building employability-oriented online profile for law students
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GLAN (Greenwich Law Alumni Network) &
Linkedin introduction
Outline of the session
1. What is your current online presence?(optional video1)
2. Why is your Digital Identity important?(optional video2) for your employability?
3. Develop your own employability-orienteddigital profile on Linked in.
4. Join GLAN to extend your network.
Digital Technology plays a changing role in our formation of identity.
It is a social construction of identity including personal, social and learner identity
• How can you construct your digital identitywhich will help you make the transition froman ‘unemployed student’ to a hired employeein your dream job?
Shaping up your digital identity with a focus on employability
• Skills & qualities of mind of a law graduate• Self management• Working with a range of data & research sources• Communicating orally & in writing in relation to legal
matters• Applying knowledge & understanding to hypothetical
scenarios• Awareness of principles & values of law, justice and ethics
• http://www.qaa.ac.uk/en/Publications/Documents/SBS-Law-15.pdf
A job-seeker’s guide to Linkedin
How many of you have a linkedin account?How many of you have an updated linkedin profile?How many of you join a Linkedin group? Contributed to the group?How many of you has recommendations on Linkedin?
A job-seeker’s guide to Linkedin
1. Go to LinkedIn at www.linkedin.com
2. Confirm your account through your email address,
3. Edit your profile with a profile picture, sub-heading, area and industry underneath your name,
4. Add your current and past employment with descriptions of your jobs,
5. Add your education with degrees earned,
6. Add a summary,
7. Add specialties, e.g. skills and language,
8. Add connections and get recommendations,
9. Join a group.
A hand-on activity to help you start with LinkedIn
Step 1 – Complete your profile and make it relevant
Step 2 – Seek recommendations
Step 3 – Link your Twitter Facebook, blog and website to your LinkedIn profile
Step 4 – Personalise your profile link
Step 5 – Search for and add groups
Step 6 – Add Everyone
Step 7 – Promote your LinkedIn profile
Step 8 – Use LinkedIn answers, try to answer 2 or 3 questions a week.
Step 9 – Update your linkedIn regularly
Source: https://stirlinggraduateclub.wordpress.com/2011/12/08/9-simple-steps-to-getting-the-most-out-of-linkedin/
Your to-do list on LinkedIn
GLANConnect, Develop, Inspire
• Greenwich Law Alumni Network
• Opportunities for current students & graduates
• Linkedin professional group
• Action Plan your Future Shabina Begum 25th Feb 6pm QA075
• Annual Law Reunion: Celebrating Inspirational Women 10th March 6.00 – 8.30pm
• April GLAN Question Time Panel (Speakers TBC)
• @GlanGreenwichTwitterhttps://www.facebook.com/GLANGreenwich1/
Networking without FEAR
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