Typical missteps students make in their LinkedIn profiles include the following:
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Simply cutting and pasting their resume content into their profile. Your LinkedIn profile should complement and support your resume content with additional information not typically included in a resume (e.g., Summary section written in first-person style; links to work samples or relevant articles).
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Including grammar and spelling mistakes. Not including a photo (profiles with photos are 14 times more likely to be viewed). Not taking the time to write a strong “Summary,” which has the potential to entice readers to review your entire profile, and also to distinguish you from other candidates.
There are numerous examples of Isenberg students who have utilized their LinkedIn networks to conduct informational interviews that ultimately led to job/internship opportunities and eventual employment.
RESUMES, OPTIMAL RESUME, AND ISENBERGWORKS The Chase Career Center’s experts answer common questions about writing resumes and explain the benefits of using the center’s online resume and recruiting tools. When should students start building their resumes? Students will want to begin creating their resumes as freshmen. There could be a number of oncampus opportunities, for which a resume is important, as well as off-campus jobs and internships. Students will learn about resumes in Transitions and are encouraged to meet with an advisor in Chase during their first year. Is it appropriate to put high school activities and achievements on your resume? Certainly! Freshmen need to leverage high school activities and achievements to showcase important skills such as team work, strong work ethic, good communication, and time management. Generally speaking, when should freshmen consider phasing out their high school activities and achievements from their resumes? High school information should be removed from the resume in the sophomore year, as experience and achievements from on-campus activities and work experiences increase. What is Optimal Resume? Optimal Resume is an online tool that allows Isenberg students to develop resumes by selecting from numerous templates tailored by major with recommended, career-specific language. Students can increase the chance of having their resumes reviewed by employers by using this tool to format their resumes with the attractive Isenberg look and feel that recruiters prefer. What is IsenbergWorks? IsenbergWorks is the online recruiting system used by the Chase Career Center to post jobs and schedule interviews; it is accessible exclusively to Isenberg students. IsenbergWorks allows students to do the following:
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Store versions of their resume and cover letter Search for job and internship opportunities posted for Isenberg students Set up search agents so desired jobs are emailed directly to students as they are posted