Hi i am graduating soon and dont have a Linkedin profile and was wondering if you all find it helpful, and if so how?
thanks in advance i appreciate all non-sarcastic responses
winning101 on 29/04/2019 - 07:52
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It will get you jobs once you have few years of experience.
Basically this. You can create one, but who will you connect with? It'll be a fairly bland profile.
I created one before I was a grad as well. Never went anywhere though. Now random people want to connect all the time. Perhaps a job is looming soon. Who knows.So basically; Create one but don't expect to find a job through it. Get your foot in the door first.
The place you are graduating from should have a Graduate Careers Centre that will help you shape your C.V. highlighting any work experience together with developing an Application Letter and LinkedIn profile.
Some even have Jobs listed from previous Graduates and/or Mentoring schemes.
do people still actually use linkedin?
yeah, it will pass…
yoyos, Y2K, roller skates… lol
I just use it to dump all my qualifications so I can remember what I did 10 years ago.
I've recently had to look up my LinkedIn profile to calculate how many years of experience I have when I was updating my CV for work too.
It's good if you like getting spammed by connection requests from recruiters.
Yea I get that a lot why do they send you these requests if they don't know you ?
Recruiters make huge amounts of trailing commission from placing people in positions. They do it to collect connections/CVs.
I make a rule of not connecting to anyone I don't know in real life, and be very selective when it comes to connecting with any recruiter (i.e. won't connect to just every recruiter that I've had more than a 5 sentence conversation with).
Thought it was Malware
Depends on your industry and your contacts. Think of it as a social platform that will allow your contacts to 'vouch' for your skillset. HR and recruiters may look at it, so you might get noticed.
It's free, so why not? *
- Publicly putting your personal details on the internet is bad, mmkay.
I'm one of those strong supporters of LinkedIn. LinkedIn was what helped me land my first ever corporate role.
I was applying for jobs through Seek and recruiters were constantly asking to see my LinkedIn profile.Yes, you will get spammed for connections, but you've not obliged to accept them.
Yes, it takes very little time to set up and is at the very least a live online resume.
You connect with others that studied in your area and also your lecturers. As you go to networking events, add the people you meet (and talk to more than a few words).Never mind that…
How does one incorporate OzB into profile so recruiters can preselect
candidates that require quality OzB time while at work.Wearing the T-Shirt at interviews seems to make one stand out. lol
Great way to start building your professional network early on.
I advise a strategy of only adding people you actually meet in real life.
It will get you jobs once you have few years of experience. I have never applied for jobs for a long time. People / Recruiters contact me via Linked in. In your case, Seek & good CV is the best option for now.