WILDCAT READY LINKEDIN 101

The Betty and B. Frank Matthews II '49 Center for Career Development has developed a short virtual series to help you begin creating a LinkedIn Profile and has provided some quick tips and tricks to polish your profile and leverage it as a networking tool. Let’s get started with Phase One and feel free to have a career adviser look over your profile once you're done!

LinkedIn Overview

• 5 minutes - WATCH HERE

• Intro video to learn about LinkedIn and how to customize your profile

Phase 1 - Skills, Endorsements, and Recommendations

• 4 minutes - WATCH HERE

• Learn how to utilize the skills section on your profile and what it means to have endorsements/recommendations

Phase 2 - Groups, Companies, and Hashtags

• 3 minutes - WATCH HERE

• Learn more about groups and how they are crucial to developing a professional network

Phase 3 - Alumni Search

• 4 minutes - WATCH HERE

• Learn how to utilize the LinkedIn Alumni Tool to trace possible career paths or actively job search

Phase 4 - Reaching Out

• 2 minutes - WATCH HERE

• Gain insight on how to reach out to alums via the LinkedIn messenger feature when trying to connect

Phase 5 - Following up

• 3 minutes - WATCH HERE

• What to do when the person you've reached out to never responds

The Betty and B. Frank Matthews II ’49 Center for Career Development welcomes requests for reasonable accommodations related to disability and strives to make this resource accessible to participants. Please contact careers@davidson.edu if you require further accommodations.