A fully detailed LinkedIn is required for college kids, right?

[Anonymous]

"My college kid doesn't have their GPA, Dean's list, or college honors on their resume or linkedin."

Translation: My kid's GPA is mediocre and they are not graduating with honors.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This forum is so bizarre sometimes. It's literally an online resume used by everyone under the age of 40. A college kid without a linkedin would be very weird. They all have one, they all put all of their on-campus and summer internships on there. Their major(s), their college GPA. Many include high school jobs, SAT and ACT scores (read IQ), languages, professional certs, volunteering, online self-study coursework, and high school diploma.

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Those who don’t have one, I’m curious about your HHI and the last time you looked for a job

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have worked full-time in the tech industry for 20+ years and have never had a Linkedin account. I'm doing just fine without it.

you're a grandpa/grandma.

-signed someone who has worked in the tech field since 1998 and has a linkedin profile

Even DH who has worked in the field longer than I have has one, and he has no other social media account.

Linkedin is a good way to keep your professional network contacts going. If you've been in the industry for 20 years you should have a ton of people in your network. Those are potential networks you can use to find a new job or get references.

For example, last year I had a possible interview with a FAANG. I used to work with someone who is now at that FAANG company. We are not "friends" but we worked well together. We are on linkedin, and I reached out to that person to ask if they could be a reference. I had not spoken to this person in 10+ years, but they said they would gladly provide a good reference.

Exactly. I’m not giving all my colleagues my personal email and phone, and peoples work emails change all the time. LinkedIn is a way to stay connected even as people move through their career. 30 years ago people changed jobs like twice in their lives, now it’s twice a year (well not quite but you get the drift).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This forum is so bizarre sometimes. It's literally an online resume used by everyone under the age of 40. A college kid without a linkedin would be very weird. They all have one, they all put all of their on-campus and summer internships on there. Their major(s), their college GPA. Many include high school jobs, SAT and ACT scores (read IQ), languages, professional certs, volunteering, online self-study coursework, and high school diploma.

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Those who don’t have one, I’m curious about your HHI and the last time you looked for a job

I mean some people don’t need one because their family hooks them up with good jobs, and if you are truly exceptional with published papers or executive bio, it’s superfluous. But for average college student it makes a lot of sense.

[Anonymous]

If they are interested in going into a field that actively recruits for roles (big tech, quant, fintech, finance, consulting), then LinkedIn is important to have. Otherwise, it isn't a huge deal and can vary by field. For example, lawyers usually have profiles but most doctors don't.

[Anonymous]

Most schools have good LinkedIn alumni networks. I'd put a profile together just to join those relevant groups!

[Anonymous]

I am on LinkedIn since it started. I have around 5,000 connections. I post on it maybe 30-50 times a year. I literally have everyone I ever worked with connected to me.

It is a super valuable job hunting tool as I can direct message 5,000 people. Recruiters can see my timeline. I gotten several jobs through it and recruiters data mine LinkedIn to contact you too

I personally find candidates no LinkedIn creepy as what are they hiding. Or candidates no picture is weird

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:"My college kid doesn't have their GPA, Dean's list, or college honors on their resume or linkedin."

Translation: My kid's GPA is mediocre and they are not graduating with honors.

Top students get recruited directly through the university or by winning awards sponsored by top employers. The don't need to be spammed on LinkedIn

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I am on LinkedIn since it started. I have around 5,000 connections. I post on it maybe 30-50 times a year. I literally have everyone I ever worked with connected to me.

It is a super valuable job hunting tool as I can direct message 5,000 people. Recruiters can see my timeline. I gotten several jobs through it and recruiters data mine LinkedIn to contact you too

I personally find candidates no LinkedIn creepy as what are they hiding. Or candidates no picture is weird

People aren't interested in your opinion on what's creepy, Mr want to know what someone looks like before reading a resume.

[Anonymous]

I work in a professional services/consulting firm and during orientation we help new grad hires to set up (if needed) and build out their LinkedIn profiles. We absolutely do use them for networking, marketing our expertise, and also for hiring people.

I think it depends on what your son wants to do for a career. I don't think everyone needs to care, but like other social media, it's a nice way to stay in touch with former co-workers, if you are into that.

It likely doesn't matter for a college student, unless they are trying to get an internship. It can help them to connect to people in the industry like hiring managers, HR professionals, or other classmates who have done internships there.

No, I don't work for LinkedIn and I'm not trying to sell people on it, just share how it matters to us.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Neither of our kids has a linked in profile, both accepted to colleges they wanted to attend (both over 1500 on SATs)

No one was talking about college admissions, but congrats on the humble brag.

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[Anonymous]

I find it extremely creepy. I deleted mine after weird stalker behavior. I am a woman in tech. It probably does hurt.

Companies love having any tool to judge you before even meeting you. For whatever reason, wanting privacy makes you a creep more so than the weird stalkers that use these sites.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This forum is so bizarre sometimes. It's literally an online resume used by everyone under the age of 40. A college kid without a linkedin would be very weird. They all have one, they all put all of their on-campus and summer internships on there. Their major(s), their college GPA. Many include high school jobs, SAT and ACT scores (read IQ), languages, professional certs, volunteering, online self-study coursework, and high school diploma.

I see a lot of these profiles and honestly they all look the same to me. The good ones with internships get returning offers anyway.

[Anonymous]

I Google and LinkedIn search my intern candidates (law clerks). At best it gives more insight into who the candidate is than what's on their resume or what they said in the interview.

[Anonymous]

I run a very robust intern program. For example I closed out our summer intern application process Feb. 1. We take 5 interns and I had over 150 applicants without advertising the program. First step, did you fill out our form correctly and submit resume? Second step, do you have a LinkedIn? Weeds them out pretty quickly. Most schools work with the kids to create them as a basic part of applying for jobs and internships. I don't take kids seriously who don't have one.