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How to Network

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Get connected and get your career going. 40x more opportunities.
Building connections starts with
people seeing all you have to offer.
Members with complete profiles are
40x more likely to receive
opportunities through LinkedIn.

You’re more experienced


than you think.
2 Use your inbox.
3
Think broadly about all your Networking doesn’t mean reaching
experience, including summer out cold to strangers. Start building
jobs, unpaid internships, volunteer your LinkedIn network by uploading
work, and student organizations. your online address book (from
You never know what might catch your email account) and connecting
someone’s eye. to people you know and trust.

Get personal.
4 Join the “In” crowd.
5
LinkedIn Groups can help you form
As you build your connections, new connections. Start with your
customize your requests with a school groups and reach out to
friendly note and, if necessary, a alumni (they love to connect with
reminder of where you met, who students). Find volunteer
you met through, or what organizations and associations you
organization you have in common. belong to.
Lend a (virtual) hand.
6 Update your status
early and often.
7
As you build connections, think Networking isn’t just about who you
about how you can support others. know; it’s about who knows you.
Comment on a classmate’s status Stay on your network’s radar by
update or forward a job listing to updating your LinkedIn status
a friend – your generosity will regularly – what you're reading,
be returned! working on, and more.'

Request informational
interviews.
8 Do your homework.
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As a student, don’t ask professional Before an informational interview, a
contacts for a job. Instead, ask for a formal interview, or a networking
brief phone conversation to seek event, use LinkedIn’s Advanced
their job search advice. Alumni, Search and Company Pages to learn
family friends, and industry leaders about the background and interests
are often willing to do so. of the people you’re meeting.

Step away from


10
the computer!
Support your online networking with
a real human touch. Set up calls,
attend live events, and send snail Network on LinkedIn.
mail notes to people you interact Get going at www.linkedin.com
with on LinkedIn.
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