Comments on: Why Are College Students Not Using LinkedIn?

By: Sridhar

Sridhar — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 07:01:05 +0000

Like Jenny Floren commented above, students don’t use linkedin because they have not done anything similar before. Linkedin aside, most of the students struggle to put a decent resume together. Nothing wrong about it. I think they should give more importance to their resume than a linkedin profile. After they get their resume right, they could create a linkedin profile and start networking. Job placement offices at colleges should first be educated about the uses of linkedin. Once done, they will pass it on to all the students.

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Fri, 29 Jan 2010 12:01:27 +0000

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By: LT Advisor

LT Advisor — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 20:30:53 +0000

Unless a student is pursuing a career in HR, IT, Sales, Paralegal or home businesses then Linkedin really isn’t useful. I work with criminal justice students and very few people involved in criminal justice actually use the site.Anyone interested in working in veterinary care is less than likely to find any opportunities on linkedin. Linkedin doesn’t appeal to the masses.

By: College Becky

College Becky — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 13:55:49 +0000

I just graduated from college and I have never been introduced to LinkedIn. Like you said in your post, “if you don’t know about a tool, you can’t know whether it is going to help you or not.” I am just learning about LinkedIn and wish that I would have known about it before. It is important to get the word out about how LinkedIn can help students in the professional world! Great post, thank you!

By: Steve Glynn

Steve Glynn — Sat, 20 Dec 2008 20:32:11 +0000

Great issue you’ve touched on. Linked In is just one of several social sites not being used by college students. Awareness and relevant examples go a long way in helping to get students connected.

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By: Jenny Floren

Jenny Floren — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 23:13:32 +0000

Steven,
I think this issue boils down to very simple truths about young people starting their careers: 1) they’ve never done it before, 2) the people in their own networks (upon which social networking sites are based) are in the same uninformed/naive boat and are therefore not that helpful, and 3) networking feels very daunting to most people – especially when it’s perceived as asking for favors with nothing to give in return…!

I’ve had the pleasure of working with students at MSMC, and they are not alone in their limited participation with LinkedIn (and other professional networking sites)… You are absolutely right that they need more support and education to understand the fantastic tools available to them – as well as guidance on how to use them successfully!!!

Thanks for sharing this post – it’s always amazing how all of us in the trenches of the HR world forget that the general population is not nearly as well-informed about the tools, services or issues in this fast-changing arena!

Jenny