2. 1. Test Your College Applications BEFORE You Apply 2. Stand
Out from Other Applicants 3. Start Networking and Connecting 4.
Craft Your Professional Image & Personal Brand 5. Explore
Careers and College Majors Why You Should Use LinkedIn In High
School Plus: You WILL Use It! (Slide 22)
3. Ready to give your applications a knockout punch? 1. Test
Your College Applications BEFORE You Apply
4. Look familiar? 1. Test Your College Applications BEFORE You
Apply (cont.) You know the drill...
5. Manage essential (but repetitive) information 1. Test Your
College Applications BEFORE You Apply (cont.) education community
service personal statements extracurricular activities honors and
awards
6. 1. Test Your College Applications BEFORE You Apply (cont.)
Thankfully, theres a place for that
7. 1. Test Your College Applications BEFORE You Apply (cont.)
Easily access all the information for your applications in one
handy place But then what?
8. 1. Test Your College Applications BEFORE You Apply (cont.)
Look at your college application as a finished product before its
actually finished
9. Unlimited space . . . 1. Test Your College Applications
BEFORE You Apply (cont.) . . . to promote your accomplishments
10. 2. Stand Out from Other College Applicants Sometimes its
good to be Different Like when youre applying to college.
11. 2. Stand Out from Other College Applicants (cont.) How can
you be different? Maybe. (Youre definitely getting closer.)
Yes.Umm, nope.
12. 2. Stand Out from Other College Applicants (cont.)
Emphasize your unique talents
13. 2. Stand Out from Other College Applicants (cont.) Move to
the top of the Search Engine Rankings
14. 3. Start Networking and Connecting Networking is all around
you You just need to add yourself to the network
15. Did you know all these people are on LinkedIn? And they
want to HELP you? 3. Start Networking and Connecting (cont.) You
just need to ask
16. 3. Start Networking and Connecting (cont.) Send signals
about your accomplishments and interests
17. People who can HELP you: 3. Start Networking and Connecting
(cont.) Theyre all on LinkedIn teachers counselors mentors alumni
family students from your high school at your dream college
18. 4. Craft Your Professional Image & Personal Brand
Promote your: accomplishments (big & small) skills education
long-term goals
19. Use words to convey confidence Prep your essays Showcase
your passions 4. Craft Your Professional Image & Personal Brand
(cont.) Its who you are
20. The result of your efforts? 4. Craft Your Professional
Image & Personal Brand (cont.) A polished portfolio recognized
worldwide
21. 5. Explore Careers & College Majors Before you choose
your major: What do those professionals do? Do I have (or can I
learn) those skills? Where do they work - companies, geography
College? Uh yeah, I got it figured out!
22. Now dream college Later internships dream job career Use It
Now. Use It Later. Eventually, You Will Use LinkedIn
23. 1. Test Your College Applications BEFORE You Apply 2. Stand
Out from Other Applicants 3. Start Networking and Connecting 4.
Craft Your Professional Image & Personal Brand 5. Explore
Careers and College Majors Summary Plus: You WILL Use It!
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