Use LinkedIn to Get Into Your Dream College: Promote Your Accomplishments, Connect with the Right People, Find the Perfect School
Description
Isn't LinkedIn only for business networking? Discover how to put LinkedIn's Higher Education tools to work for you.
This book details how to use LinkedIn to confidently research, find, and choose your dream college.
You'll cover three areas:Â
This book details how to use LinkedIn to confidently research, find, and choose your dream college.
You'll cover three areas:Â
- Promoting Your Accomplishments
- Connecting with the Right People
- Finding the Perfect School
Want to stand out from run-of-the-mill college applicants? Discover how to build and optimize a LinkedIn profile that showcases your talents and clearly articulates your long-term educational goals. It shows you how to position your achievements -- and yourself -- so you're putting your best professional foot forward, before you even arrive on campus.
Connect with the Right People
Connect with the Right People
You'll find out how to connect with people that can help you in your college application journey, and discover simple ways you can collaborate on the challenging decisions like which school is ideal for you, which major fits your skill set, and the potential career paths you might take after you graduate.
Find the Perfect SchoolÂ
Here are some other ways you'll use LinkedIn to position yourself for success in the college admissions game:
Find the Perfect SchoolÂ
Take a deep-dive into your dream college and find out if it's really for you. Research the school's top career fields, so you pick the right major; find out how, and if, your dream college ranks in the hottest career fields; and expand your list of dream colleges by finding similar schools.
Here are some other ways you'll use LinkedIn to position yourself for success in the college admissions game:
- Uncover Tips on Building the Perfect LinkedIn Profile
- Understand the Key Elements of Your Profile -- and How to Optimize Them
- Discover How, and Why, You Should Add Multimedia Content to Your Profile
- Find Out Why A Large Network Can Help You Make Better Decisions
- Decipher LinkedIn's Connection Lingo
- Uncover the Mechanics of Connecting, Including Advanced Techniques for Building a Network
- Discover How to Unlock the Power of Tags to Manage Your Connections
- Get An Overview of LinkedIn's Higher Education Page
- Discover the Best Ways to Use LinkedIn's Decision Boards to Manage Your Dream College Research
- Find Out How to Get the Most from LinkedIn's University Finder, University Rankings, and Field of Study Explorer
- Master the Ins-and-Outs of the LinkedIn University Page to Get the Inside Scoop on Your Dream College
- See Who You Know at Your Dream College
- Find Out if Your Dream College Is Truly Unique... and Discover If There Are Similar Schools That Might Be a Better Fit
- Determine if Your Planned Major Is Really for You
- Get the Real Story on Careers Using the Field of Study Explorer and Careers Sections
- Explore the Latest Career Trends with LinkedIn's Pulse Feature
- Tap Into a Network of Family, Friends, and Contacts for Your Dream College Research & Advice
- Use Informational Interviews to Get the Inside Scoop on Your Dream College
- Learn About the Admissions Staff Before Your Interview or Campus Visit
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