New Global Career Accelerator Series teaches students the LinkedIn basics – The Vidette

The Graduate Business Birds and the Zimbabwean Students Association have teamed up to help students unlock their full career potential. As a part of their Global Career Accelerator Series, students can join Zoom meetings, where they can learn business skills from guest speakers and professionals. Each meeting is interactive, including discussions and opportunities for students to learn. Participants can ask questions and receive feedback on their work. This week’s meeting included guest speaker, graduate teaching assistant at Illinois State and software engineer, Vaibhav Dabhi. Dabhi focused on making LinkedIn profiles that stand out to employers. He recommended using a clear and simple profile picture that conveys professionalism. “Whenever employers open your profile, they will look at your profile photo first. If they look at your photo, it builds security. By looking at a photo, they can identify if you’re serious about getting hired,” Dabhi said. He also talked about the importance of having a customized LinkedIn URL and a compelling headline. “Let’s say I have to search for someone and it’s really hard because this person’s LinkedIn contains an eight- or nine-digit number, which is hard to remember,” Dabhi said. “If you look at mine, mine is separated by first
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