How LinkedIn Can Prove To Be Beneficial For Students

This is the era of social networking. You can get in touch with people belonging to different countries, cast, creed, color and language by sitting at your home simply through your computer. That time has passed away when the concept of isolation prevailed. Now the boom of IT has shortened all the distances people who are living miles away from can see each other and talk as well. Social networking web sites have contributed a lot in connecting people. Various features which they offer like video and photo uploads enable the users to share their every second`s information with friends and family all over the world. This is really a blessing of social networking that distance does not matter anymore. Presently many social networking web sites are available each has a different nature and serves a different purpose we will consider today LinkedIn.

LinkedIn

This social networking tool was founded in December 2002 and was available for users in May 2003. It is based on the principle of professional networking that is, it serves the purpose of business related or professional interactions between individuals.

Languages offered

Like other social networking websites LinkedIn is offered in the following languages.

· Bahasa Malaysia

· English

· Bahasa Indonesia

· Korean

· Czech

· Polish

· Romanian

· Japanese

· Turkish

· Swedish

· Spanish

· Dutch

· German

· Portuguese

· Italian

· French

Generally it is considered that this particular website only entertains professional job related tasks of individuals that`s the reason students mostly don’t find it useful but that is a misconception LinkedIn has several features from which students can benefit.

A tool for building professional relations

Students who join LinkedIn enjoy better and enhanced options and opportunities to connect with professionals who have common features to share with them. In this way they are able to decide a better career and know about its required specification. By joining LinkedIn students can avoid professional isolation.

Internships

Through LinkedIn students can easily get access to the internships options. Many professionals are present which can directly provide you work or indirectly can aid you in this regard by introducing you to your field related professionals. They can hire you as freelancers and you can get pay for your work as well as experience. So it is a very good medium for finding your career related tasks.

Confidence

Young generation is all equipped with talent and capabilities. The LinkedIn provides a platform to the young blood to prove them. You can get involved in discussions on topic for which you have knowledge or which are relevant to your studies. Through the group discussions you can ask questions, answer questions or get involved in debates. This act as confidence boaster and help`s to give direction to the skills of students.

Promotion

The basic purpose of LinkedIn is that it provides a medium to people to promote their skills and knowledge globally. You can share your educational qualifications, working experiences and projects on which you have researched and other related stuff.

In addition students can enjoy many more benefits by using LinkedIn. It is highly recommended to join this site.


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