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Presenting: Molly Wasko, PhDEmail: [email protected]/in/mwasko
Steve HafnerEmail: [email protected]
www.linkedin.com/pub/steve-hafner/b/63a/a29
Enhanced opportunities through better connections
Six months out and where have they gone?
Tracking recent graduates using LinkedIn®
Hosting: John WrightEmail: [email protected]
(800) 681-4438
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Agenda
• What is LinkedIn®
• Why LinkedIn® is relevant to you• Hepdata Career Services Solutions
• Great tools for using LinkedIn® in CSOs
• Building a Profile• Strategies for Student Success • College Alumni Application and University Pages• Check-in
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What is
259M+
©2013 LinkedIn Corporation. All Rights Reserved.
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
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Raise your hand if you have an updated alumni page with your alma mater……
Why should matter to you?
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Raise your hand if you have an updated LinkedIn profile……
Why should matter to you?
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Need for better employer data
The majority of your students don’t have a job at the time of graduation
Exit surveys conducted on campus are good for just that point in time
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Post-graduation employer data
About ~63% of your students have a job at six months out
Follow up surveys are difficult, expensive and suffer low response
rates; if college grads have <5% unemployment, why the gap?
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Graduate school data
About ~22% of your students say they go on to graduate school
Finding out whether students actually enrolled in a graduate
program is hard to track
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We would if we could
The Problem – We can’t rely on alumni to update information through self-report
Current methods of tracking employment are expensive, manually intensive & prone to error
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Presenting: Molly Wasko, PhDEmail: [email protected]/in/mwasko
Steve HafnerEmail: [email protected]
www.linkedin.com/pub/steve-hafner/b/63a/a29
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connectedHow do we stay with our students once they graduate?
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How Hepdata can help
1. Provide us with a list of alumni
2. We match to LinkedIn® profiles and other social media sources
3. We combine data sources to provide alumni tracking and analytics
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1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 20100%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
On LINot Found
Alumni on
Source: Internal data analytics
1% 7% 15% 26% 28% 37% 33% 50%
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Start with alumni data
Name
School/College
Degree
Major
Year graduated
City, State Zip
EmailThis is non-FERPA protected directory data….
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How HEP can helpCurrent LocationCurrent IndustryLinkedIn URLCurrent PositionCurrent EmployerDates Employed
We also pull this information from the Education Fields to track
Graduate School
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We return this data to
you in an Excel file so
you can easily upload
into current systems
Your results
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Pricing
$.50 per match
$750 minimum
Send us +3,000 records
One time search option
If results meet your needs, option to license with us for automated updates
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Key considerations
Privacy: We match to publicly available information
Confidentiality: We do not contact your alumni
Control: You own the data in a format that is reusable
Compliance: We are in full compliance with LinkedIn® terms of use
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Getting them signed up
We can’t find them if they’re not out there
How to effectively integrate LinkedIn®
features as part of your career services offerings
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Building a LinkedIn® profile
Make sure to use a professional email address,
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Building a LinkedIn® profile
LinkedIn® does a great job walking you through the steps to create a profile
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Use the drop-down options that LinkedIn® offers
whenever possible – these are typically also network
hyperlinks
Building a LinkedIn® profile
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No Thanks! I am not interested in
LinkedIn® grabbing all of my email contacts!!!
Take the skip this step option
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We have to confirm our email address
Building a LinkedIn® profile
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Caution - they are going to try and grab your contacts again..
Building a LinkedIn® profile
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LinkedIn® will then try and help you find connections….
Building a LinkedIn® profile
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Do you want to announce this to your Facebook and Twitter networks?
Building a LinkedIn® profile
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Just sign up for a free account
Building a LinkedIn® profile
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LinkedIn® will then prompt you on other stuff you need to complete your profile
Building a LinkedIn® profile
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Under Education, make sure students sign up for the “correct” university
Building a LinkedIn® profile
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Key featuresYou are 7 times more likely to be viewed with a professional
photo
Offer professional headshots as a student service – do it on career fair day when they’re
already dressed up
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Key features
Stand out with a good Headline
The default is your job title or “Student at …”
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Key features
Add a portfolio of work in a variety of
formats to show off your talents
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Key features
LinkedIn will tell you what else is recommended for your profile
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1. Use a professional email address – use .edu and list personal email account (e.g. @gmail.com)
2. Make sure to use proper business English
3. Upload a professional image – OR NONE!
4. Create a compelling headline – not “Student at …..”
5. List current position (if applicable) and at least 2 past positions
6. Complete the summary section – one short paragraph
7. Complete the “specialties” and “interests” sections
8. Seek Recommendations
9. Join groups
10. Use the new “Get discovered” feature to show off a portfolio of work
Top 10 student do’s and don’ts
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1. Build a professional online presence
2. Add connections with professional contacts
3. Research companies, industries, and grad schools
4. Apply for jobs
5. Learn about industry and company trends
6. Explore opportunities for undecided students
LinkedIn benefits for students
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Build a professional online presence
This is a social online presence
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Build a professional online presence
This is a professional
online presence
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Build a professional online presence
It is important to have both, with an
understanding of the appropriate etiquette
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Add connections
©2013 LinkedIn Corporation. All Rights Reserved. LinkedIn for Career Services and Students: In Detail
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These are Facebook Friends
©2013 LinkedIn Corporation. All Rights Reserved. LinkedIn for Career Services and Students: In Detail
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These are LinkedIn® connections
©2013 LinkedIn Corporation. All Rights Reserved. LinkedIn for Career Services and Students: In Detail
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Research companies
LinkedIn® is a great platform to research companies
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Research companies
Students can follow news updates on favorite companies
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Research companies
They can delve into careers, products and services and industry insights
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Research companies
Students can see if they have connections to the company
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Research companies
They can also easily check out open positions and apply
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Apply for jobs
Detailed job descriptions help students identify interesting careers
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Apply for jobs
Typically include contact, salary and connection information
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Apply for jobs
LinkedIn® directs students to similar jobs others have viewed
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Apply for jobs
Students can apply directly through LinkedIn® or save the job in a “folder”
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Apply for jobs
LinkedIn profiles will start to outpace resumes as the preferred contact
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Learn about industry trends
Can access news and updates from your LinkedIn® homepage
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Learn about industry trendsNews, Influencers, and Channels a great way for students to get cutting edge information and stand out in class
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Explore opportunities
New University Pages allow students to tap into alumni networks to find out job placements of past students and connect with alumni
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Explore opportunities
Career Explorer has been replaced by college/alumni and University Pages so students can see what others have done
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Make sure your university is making the best use of University Pages
University Pages - www.linkedin.com/edu
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Gives universities the ability to target communications through LinkedIn® and allows students and alumni to research career tracks
University Pages
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You can use the search feature to find a university page
University Pages
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It is also a hyperlink in the Education profile
University Pages
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Upload your logo and Campus Photo
University Pages
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Automatically makes alumni followers
University Pages
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Post the stats on your university
University Pages
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Provides followers with a platform of exchange
University Pages
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Allows you to feature your official groups
University Pages
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Connects the different Schools within the University
University Pages
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Separate School/College Pages allow you to segment content, communications and alumni networks
University>School Pages
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Managing multiple University Pages
What to do if there are multiple University Pages
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Managing multiple University Pages
Separate UPs create non-overlapping networks
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Removing or merging University PagesHave a clear University policy for managing University Pages
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Linking to Career FairsLinkedIn® CheckIn service becoming more popular with employers
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Linking to Career Fairs
• Capture event leads using any mobile device•Connect lead name and email to LinkedIn profile• Send an automatic follow-up email to all event leads• Leads automatically follow your LinkedIn Company Page• Use tags and notes to highlight key skills or experiences• Track results and follow lead’s career progression over time
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Resources1. LinkedIn® Higher Education Resources site:
university.linkedin.com/university/global/en_us/index/higher-ed-professionals.html
2. LinkedIn® - Now for Education: linkedin.com/edu/
3. LinkedIn® Student Resources Site: students.linkedin.com
4. LinkedIn® College Alumni Tool: linkedin.com/college/alumni
5. LinkedIn® FAQ: help.linkedin.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/38582
6. Request Access to University Page from LinkedIn®: help.linkedin.com/app/ask/path/upaq
7. LinkedIn® CheckIn: http://business.linkedin.com/talent-solutions/campaigns/checkin.html
8. Follow the LinkedIn® Higher Education Channel http://www.linkedin.com/channels/education
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Presenting: Molly Wasko, PhDEmail: [email protected]/in/mwasko
Steve HafnerEmail: [email protected]
www.linkedin.com/pub/steve-hafner/b/63a/a29
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How to contact HEP for more info
Hosting: John Wright Email: [email protected]
(800) 681-4438