ONLINE
PERSONAL WEBSITE
BRANDING
LINKEDIN
A personal website will also help you stand out among other applicants. Some free platforms
include WordPress, Wix, Jimdo, and Weebly, but feel free to experiment with any other favorites.
Use your website to host all of your professionally-based social media links in one location and to host
pictures, video highlights, documents, and video references to better connect with employers. Lastly,
be sure to include a link to your personal website on your resume, cover letter, business cards, and
email signature line.
FACEBOOK
TWITTER
Your LinkedIn
showcasing your authentic, genuine, and amazing self. As a job-seeking candidate, you will be able to
research people and employers by industry that will help you develop and build your own network.
Employers will also be able to view your information by conducting keyword searches and seeking out
research, discover, and connect:
1. Develop an engaging, original, and clear summary of who you are.
2. Search for people you may know and connect with them. Try using the “Find Alumni” search to
3. Send your contacts inMail to network professionally.
4. Join groups based on skills, interests, and industries.
5. Search job and internship postings.
6. Full library of support sources: university.linkedin.com/linkedin-for-students
You may also want to use your Facebook and Twitter accounts to research employers and
connect with career opportunities. In this case, make sure they are professional, appropri-
you use the highest privacy settings.
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