LinkedIns vast internet can be daunting, even for the seasoned professional.
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Ive been encouraged to make a LinkedIn profile, Moawad says.
I havent yet because I find it very intimidating and I dont have enough to put on it.
But without a LinkedIn profile, a students online presence could be reduced to social media posts.
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So what does that mean for students?
Theyre not building a presence, says Tighe.
He says STEMPremiers searchable profile can connect students with colleges, employers and scholarship opportunities.
During her junior year in high school, Moawad says, a teacher assigned her class to create profiles.
Students were allowed to choose between LinkedIn and STEMPremier.
Moawad counts herself among those who struggled.
But with that same information, STEMPremier would automatically generate it for you.
They can even upload a video, which Moawad says helped generate interest in her.
That was something impressive, apparently.
It would have been hard to find out if they hadnt reached out to me.
Its kind like of a reversal because normally you look for colleges, Koziol says.
On STEMPremier, it seems like the colleges look for you.
LinkedIn is brilliant if you are mid-career, Lowry says.
Its built for someone to say what theyve done, what their qualifications are.
So, would he recommend it at his college?
For the students in the middle of nowhere, it puts them on the radar, says Tighe.
Theyre judged based on skills.
They can start here, but when you have some experience or some internships, you could do both.
With LinkedIn, youre just going to have more access to different kinds of people.
Even Moawad admits that shell probably join LinkedIn someday.
Maybe in the future, LinkedIn would be more beneficial for me, she says.
But for now, for what Im trying to do, I think STEMPremier was a better option.
Tiffany Wendeln Connors is a staff writer at The Penny Hoarder.
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