Presentation given to high school students about what LinkedIn is, how it can be useful to them, and some tips for using LinkedIn.

1. Michelle Fish
Lesley Piper
May 2016

2.  Leading professional network on the web
 Connect with classmates, faculty, and companies professionally
 Find new opportunities for internships and full time positions
 Manage what potential employers learn about you from the
Internet
 Find key contacts at companies that interest you
 Find and pursue your career passion by browsing profiles and
connecting with professionals in your field
 Build and maintain professional relationships
 Turn professional relationships into opportunities

3. 259M+
professionals
3M+
companies
150+
industries
Executives from every
Fortune 50060K+
college and university
alumni groups
64%64% outside the U.S.
company
30M+
students and recent grads

6.  University Pages
 Company Pages
 Get to know the company and the people
 Find connections
 Find job opportunities
 Job Search
 LinkedIn Student Mobile App

7. DODON’T

8. DODON’T

9. DO
DON’T

10. DO
DON’T

12.  Be stingy with recommendations and endorsements
 Reorder the content in your profile
 Be selective with what you put on your profile
 Be (professionally) personal
 Follow up in-person meetings with a LinkedIn request
 Join groups
 Remember: people are notified that YOU viewed their profile

13.  https://university.linkedin.com/linkedin-for-students
 http://www.forbes.com/sites/williamarruda/2014/03/04/22-
linkedin-secrets-linkedin-wont-tell-you/#76614a9798b0