AU Career, Business and Social Sciences
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Why bother?

The largest professional online network

Working 24/7/365

Updated contact details



                          AU Career, Business and Social Sciences
                          Linking students & business
Why bother?

LinkedIn is a place to:
- Create and nurture your network
- Research people and companies
- Recruit / Be recruited (visibility)
- Make requests
- Get access
- Engage in discussions
- Share information


                                   AU Career, Business and Social Sciences
                                   Linking students & business
Five Fascinating Facts
Worldwide Membership
• The world’s largest professional online network with more
  than 200 million members

• 64 % of LinkedIn members are located outside of the United
  States

• Members in over 200 countries

• 1 million+ members in Denmark

• 2 new members per second (approx.)
                                                    Facts as of December 31, 2012
                                                    http://press.linkedin.com/about



                                      AU Career, Business and Social Sciences
                                      Linking students & business
Expectations




       AU Career, Business and Social Sciences
       Linking students & business
Program
1. Getting started – the basics
2. Specific tips to improve your profile
3. Be clear on your skills
4. How to take contact
5. Mapping your network
6. Statistics about former AU students (AU Alumni)
7. Find jobs on LinkedIn
8. Increase your number of connections
9. Groups
10. Nurse your network

                               AU Career, Business and Social Sciences
                               Linking students & business
Getting started – the basics

Recruiters: 100% complete profile

Important steps:
1 Photo
2 Summary
3 Experience (jobs)
4 Skills & Expertise
5 Education
6 50 first degree connections
(7 Recommendations and endorsements)

                               AU Career, Business and Social Sciences
                               Linking students & business
Getting started – the basics




               AU Career, Business and Social Sciences
               Linking students & business
Specific tips to improve your profile

• Use keywords in your profile
• Who do you want to be seen as?
   – Make sure your profile, resume and yourself align
• Tell us your story
   – How did you get from A-Z?
   – Who are your connections? (Map the gap)
• Use a professional profile photo
• Use your profile link


                                         AU Career, Business and Social Sciences
                                         Linking students & business
Be clear on your skills




http://www.linkedin.com/skills/skill/Career_Assessment?trk=skills-rel-5

                                                  AU Career, Business and Social Sciences
                                                  Linking students & business
How to take contact

Get introduced
Inmail
Send connection request

Remember
Networking is about ”giving and taking”
Apply good networking behaviour

                            AU Career, Business and Social Sciences
                            Linking students & business
How to take contact




          AU Career, Business and Social Sciences
          Linking students & business
Map your network




http://inmaps.linkedinlabs.com/


                                            AU Career, Business and Social Sciences
                                            Linking students & business
Statistics about former AU students




                 AU Career, Business and Social Sciences
                 Linking students & business
Find jobs on LinkedIn




              AU Career, Business and Social Sciences
              Linking students & business
Find jobs on LinkedIn




              AU Career, Business and Social Sciences
              Linking students & business
Increase number of connections




               AU Career, Business and Social Sciences
               Linking students & business
Groups




Netværk hvor jobsøgende og arbejdsgivere mødes : 592 jobs
TED: Ideas Worth Spreading – Unofficial : 129 jobs


                                             AU Career, Business and Social Sciences
                                             Linking students & business
Nurse your network




             AU Career, Business and Social Sciences
             Linking students & business
Feel free to connect




Remember to tell me your reason to connect 



                                  AU Career, Business and Social Sciences
                                  Linking students & business

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