Development Center  Resume and cover letter writing  Internship search  Job exploration  Pre-Law advising Free LSAT practice exams every Friday!  UAF  Networking  Suit Yourself! Program  $mart $tart  MBTI  Career Fairs  Mock interviews  LyonNet  Recruiting  Exclusive online resources  One-on-one 30-minute and 15-minute advising sessions  Peer Career Assistants available M-F, 8:30am-5:00pm
  • 15. THE CAREER DEVELOPMENT CENTER 413-538-2080 cdc@mtholyoke.edu Located next to the Health Center and Campus Police Questions?