This is my very first post on MAG-CIS. I’m going to
demonstrate on this post, what is LinkedIn and Why University Students want
LinkedIn.
What is LinkedIn?
LinkedIn is a Web Site which is same as Facebook. Yes, it is like
a social media network but, a professional network. We can make a profile, add
our professional content and our bio data to it. So it works as our online CV.
LinkedIn has more than 347 million members in over 200 countries.
Why LinkedIn:
When we have made the LinkedIn profile we can connect with
professionals and organizations and it will help you to get a job after your
graduation or while you’re studying. It is one of the opportunities of LinkedIn.
Let’s see what others are.
This is how University
Students can get benefits from LinkedIn:
Getting Job Alerts:
After we create a LinkedIn profile we can choose the fields
which we are interested in. If there is a vacancy in an organization they post
it on LinkedIn .We can see those Jobs through LinkedIn. If you are willing to do
a job overseas, you can get lot of benefits from the Linked network.
Connecting With
Professionals:
Students can connect with neighbors, friends and family
members professionally. These connections sometimes make opportunities.
Getting Recommendations:
In LinkedIn there is a feature to recommend others skills.
Students who have maximum number of recommendations will get more attention from
employers.
Letting companies find
you:
Employers are always looking for talented employees.
Therefore they are searching for talented employees in LinkedIn. If there is a
student with bunch of successful projects, skills and recommendations employers
will offer a job as soon as he/she gets graduated.
Letting you find
companies:
This is one of the biggest benefits that LinkedIn offers. You
can visit interested companies and connect with the employees of those
organizations and it will be helpful to know about the hiring process of the
companies.
Let’s make a LinkedIn profile earlier as possible and stay
ahead of the competition.
Isuru Abeywardana
CIS 2012/2013
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