Why Use LinkedIn
- Recruiters Can Find You
- LinkedIn allows you to include accomplishments not normally found on a resumé. That is particularly important early in your career.
- LinkedIn is a Networking Tool
- You can network and meet people in your field before you enter it.
- You can explore different fields in advance.
- Networks can be helpful if you move.
- Networks can be helpful if you move within or between fields.
Creating a LinkedIn Page
Add a photo of yourself
- Dress professionally or in business casual. Stand against a relatively plain, bright background (e.g., a white wall).
- Be alone. Don’t crop a group picture.
- Look friendly, but professional.
Add a Background Photo
- Add a background photo. It can be themed to fit with your work interest or a core quality about yourself.
Add a Headline
- As someone interested a new job, don’t simply put your job title here. In a line or two summarize the field that you intend to enter. Include keywords. (You can identify keywords by going to job advertisements in your chosen field and seeing the words those postings use.)
- Examples:
- Soon to Be CU Boulder Law School Graduate Excited about Practicing Criminal Law.
- Interior Design student at CU Denver seeking a summer internship in fabric design in the Los Angeles area.
- Honors History graduate seeking opportunity in archival work.