WhyStudentsNeedtoGraduatetoLinkedInJump‐startYourCareerNetworkNow

PresentedbyJohnFowler,M.A.

OrganizaDon&TalentDevelopmentConsultant

What’sinstore…

AreyouonLinkedIn?TheSurveyResults

8reasonsyouneedtobeonLinkedIn

Whatnow?Establishingyourplan

Discussion&quesDons

AreyouonLinkedIn?Ifnot,why?

Surveysays…

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

Fortune100s

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!