LinkedIn is the leading professional network on the web. Use it as a way to connect with the Miami University Career Community.
- Connect with classmates, faculty/staff, and industry professionals
- Find new opportunities for internships and full-time positions
How to Begin Using LinkedIn
- Use these tips from LinkedIn to create your profile
- Sample student profiles:
- Select an appropriate photo (a Career Center photographer takes free headshots at regularly scheduled times in the Armstrong Student Center and at the fall and spring career fairs)
I have a profile, now what? Connect, connect, connect!
- Start with people you know. Customize all your connection requests to employers and alumni (you must be on a laptop or desktop to do this).
- Connect to Miami Alumni through the Miami University Alumni Association LinkedIn group
- Connect to people you have worked with and other industry professionals for insight, advice, and opportunities
- Join groups affiliated with your major, industry interest, and campus/community involvement
Now that you’re connected:
- Research potential employers and the people that work there
- Utilize your connections by conducting informational interviews
- Realize the potential of your major?search for people with your major and discover their career paths
- Stay in the know with current trends related to your interests
- Engage in discussions through the groups in which you are a member
- Discover internships and job opportunities worldwide
Additional Resources
- Miami University Alumni Association LinkedIn Group
- LinkedIn Students App
- Miami Alumni Association - International Chapters - Connect with Miami’s international alumni chapters to learn more about internship and job opportunities in specific countries.
- LinkedIn's The Millennial Playbook, A playbook for millennials by millennials. Pages 24-30 are particularly helpful for enhancing your brand on LinkedIn.
- 18 of the Last 9 Young Alumni Honorees – A directory of links to young alumni honored for their accomplishments in living out the values inherent in a Miami education. Connect with the honorees on LinkedIn to explore careers and expand your career network.
- Add a Miami University badge to your linkedin profile (must be logged in to LinkedIn) and stay connected with over 100,000 Miami University alumni who are using LinkedIn.
- LinkedIn Jobs Directory
- Jobs for students and recent graduates
- LinkedIn for Students
- Pinterest Boards about LinkedIn
