90% of IBMC Graduates are working in their field of study because IBMC’s goal is to train students in preparation for today’s employers. However, our job is not finished once the training is complete. This post is one part of IBMC’s continual series exploring the modern tools of a career search in the realm of Web 2.0 and Social Media. Click here to catch up on all the articles.
Start Getting LinkedIn Today
The sooner you start building your LinkedIn profile and network the better. This is because it is going to take some time to get your profile fully built and building a network of trusted people also takes time.
Starting with LinkedIn is pretty simple and straight forward. The home page has a sign up form you can’t miss and after you fill in your information you’ll be taken to a series of screens that will ask you for your basic information. There is even an option for current students to include their academic information. You’ll also be given the chance to search your email’s contacts for people on LinkedIn you already know. And after 5 simple screens you are a member of the LinkedIn community! But now what?
Head to the LinkedIn Grad Guide
The folks at LinkedIn want you to be successful so they have created a guide to get you started. The easiest way to find it is to go to http://grads.linkedin.com.
Before you head over there check out this video that covers the LinkedIn Grad Guide:
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The LinkedIn Learning Center
As you build your profile and explore LinkedIn you may run into questions. If you do LinkedIn has got you covered with a very helpful Learning Center. But they did not make the Learning Center so easy to find. You’ll have to scroll all the way to the bottom of the screen and look for the small “Learning Center” link.
Hopefully we’ve given you enough information to get started with LinkedIn. As with most things the best way to learn is to jump right in and start exploring. These days more and more employers are using LinkedIn to find and recruit new hires. You owe it to yourself to begin building your LinkedIn profile today.
Tags: career training, Job Search, LinkedIn, Social Media