CREATIVE MEDIA SECTOR SESSION 6 - Creating Your Linkedin Profile

1. Go to linkedin.com and create a linkedin profile using the guidance in the links below. Not one that takes you five minutes to make. Follow companies you're interested in, state your skills, upload your CV if you have one, link with each other and endorse each other for the skills you've picked up in your course.

The following sites will be useful. You never know - getting your linkedin profile right and updating it when needed might one day get you the job you want. It does happen. It does work.

2. Once you've created your Linkedin profile, take a screenshot of it. Put a heading into your Creative Media Sector profile 'My Linkedin Profile'. Paste in the screenshot and the link to your profile.

General links:

https://www.hercampus.com/school/bryant/college-student-s-guide-linkedin

https://mystudentvoices.com/a-guide-to-linkedin-96a3952789d4

https://www.theguardian.com/education/mortarboard/2013/dec/30/linkedin-tips-for-students-employability

https://collegeinfogeek.com/linkedin-summary-examples-for-students/

https://www.stemgraduates.co.uk/whyshouldagraduatecreatealinkedin

More detailed links:

http://www.careers.manchester.ac.uk/applicationsinterviews/linkedin/

http://www.careers.manchester.ac.uk/media/services/careersandemployabilitydivision/careersservice/crcpublications/startingpointseriesofhandouts/jobsearch/CVlinkedinguide.pdf

https://leedsunicareers.wordpress.com/2017/09/11/three-of-the-most-overlooked-and-most-important-elements-of-strong-student-linkedin-profiles/