linkedin for college students

What is LinkedIn?

• Lascaux, France – 10,000 BC

Bringing Small Groups Together

Giving people the ability to come together based on common interests. These people have always been around but have been much more difficult to find.

What Networks Look LikeThe “Dunbar Number” is a suggested cognitive limit to the number of people with whom one can maintain stable social relationships.

LinkedIn, 1,000+Us, about 150

Your Reference

Group

Community World

100’s 1,000’s A lot!

Networks = Opportunity

How do we take this blank canvas and make something of it?

Personal Branding Process

1. Find Your Story

2. Design Your Channels /(DFP)

3. Tell itConsistently

1) Find Your Story

Look for overlap

Personal Strengths

Professional Strengths

2) Put On Your Best Face

Fill out your profile

Ask for recommendations + endorsements

3. Live In The Space

Who’s viewing your profile

Create, read and share

Interact in groups

Getting Started

Create Your Profile: LinkedIn 1. Add a photo 2. Fill out Summary 3. Claim your custom URL 4. Experience (add Clemson University

as employer), Education, Skills5. Organizations, honors, certifications,

projects6. Follow influencers you are interested

in7. Connect with others!!!8. Engage with and share content in your

news feed

Any Questions?(Don’t Be Shy)

Robbie Fitzwaterrfitzwa@clemson.edu

@robbiefitzlinkd.in/robbiefitzwater