Transcript of 5 Reasons High School Students Should Use LinkedIn
- 1. 5 Reasons High School Students Should Use
- 2. 1. Test Your College Applications BEFORE You Apply 2. Stand
Out from Other Applicants 3. Start Networking and Connecting 4.
Craft Your Professional Image & Personal Brand 5. Explore
Careers and College Majors Why You Should Use LinkedIn In High
School Plus: You WILL Use It! (Slide 22)
- 3. Ready to give your applications a knockout punch? 1. Test
Your College Applications BEFORE You Apply
- 4. Look familiar? 1. Test Your College Applications BEFORE You
Apply (cont.) You know the drill...
- 5. Manage essential (but repetitive) information 1. Test Your
College Applications BEFORE You Apply (cont.) education community
service personal statements extracurricular activities honors and
awards
- 6. 1. Test Your College Applications BEFORE You Apply (cont.)
Thankfully, theres a place for that
- 7. 1. Test Your College Applications BEFORE You Apply (cont.)
Easily access all the information for your applications in one
handy place But then what?
- 8. 1. Test Your College Applications BEFORE You Apply (cont.)
Look at your college application as a finished product before its
actually finished
- 9. Unlimited space . . . 1. Test Your College Applications
BEFORE You Apply (cont.) . . . to promote your accomplishments
- 10. 2. Stand Out from Other College Applicants Sometimes its
good to be Different Like when youre applying to college.
- 11. 2. Stand Out from Other College Applicants (cont.) How can
you be different? Maybe. (Youre definitely getting closer.)
Yes.Umm, nope.
- 12. 2. Stand Out from Other College Applicants (cont.)
Emphasize your unique talents
- 13. 2. Stand Out from Other College Applicants (cont.) Move to
the top of the Search Engine Rankings
- 14. 3. Start Networking and Connecting Networking is all around
you You just need to add yourself to the network
- 15. Did you know all these people are on LinkedIn? And they
want to HELP you? 3. Start Networking and Connecting (cont.) You
just need to ask
- 16. 3. Start Networking and Connecting (cont.) Send signals
about your accomplishments and interests
- 17. People who can HELP you: 3. Start Networking and Connecting
(cont.) Theyre all on LinkedIn teachers counselors mentors alumni
family students from your high school at your dream college
- 18. 4. Craft Your Professional Image & Personal Brand
Promote your: accomplishments (big & small) skills education
long-term goals
- 19. Use words to convey confidence Prep your essays Showcase
your passions 4. Craft Your Professional Image & Personal Brand
(cont.) Its who you are
- 20. The result of your efforts? 4. Craft Your Professional
Image & Personal Brand (cont.) A polished portfolio recognized
worldwide
- 21. 5. Explore Careers & College Majors Before you choose
your major: What do those professionals do? Do I have (or can I
learn) those skills? Where do they work - companies, geography
College? Uh yeah, I got it figured out!
- 22. Now dream college Later internships dream job career Use It
Now. Use It Later. Eventually, You Will Use LinkedIn
- 23. 1. Test Your College Applications BEFORE You Apply 2. Stand
Out from Other Applicants 3. Start Networking and Connecting 4.
Craft Your Professional Image & Personal Brand 5. Explore
Careers and College Majors Summary Plus: You WILL Use It!
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