LinkedIn means serious business for your career or business. As a college student, there is tremendous value to building your professional ne

1. MEANS BUSINESS
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3. OBJECTIVES
• Social Media Overview!
• Why LinkedIn, Why Now?!
• LinkedIn V.S. Facebook!
• LinkedIn Best Practices!
• Live! Create or Polish Profile!

4. Social Media Overview
Be a human. It s that simple.

5. SOCIAL
NETWORKING

6. SOCIAL
NETWORKING

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9. Social Media Overview
• Connect with people !
• Share and exchange ideas!
• Get help when you need it!
• Provide help when you can!
• Build and grow relationships!

10. Why LinkedIn, Why Now?
You can t afford not to.

12. Why LinkedIn, Why Now?
It isn't just what you know, and it isn't
just who you know. !
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It's actually who you know, who knows
you, and what you do for a living. !
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- Bob Burg

13. Why LinkedIn, Why Now?
• Showcase your professional
interests, talents, and recognition!
• Stay connected to your growing
network of professional contacts !
• Discover business opportunities!

14. Why LinkedIn, Why Now?
Increase your chances of being the right
person, in the right place, at the right
time. !
- Me

15. Facebook v.s. LinkedIn
It’s All Business

18. Colleagues!
Friends!
Associates!
Family!
Business
Classmates!
Contacts!
Facebook LinkedIn

23. Facebook v.s. LinkedIn
• Your professional rolodex of
contacts, friends, associates, and
colleagues!
• Share your professional interests,
accomplishments, and latest work!
• Connect with people who share your
professional interests and goals!

24. LinkedIn Best Practices
Keys to professional networking success

25. Your LinkedIn Profile
• Complete and accurate profile!
• Keep ongoing list of internships,
experiences, volunteer work,
organizations and skills!
• Ask for recommendations where
appropriate!
• Craft a relevant and professional
headline!

26. Things to Do on LinkedIn
• Connect with people you know or
have interacted with!
• Join professional LinkedIn groups !
• Follow companies you like or are
interested in working for!
• Share and reply to status updates!

27. Things to Do Offline
• Attend networking events, special
lectures and other events on-campus!
• Get involved in the local chamber of
commerce and other community
events!
• Seek local volunteer, internship, and
part-time job opportunities!
• Join professional groups and
organizations!

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